Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee Statement to Assembly Joint Resolution, Nos. 174 and 199

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A statement of the New Jersey Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee, dated January 13, 2021, reporting favorably an Assembly Committee Substitute for Assembly Joint Resolution, Nos. 174 and 199. The substitute would establish the "Commission to Review the Impact of COVID-19 on Small Businesses" to review rules, regulations and Executive Orders issued in response to the public health emergency declared under Executive Order No. 103 of 2020. The commission would consist of eleven members appointed by the Governor, the Senate President, the Speaker of the General Assembly and the minority leaders. It would hold at least three public hearings and report to the Governor and the State Legislature after each meeting on issues and hurdles facing small businesses because of COVID-19.

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ASSEMBLY COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE FOR

ASSEMBLY
JOINT RESOLUTION, Nos. 174 and 199

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: JANUARY
13, 2021

The Assembly Commerce and Economic Development
Committee reports favorably an Assembly Committee Substitute for Assembly Joint
Resolution, Nos. 174 and 199.

This committee substitute would establish the
“Commission to Review the Impact of COVID-19 on Small Businesses” and charge it
with the duty to review State and local government rules and regulations, and
Executive Orders, that were issued in response to the COVID-19 public health
emergency, declared pursuant to Executive Order No. 103 of 2020, and to analyze
the impact of those rules, regulations, and Executive Orders on small
businesses, investment, and economic growth in the State, and the ability for
the economy to recover.

The commission would consist of eleven members, to be
appointed as follows:

· three members appointed by the Governor, which would include the
Commissioner of the Department of Health, a representative of the New Jersey
Chamber Commerce, and a representative of the New Jersey Business and Industry
Association;

· three members appointed by the Senate President, which would
include a member of the Senate, one public member with background in the health
care or the hospitality industry; and one public member with background in
small business ownership or management;

· three members appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly,
which would include a member of the General Assembly, one public member with
background in the health care or the hospitality industry, and one public
member with background in small business ownership or management;

· one member of the Senate, to be appointed by the minority leader
of the Senate, and

· one member of the General Assembly to be appointed by the minority
leader of the General Assembly.

The substitute provides that members are to be appointed
within 20 days following the date its enactment, and that the commission shall
convene its first meeting within 30 days of the appointment of a quorum. The
substitute directs the commission to hold at least three public hearings.

The substitute directs the commission to issue a
report to the Governor and to the State Legislature after each commission
meeting:

(1) setting forth the commission’s findings and
recommendations on the impact of existing rules, regulations, and Executive
Orders, that were issued in response to the current public health emergency, on
small businesses, investment, and economic growth in the State, and the ability
for the economy to recover; and

(2) identifying and addressing: the most significant
issues impacting small businesses because of COVID-19; the most significant
hurdles for small businesses to overcome to recover from the effects of
COVID-19; the most helpful and least helpful government resources available to
small businesses; the programs that were most effective to support small
businesses in innovation; and the personal protective equipment needs of small
businesses.

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