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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7G-15.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7G-15.2 - Use of certain funds to improve school security.

18A:7G-15.2 Use of certain funds to improve school security.  2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of section 14 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-14) to the contrary, the proceeds of bonds authorized to be issued to fund the State share of the costs of SDA district school facilities projects or the State share of the costs of school facilities projects in all other districts, including county vocational school districts, may be used to fund the cost of a school facilities project designed to improve school security. L.2016, c.100, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7G-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7G-16 - Additional powers, duties of financing authority.

18A:7G-16 Additional powers, duties of financing authority.  16. In addition to the other powers and duties which have been granted to the financing authority, whenever any local unit finances the construction or acquisition of a school facilities project which would otherwise qualify under this act except that the debt was issued prior to the effective date of this act, the financing authority may refinance the debt issued by the local unit through the issuance of bonds secured by repayments of loans made to the local units and may purchase the work or improvement and lease the same to the district, subject to the approval of the State Treasurer; except that the amount of the purchase price for a school facilities project shall not exceed the original cost. Each loan to a local unit pursuant to this section shall be evidenced by local unit obligations and shall be authorized and issued as provided by law. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the local unit obligations may be sold at private sale to the financing authority at any price, whether or not less than par value, and shall be subject to redemption prior to maturity at any times and at any prices as the financing authority and the local unit may agree. All powers, rights, obligations and duties granted to or imposed upon the financing authority, districts, State departments and agencies or others by this act in respect to school facilities projects shall apply to the same extent with respect to any refinance of debt pursuant to this section; except that any action otherwise required to be taken at a particular time in the implementation of a school facilities project may, when the circumstances require in connection with a refinance of debt pursuant to this section, be taken with the same effect as if taken at that particular time. Upon repayment of the bonds or provision for repayment of bonds issued by the financing authority to refinance the debt of the local unit, the school facilities project shall be transferred to the district.  L.2000, c.72, s.15; amended 2007, c.137, s.27.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7G-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7G-17 - Annual payment to financing authority by State.

18A:7G-17 Annual payment to financing authority by State.  17. In each fiscal year the State Treasurer shall pay from the General Fund to the financing authority, in accordance with a contract between the State Treasurer and the financing authority as authorized pursuant to section 18 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-18), an amount equal to the debt service amount due to be paid in the State fiscal year on the bonds or refunding bonds of the financing authority issued or incurred pursuant to section 14 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-14) and any additional costs authorized pursuant to that section; provided that all such payments from the General Fund shall be subject to and dependent upon appropriations being made from time to time by the Legislature for those purposes, and provided further that all payments shall be used only to pay for the costs of school facilities projects and the costs of financing those projects.  In regard to the increase in the amount of bonds authorized to be issued by the financing authority pursuant to P.L.2008, c.39 for the State share of costs for school facilities projects, debt service on the bonds or refunding bonds issued or incurred by the financing authority pursuant to section 14 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-14) and any additional costs authorized pursuant to that section shall first be payable from revenues received from the gross income tax pursuant to the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," P.L.1976, c.47 (C.54A:1-1 et seq.), except for debt service and additional costs for the administrative, insurance, operating, and other expenses of the financing authority and the development authority incurred in connection with school facilities projects. L.2000, c.72, s.17; amended 2007, c.137, s.28; 2008, c.39, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7G-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7G-18 - Financing authority to enter into contracts for State payments.

18A:7G-18 Financing authority to enter into contracts for State payments.  18. The State Treasurer and the financing authority are authorized to enter into one or more contracts to implement the payment arrangement provided for in section 17 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-17). The contract shall provide for payment by the State Treasurer of the amounts required pursuant to section 17 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-17) and shall set forth the procedure for the transfer of moneys for the purpose of that payment. The contract shall contain terms and conditions as determined by the parties and shall, where appropriate, contain terms and conditions necessary and desirable to secure any bonds or refunding bonds of the financing authority issued or incurred pursuant to this act; provided that notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation of the financing authority to the contrary, the financing authority shall be paid only such funds as shall be determined by the contract, and the incurrence of any obligation of the State under the contract, including any payments to be made thereunder from the General Fund, shall be subject to and dependent upon appropriations being made from time to time by the Legislature for the purposes of this act.  L.2000, c.72, s.18; amended 2007, c.137, s.29.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7G-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7G-19 - Loans to local units.

18A:7G-19 Loans to local units.  19. a. The financing authority may make and contract to make loans to local units in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this act to finance all or any portion of the cost of a school facilities project which the local unit may lawfully undertake or acquire and for which the local unit is authorized by law to borrow money; or to refund obligations of the local unit which were issued to provide funds to pay for the cost of a school facilities project. The loans may be made subject to the terms and conditions the financing authority determines to be consistent with the purposes of this act. Each loan by the financing authority and the terms and conditions thereof shall be subject to approval by the State Treasurer. b. Each loan to a local unit shall be evidenced by local unit obligations and shall be authorized and issued as provided by law. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the local unit obligations may be sold at private sale to the financing authority at any price, whether or not less than par value, and shall be subject to redemption prior to maturity at any times and at any prices as the financing authority and the local unit may agree. Each loan to a local unit and the local unit obligations issued to evidence the loan shall bear interest at a rate or rates per annum, including zero interest, and shall be repaid in whole or in part, as the financing authority and the local unit may agree, with the approval of the State Treasurer. L.2000, c.72, s.19; amended 2007, c.137, s.30.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7G-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7G-20 - Acquisition of school facilities by local unit.

18A:7G-20 Acquisition of school facilities by local unit.  20. A local unit may purchase, lease, rent, sublease or otherwise acquire any school facilities project or any space within a project and pay the amounts as may be agreed upon between the local unit and the development authority as the purchase price, rent or other charge therefor; provided that the terms and conditions of the agreement between the development authority and the local unit relating to the purchase, lease, rental or sublease shall be subject to the approval of the State Treasurer.  L.2000, c.72, s.19; amended 2007, c.137, s.30.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7G-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7G-22 - Powers of financing and development authorities relative to acceptance and use of funds.

18A:7G-22 Powers of financing and development authorities relative to acceptance and use of funds.  22. a. The financing authority and the development authority shall have the power to accept and use any funds appropriated and paid by the State to the financing authority and the development authority for the purposes for which the appropriations are made. The financing authority and the development authority shall have the power to apply for and receive and accept appropriations or grants of property, money, services or reimbursements for money previously spent and other assistance offered or made available to it by or from any person, government agency, public authority or any public or private entity whatever for any lawful corporate purpose of the financing authority or the development authority, including, without limitation, grants, appropriations or reimbursements from the federal government, and to apply and negotiate for the same upon such terms and conditions as may be required by any person, government agency, authority or entity as the financing authority or the development authority may determine to be necessary, convenient or desirable. b. The development authority and the State Treasurer may establish a financial incentive program for the purpose of promoting donations to school facilities projects. Any entity which makes a donation approved by the State Treasurer to the preliminary eligible costs of a school facilities project shall receive an incentive payment pursuant to the provisions of this subsection. The amount of the incentive payment shall equal 50% of the fair market value of the donation but shall not in any one year exceed one-half of the amount of taxes paid or otherwise due from the donor pursuant to the provisions of the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," P.L.1976, c.47 (C.54A:1-1 et seq.), or the "Corporation Business Tax Act," P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-1 et seq.), as applicable, for the tax year in which the donation is made. The fair market value of a non-cash donation shall be determined by the State Treasurer. The carry-forward for incentive payments shall not be inconsistent with that allowed by P.L.1976, c.47 (C.54A:1-1 et seq.) in the case of a donation by an individual, or P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-1 et seq.) in the case of a donation by a corporation. All incentive payments made pursuant to this section shall be funded by and shall be subject to annual appropriations for this purpose, and shall in no way rely upon funds raised by the issuance of bonds for school facilities projects. L.2000, c.72, s.22; amended 2007, c.137, s.33.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7G-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7G-23 - Prevailing wage rates on construction contracts.

18A:7G-23 Prevailing wage rates on construction contracts.  23. a. Not less than the prevailing wage rate determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.) shall be paid to workers employed in the performance of construction contracts in connection with any school facilities project that is undertaken by the development authority, a redevelopment entity, or a district and any contractor who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be prohibited from subsequently bidding on any State or district contract. b. Registration fees collected pursuant to P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.48 et seq.) shall be applied toward the enforcement and administrative costs of the Division of Workplace Standards, Office of Wage and Hour Compliance, Public Contracts section and Registration section within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. L.2000, c.72, s.23; amended 2007, c.137, s.34.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7G-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7G-24 - Biannual report on school facilities construction program.

18A:7G-24 Biannual report on school facilities construction program.  24. The development authority, in consultation with the State Treasurer, the financing authority, and the commissioner, shall biannually submit to the Governor, the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly a report on the school facilities construction program established pursuant to the provisions of this act. The report shall be submitted no later than June 1 and December 1 of each year and shall include, but not be limited to, the following information for the prior six-month period: the number of school facilities projects approved by the commissioner pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-5); the number of projects undertaken and funded by the development authority; the information on construction contracts required to be compiled pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2010, c.96 (C.18A:7G-24.1); the aggregate principal amount of bonds, notes or other obligations issued by the financing authority for the State share of construction and renovation of school facilities and whether there is a need to adjust the aggregate principal amount of bonds, notes or other obligations authorized for issuance pursuant to subsection a. of section 14 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-14); the number of approved projects which exceeded the facilities efficiency standards, the components of those projects which exceeded the standards, and the amount of construction by individual districts and Statewide estimated to have exceeded the standards; and recommendations for changes in the school facilities construction program established pursuant to this act which have been formulated as a result of its experience with the program or through collaboration with program stakeholders. In addition, the biannual report shall include a comparison of the costs of school facilities projects undertaken and funded by the development authority to similar school facilities projects constructed in the New York City Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Philadelphia Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the United States Department of Labor. The development authority shall include in the report an explanation of the methodology used in making the comparison. L.2000, c.72, s.24; amended 2007, c.137, s.35; 2010, c.96,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7G-24.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7G-24.1 - Information submitted by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.

18A:7G-24.1 Information submitted by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.  1. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the New Jersey Schools Development Authority established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-237), shall biannually compile information for inclusion in the biannual report required to be submitted by the development authority pursuant to section 24 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-24) on the number of school facilities project construction contracts entered into between the development authority and minority and women contractors during the prior six-month period covered in the report. The information shall include the total value of the contracts and the percentage that those contracts represent of all school facilities project contracts entered into between the development authority and contractors in the prior six-month period. L.2010, c.96, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7G-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7G-25 - Appropriation of unexpended balance.

18A:7G-25 Appropriation of unexpended balance.  25. Notwithstanding the provisions of the annual appropriations act to the contrary concerning the conditions on the appropriation and reappropriation of the balance in the School Construction and Renovation Fund, the unexpended balance in the School Construction and Renovation Fund on the effective date of this act is appropriated to the authority to be used to pay for school facilities projects and the administrative, insurance, and other operating costs of the authority incurred in connection with school facilities projects. In addition, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Law and Public Safety, Office of the Attorney General, an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury, for the Unit of Fiscal Integrity in School Construction, established pursuant to section 70 of this act, and any additional amounts as may be required by the unit, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting and the Joint Budget Oversight Committee.  L.2000,c.72,s.25.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7G-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7G-26 - Rules, regulations.

18A:7G-26 Rules, regulations.  26. a. The commissioner shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of sections 1 through 12 and 57 and 58 and 64 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.) and P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.); except that notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the commissioner may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to implement the provisions of sections 1 through 12 and 57 and 58 and 64 of this act which shall be effective for a period not to exceed 12 months. Determinations made by the commissioner pursuant to this act and the rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner to implement this act shall be considered to be final agency action and appeal of that action shall be directly to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court. The regulations shall thereafter be amended, adopted or re-adopted by the State Board of Education in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). b. The development authority shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.) and P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.) that apply to the development authority; except that notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the development authority may adopt immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rules and regulations as the development authority deems necessary which shall be effective for a period not to exceed 12 months and shall thereafter be amended, adopted or re-adopted by the authority, in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). The rules and regulations promulgated by the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.) shall remain in full force and effect unless subsequently revised by the development authority following the enactment of P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.). c. Any regulations adopted to implement this act shall include provisions to ensure that all programs necessary to comply with Abbott v. Burke, 153 N.J. 480 (1998) (Abbott V), are approved. L.2000, c.72, s.26; amended 2007, c.137, s.36.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7G-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7G-27 - Development or financing authority property exempt from levy, sale.

18A:7G-27 Development or financing authority property exempt from levy, sale.  27. All property of the development authority and the financing authority shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same nor shall any judgment against the development authority or the financing authority be a charge or lien upon its property; provided that nothing herein contained shall apply to or limit the rights of the holder of any bonds, notes or other obligations to pursue any remedy for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given by the development authority or the financing authority on or with respect to any project, school facilities project, or any revenues or other moneys. L.2000, c.72, s.27; amended 2007, c.137, s.37.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7G-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7G-28 - Severability.

18A:7G-28 Severability.  28. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment shall have been rendered. L.2000,c.72,s.28.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7G-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7G-29 - Liberal construction.

18A:7G-29 Liberal construction.  29. This act shall be construed liberally to effectuate the legislative intent and the purposes of this act as complete and independent authority for the performance of each act and thing herein authorized and all powers herein granted shall be broadly interpreted to effectuate the intent and purposes and not as a limitation of powers. L.2000,c.72,s.29.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:7G-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:7G-30 - Annual appropriation from tobacco settlement.

18A:7G-30 Annual appropriation from tobacco settlement.  30. There shall be appropriated annually for the purposes of this act up to $100,000,000 from moneys made available to the State from tobacco companies under the nationwide settlement of the respective actions by the various states against those companies, entered into by this State in the Master Settlement Agreement in State of New Jersey v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al., Superior Court, Chancery Division, Middlesex County, No.C.254-96. L.2000,c.72,s.30.