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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey bill adjusts school district tax levy cap for new facility opening costs
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education CommitteeSponsor: Joe Danielsen
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What This Bill Would Do
Assembly Bill 1104 allows New Jersey school districts to adjust their tax levy cap to accommodate expenditures incurred from opening a new school facility during the budget year. The allowable adjustment includes costs for new teaching staff, support staff, materials, equipment, custodial and maintenance expenses, and other commissioner-determined costs. The measure takes effect immediately and applies to the next school budget year following enactment.
Local property taxpayers may see adjustments in school district tax levy increases when a district opens a new school facility, as districts are permitted to exceed the standard 2 percent to cover first-year facility operational expenses.
- New Jersey school districts operate under a statutory tax levy cap that limits annual budget increases in property tax levies. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
school districts
School districts are permitted to adjust their tax levy cap to include expenditures incurred from opening new school facilities during the budget year.
taxpayers
Local property taxpayers may experience changes in local school tax levies resulting from the adjusted tax levy cap for new school facilities.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What costs are included in the new school facility tax levy adjustment?
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
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