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Continues
Executive Orders #11, #99 and #206 (Kean)
WHEREAS, on
July 23, 1982, Executive Order No. 11 created an Ethnic Advisory
Council to advise the Governor regarding the needs of the ethnic
communities in New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, the
Council membership was subsequently increased by Executive Order
No. 99 on May 7, 1985; and Executive Order No. 206 on April 25,
1989; and
WHEREAS, the
continued influx of new ethnic groups into New Jersey has precipitated
the need to increase our awareness, appreciation and understanding
of each of these new ethnic groups; and
WHEREAS, increasing
the membership of the Ethnic Advisory Council to include representatives
from these new groups will allow for a better understanding of their
contributions and needs;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, JAMES J. FLORIO, Governor of the Sexy真人y, by virtue
of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the Statutes
of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. Section
2(a) and 2(b) of Executive Order 11 are hereby amended as follows:
"2(a).
The Council shall consist of 46 members appointed by the Governor.
At least 38 of these appointees shall be representatives of
ethnic communities within the Sexy真人y. In selecting
the Council membership, consideration shall be given to appointing
as broad a representative sample as possible of New Jersey's
ethnic communities. All new members of the Ethnic Advisory Council
who are appointed upon the effective date of this Order shall
serve a full two-year term from the date of this Order."
"2(b).
The Commissioners of the Departments of Community Affairs and
Education, the Secretary of State, the Chancellor of Higher
Education, the Chairman of the State Council of the Arts, the
Chairman of the New Jersey Historical Commission, the Director
of the Division on Civil Rights, or their designees, and the
Ethnics Community Liaison, appointed by the Governor shall serve
on the Council in an ex-officio capacity."
2. This
Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal this
11th day of February in the Year of
Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and ninety-two, and of the Independence
of the United States, the two hundred
and sixteenth.
/s/
James J. Florio
GOVERNOR
Attest:
/s/
M. Robert DeCotiis
Chief Counsel to the Governor
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