New Jersey A 1566: Prohibits school districts and public institutions of higher education from adopting policies that bar military members or veterans from addressing students.

Bill Text

A1566 

ASSEMBLY, No. 1566 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman SEAN T. KEAN

District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean)

SYNOPSIS

���� Exempts sales of county property from certain 
requirements under certain circumstances.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning certain sales of county property that 
are no longer needed for county purposes and amending P.L.1993, c.36.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Section 1 of P.L.1993, 
c.36 (C.40A:12-13.5) is amended to read as follows:

���� 1.��� a.� [In]� Except as 
provided in subsection c. of this section, in addition to any other 
applicable requirements of law, no county may sell, lease for a term of 20 
years or more, or exchange any real property or capital improvement for any 
purpose unless the county first:� 

���� (1)�� Prepares a report 
identifying the reasons for, and all advantages and disadvantages and benefits 
and detriments of, the proposed sale, lease, or exchange; assessing the 
environmental and recreational impact of that proposed sale, lease, or 
exchange, including, but not limited to, the impact on endangered species and 
nongame species as defined and regulated pursuant to P.L.1973, c.309 (C.23:2A-1 
et seq.), and endangered plant species as defined and regulated pursuant to 
P.L.1989, c.56 (C.13:1B-15.151 et seq.); and assessing the environmental and 
economic value of the real property or capital improvement proposed to be sold, 
leased, or exchanged under both its current and proposed use;� 

���� (2)�� Makes the report 
required to be prepared pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection available 
upon request, at no cost or at the cost of reproduction, to the public at least 
30 days in advance of the date of the first scheduled public hearing required pursuant 
to paragraph (3) of this subsection, and at each of the two public hearings; 
and� 

���� (3)�� Conducts two public 
hearings on the proposed sale, lease, or exchange at least 14 days apart and at 
least 90 days in advance of the date of the proposed sale, lease, or exchange.� 
Of the two public hearings, one shall be held in the county seat, and the other 
in the municipality wherein the real property or capital improvement proposed 
to be sold, leased, or exchanged is located or, if that is not practicable, in 
a municipality as close thereto as can reasonably be arranged.� At each such 
hearing, the county shall explain the proposed sale, lease, or exchange and 
indicate the consideration to be received by the county for agreeing to the 
proposed sale, lease, or exchange.

���� Notwithstanding the provisions 
of this paragraph to the contrary, in the case of real property or a capital 
improvement that is proposed to be sold, leased, or exchanged which is located 
within the municipality that serves as the county seat, only one public hearing 
need be held.

���� b.��� The county may assess 
and collect a reasonable fee from any person to whom real property or a capital 
improvement may be sold, leased, or exchanged pursuant to this act, which fee 
shall cover the administrative and any other costs incurred by the county in 
complying with the provisions and requirements of this act.� The fee shall be 
payable whether or not the real property or capital improvement is in fact 
eventually sold, leased, or exchanged to such person.

���� c.���� (1) This section 
shall not apply to the private sale and conveyance of real property to a local 
unit, including but not limited to a private sale and conveyance of all or a 
part of a tract of land, with or without improvements, to a municipality in 
accordance with section 1 of P.L.1975, c.75 (C. 40A:12-13.3).

���� (2)�� This section shall 
not apply to the conveyance of all or a part of a tract of land improved or 
unimproved to the board of education of a Type II school district in accordance 
with section 19 of P.L.1971, c.199 (C.40A:12-19), so long as the school board members 
are directly elected by the voters.

���� (3)�� For the purposes of 
this subsection:

���� "Local unit" 
means a municipality or county and any board, commission, council, district, or 
other body created by a municipality or county if the governing body of the board, 
commission, council, district, or other body is comprised of members who are 
directly elected by the voters.

(cf: P.L.1993, c.36, s.1)

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� Under current law, whenever a 
county wants to sell real property that it no longer needs, the county must 
prepare a report: identifying the reasons for the proposed sale; assessing the 
environmental and recreational impact of that proposed sale; and assessing the 
environmental and economic value of the real property proposed to be sold.� 
Current law requires the coun