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purpose, and to employ counsel and such stenographic and clerical assistance and incur traveling and other miscellaneous expenses as it may deem necessary in order to perform its duties, and as may be within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise available to it for that purpose.

8. (New section) The commission shall report its findings and recommendations, which shall include draft legislation if the commission recommends that legislation is necessary, to the Governor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly no later than January 31, 1987.

9. (New section) The Department of Labor shall take any actions as the commissioner deems necessary to improve the administration of the unemployment compensation program as it concerns agricultural workers. The actions shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

a. Strengthening the enforcement of the provisions of subsections (a) and (c) of R.S.43:21-5 concerning the disqualification of applicants for benefits as the provisions apply to agricultural workers;

b. Making bilingual forms available for all Spanish speaking agricultural workers applying for or receiving benefits; and

c. Implementing procedures to accelerate the processing of the unemployment compensation claims of agricultural workers, including workers who live outside of the State.

10. (New section) The Department of Labor is directed to gather information needed by the "Commission to Study the Hiring, Employment and Compensation of Agricultural Labor in New Jersey," created pursuant to section 4 of this act, for the conduct of its inquiry and the formulation of its proposals, and to provide the information to the commission not later then July 31, 1986. Information requirements shall be delineated by the commission, taking into consideration, as it deems appropriate, the research recommendations of the "Commission to Study the Employment and Compensation of Agricultural Labor in New Jersey" submitted to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly pursuant to Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 151 of 1984. This information shall be sufficient to make reasonable estimates of:

a. The total number of agricultural workers in the State; and

b. The number of agricultural workers participating in the unemployment compensation program.

11. This act shall take effect immediately, except for sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 of this act which shall take effect on January 31, 1986. Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 of this act shall expire on January 31, 1987.