Section 52:32-31.8 - Regulations, procedures; hearingsa. The department shall establish reasonable regulations appropriate for controlling the designation of prospective disabled veterans' business bidders and shall maintain lists of designated businesses.b. The department shall establish a procedure whereby businesses may request inclusion on appropriate lists for disabled veterans' businesses.c. The department shall establish a procedure for annually reviewing the lists and determining whether the businesses on the lists shall continue to be designated as disabled veterans' businesses.d. The department shall establish a procedure whereby the designation of a business as a disabled veterans' business may be challenged by a third party.e. Any procedures established pursuant to subsections b., c., and d. of this section shall include notice to the business whose designation is at issue and an opportunity for a hearing at the department. The hearing shall not be considered a contested case under the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).Added by L. 2015, c. 116,s. 8, eff. 10/26/2015.