N.J. Stat. § 34:1B-7.26
In the case of a school district that has applied for any loan pursuant to this 1993 amendatory and supplementary act, and that is required to seek authorization for the issuance of bonds, or for other borrowing, or for a project involving the issuance of bonds or other borrowing pursuant to the provisions of subsection (d) of N.J.S. 18A:20-4.2, N.J.S. 18A:24-5 et seq., or P.L. 1991, c.139 (C.18A:7A-46.1 et seq.), as the case may be, or a waiver of any such requirement, as appropriate, the authority may grant preliminary approval of that application, provided that final approval of the application shall be conditioned upon the granting of the appropriate approval to the school district, or the waiver thereof, within a time period to be determined by the authority and stated, in writing, as part of the preliminary approval. No monies shall be disbursed for any project under this 1993 amendatory and supplementary act until final approval of the pertinent application is granted.
N.J.S. § 34:1B-7.26