A bill to help grant veteran-owned businesses state contracts once again awaits action in the state Assembly, according to a report on MyCentralJersey.com. The bill's language was proposed by Gov. Chris Christie, after he vetoed a previous bill that would set aside 3 percent of all state contracts to business owned by veterans. The new legislation proposes the state...
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A bill to encourage veteran-owned businesses to bid for state contracts awaits a hearing in the state Assembly. This file photo shows some memorabilia left near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. on Memorial Day weekend.A bill to help grant veteran-owned businesses state contracts once again awaits action in the state Assembly, according to a report on MyCentralJersey.com.
The bill's language was proposed by Gov. Chris Christie, after he vetoed a previous bill that would set aside 3 percent of all state contracts to business owned by veterans. The new legislation proposes the state Treasury to encourage veteran-owned business to bid for state contracts.
The bill was unanimously passed by the state Senate in late April and is awaiting a Military and Veterans' affairs committee hearing in the Assembly.
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