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NJ S3421

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/10/2024

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Zwicker

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Origin

Senate

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows county improvement authorities to optionally (rather than mandatorily) lease school facilities projects to counties, and removes the requirement that county-to-district leases be for "nominal consideration"

  • Eliminates the prohibition on counties requiring school districts to bear debt service costs for bonds issued by county improvement authorities to fund school facilities projects

  • Requires school district lease payments to cover all remaining debt service on county improvement authority bonds after State debt service aid is applied, with these payments exempt from appropriation, spending, and tax levy caps

  • Modifies the voter-approval exemption for school facility bonds backed by municipal payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT), requiring municipal remittances to cover only the portion of debt service not supported by State aid

  • Clarifies that school facility bonds supported by municipal PILOT remittances are eligible for State debt service aid under the existing formula

Legislative Description

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

Substituted by another Bill

Last Action

Substituted by A4533

6/28/2024

Committee Referrals

Education6/10/2024

Full Bill Text

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