A 2402

ASSEMBLY, No. 2402
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman WILLIAM F. MOEN, JR.
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
SYNOPSIS
���� Requires certain school facilities projects
constructed by SDA to include solar energy component.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
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An Act concerning school facilities projects and supplementing
P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.).
���� Be It
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.� a.� The school facilities
project of an SDA district, which is undertaken by the development authority,
shall include a solar energy component including, but not limited to, solar
panels.� The requirements of this section shall first apply to any SDA district
school facilities project that is:
���� (1)� advanced by the
development authority from the Statewide strategic plan established pursuant to
subsection m. of section 5 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-5), following any
issuance of bonds pursuant to section 14 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-14) that
occurs after the effective date of this act; and
���� (2)� financed in whole or in
part by the proceeds of any bonds issued pursuant to section 14 of P.L.2000,
c.72 (C.18A:7G-14) after the effective date of this act.�
���� b.� The development authority
may update the model school design program as necessary to implement the
provisions of this section.�
���� 2.� This act shall take effect
immediately.�
STATEMENT
���� This bill requires certain
school facilities projects constructed by the Schools Development Authority
(SDA) to include a solar energy component.� However, this requirement would
only apply to projects advanced and constructed by the SDA on behalf of one of
the 31 SDA districts following any issuance of State bonds authorized under
current law, after the effective date of the bill.�