A 3523 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Revises membership of New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority.*

This bill (A 3523) reduces the number of members required to form a quorum for the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority (NJ EFA) board. Currently, a majority of the full 7-member board (4 members) is needed; the bill changes this to a majority of the *current* members present, but with a minimum of 3 members. This directly affects the NJ EFA board, which oversees state education facility financing and bonds. The change streamlines decision-making by allowing meetings to proceed with fewer members present, as long as at least 3 are in attendance.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

General Assembly Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action May 4, 2026

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MODERATE

The bill was substantially expanded from a simple quorum reduction to a full restructuring of the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority's membership. The total number of members remains seven, but the composition changed: three citizens are now appointed by the Governor with Senate consent (down from five), and two new seats were created for citizens recommended by the Speaker of the General Assembly and the Senate President respectively. The quorum floor of 'not less than three members' was also removed.

SCOPE

The bill's purpose expanded from merely reducing the quorum threshold to revising the overall membership composition of the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority.

ELIGIBILITY

The number of citizens appointed by the Governor with advice and consent of the Senate was reduced from five to three.

A new seat was created for a citizen appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly, serving a five-year term.

A new seat was created for a citizen appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Senate President, serving a five-year term.

REQUIREMENT

The quorum requirement changed from 'a majority of the current membership, but not less than three members' to simply 'a majority of the total authorized membership,' removing the three-member floor.

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How they voted

This bill passed the General Assembly by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

May 4, 2026

Committee

Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed by the Assembly (66-3-0)

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors