Other responsibilities of the Authority include renovations and repairs deemed to be ‘Emergent projects’ by the New Jersey Department of Education due to potential health and safety reasons, and grant funding in Regular Operating Districts (ROD) that address health and safety issues and other critical needs.

According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.

In addition, grants totaling 40 percent of eligible costs were made available to the remaining school districts across the state.

In April 2019, Governor Phil Murphy’s Administration named Manuel Da Silva as the Interim CEO of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.

The law created a program for financing, design, renovation, repair and new construction of primary and secondary schools in New Jersey.