A 4533 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Revises certain sections of law concerning financing mechanisms for school facilities projects of regular operating districts.

This bill revises financing rules for school facilities projects in New Jersey's non-SDA school districts (regular operating districts). It modifies two key provisions: for projects built via county improvement authorities, it removes requirements for nominal leases to districts and mandates lease payments to cover all debt service after state aid is applied; for bonds issued without voter approval, it ensures municipal payments (in lieu of taxes) cover only the debt portion not supported by state aid, while confirming such bonds remain eligible for state debt service aid. These changes provide more flexibility in financing while maintaining state aid's role in covering costs. The bill directly affects school districts and municipalities managing school facility funding.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Sep 2024
Introduced Jun 6, 2024 Signed Sep 12, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 28, 2024 · General Assembly Jun 28, 2024

How they voted

2812
Passed
Total votes 40
Jun 28, 2024
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican15
3 Yea 12 Nay
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Sep 12, 2024
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2024, c.79.
executive
Jun 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (28-12)
upper
Jun 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (67-10-0)
lower
Jun 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 24, 2024
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Jun 24, 2024
Committee
Transferred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
Jun 6, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
lower
5 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors