ASSEMBLY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 4381

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: DECEMBER 15, 2025

The Assembly State and Local Government Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 4381 (1R).

      This bill adds federally qualified health centers to the list of entities to which a local board of education may lease certain school property for a nominal fee and without following the competitive bidding process.  The bill also provides that in the event of joint occupancy with a public school and federally qualified health center, to the extent permitted by federal law, a federally qualified health center is to be located in a portion of the school building that is separate and distinct from the portion of the school building in which students may be present.

      As reported by the committee, Assembly Bill No. 4381 (1R) is identical to Senate Bill No. 3156 (1R), which was also reported by the committee on this date.