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A2402 • 2026

Requires certain school facilities projects constructed by SDA to include solar energy component.

Requires certain school facilities projects constructed by SDA to include solar energy component.

Education Energy
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Moen, William F., Jr.
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires certain school facilities projects constructed by SDA to include solar energy component.

Requires certain school facilities projects constructed by SDA to include solar energy component.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires certain school facilities projects constructed by SDA to include solar energy component.
  • Topic: Education Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires certain school facilities projects constructed by SDA to include solar energy component.
Topic:
Education
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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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.�