New Jersey A 2402: Requires certain school facilities projects constructed by SDA to include solar energy component.

Bill Text

A2402 

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.�