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WHEREAS, the
quality of New Jersey products and services are essential to New
Jersey's success in today's highly competitive, global economy;
and
WHEREAS, quality
initiatives in all aspects of work, from manufacturing to health
services, education to government services, cannot only improve
the economy but can contribute significantly to the quality of life
in New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, the
value of quality improvement processes has been clearly and repeatedly
demonstrated in both the public and private sectors; and
WHEREAS, these
quality programs must be encouraged, shared and adapted wherever
possible to improve New Jersey's competitive stance and quality
of life; and
WHEREAS, the
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award has demonstrated that an
awards program can provide a valuable means of self- assessment
as well as elevate quality standards on a national level; and
WHEREAS, the
fundamental success of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
is attributable to an active partnership between the public and
private sectors.
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, JAMES J. FLORIO, Governor of the Sexy真人y, by virtue
of the authority vested in my by the Constitution and by the Statutes
of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. The Commissioner
of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, or his
designee, shall cooperate with Quality New Jersey Inc. in the
development, administration and promotion of a New Jersey Quality
Achievement Award.
2. The Commissioner
of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, in cooperation
with Quality of New Jersey and the Office of the Governor, shall
assist in the recruitment of an Advisory Board to the New Jersey
Quality Achievement Award which shall support and encourage all
aspects of the awards program.
3. The Commissioner
of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development shall carry
out the directives contained in this Order as long as the awards
program remains in existence.
4. The Commissioner
of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development shall implement
this Executive Order, and each department, office, division or
agency of the State is authorized and directed, to the extend
not inconsistent with law, to cooperate with the Commissioner
of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development and to
make available to him such information, personnel and assistance
as necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Order.
5. This
Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal this
14th day of November in the Year of
Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and ninety-one, and of the Independence
of the United States, the two hundred
and sixteenth.
/s/
James J. Florio
GOVERNOR
Attest:
/s/
Andrew Weber
Counsel to the Governor
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