Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 3210 — State of New Jersey (December 19, 2022)

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A Senate Commerce Committee statement to the Senate on Senate Bill No. 3210, State of New Jersey, dated December 19, 2022, reporting the bill favorably with committee amendments. As amended, the bill requires the New Jersey Small Business Development Centers, in consultation with the Business Action Center in the Department of State, to establish a program helping small businesses with fewer than 25 employees develop an Internet presence. Staffed by full-time employees and volunteers, the program would help with websites and social media pages, technological tools, online sales and digital payroll, sales and inventory processes. The amendments delay the effective date from 120 days to 240 days after enactment, and the bill is identical to Assembly Bill No. 4752 (1R).

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SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No.
3210

with
committee amendments

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: DECEMBER
19, 2022

The
Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments
Senate Bill No. 3210.

As
amended, this bill requires the New Jersey Small Business Development Centers,
in consultation with the Business Action Center located within the Department
of State, to establish a program to help small businesses in the State develop
an Internet presence. The program will be limited to businesses with fewer than
25 employees.

The
program established by this bill will be staffed with full-time employees as
well as volunteers and help small businesses with:

· launching
websites and social media web pages;

· setting up
technological tools for an Internet presence;

· providing
assistance with technological tools until the business has an understanding of
how to use those technological tools to enhance the business’s Internet
presence;

· expanding
online sales;

· implementing
digital payroll, sales, inventory, and other processes; and

· connecting
with other business owners.

The
bill also requires the New Jersey Small Business Development Centers to conduct
outreach to institutions of higher education, county colleges, the technology
sector, local community centers, libraries, and other similar entities to
recruit volunteers to assist the center in administering and promoting the
program.

As amended and reported, this bill is
identical to Assembly Bill No. 4752 (1R).

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

The committee amended the bill to delay the effective date of the
bill from 120 days to 240 days following enactment.

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