SENATE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 823

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: MARCH 14, 1996

      The Senate State Government Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Senate, No. 823.

      This bill prohibits the State Athletic Control Board from issuing boxing licenses to any person who tests positive for the human immune deficiency virus (HIV). The bill requires the board to issue rules and regulations governing the type of testing to be done to detect HIV and to implement the purposes of this act. The bill shall take effect immediately and shall be applicable to licenses granted after the effective date including renewals.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS

      The committee amended the bill to make clear it is applicable to licenses granted after its effective date including renewals.