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This week, Governor Phil Murphy signed bill A-3670/S-1887 into law, changing the deadline for filing of acceptance by successful write-in candidates for primary election to on or before the seventh day following certification of election results. The Murphy Administration also announced a total of $47.3 million in 32 grants under the Department of Transportation (NJDOT) dedicated to the maintenance of local bridges. The initiative is designed to maintain NJDOT's priority of repairing and maintaining the infrastructure of municipalities throughout the state.
On Tuesday, Governor Murphy, Acting Commissioner of Education Angelica Allen-McMillan, and Secretary of Higher Education Dr. Brian Bridges proposed various projects to the Legislature as part of the second round of grant funding designated for county colleges and county vocational school districts under the Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act (SOCFBA). Approved by voters in 2018, the Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act issued a total of $500 million in state bonds to expand county college and vocational school CTE programs, support water infrastructure improvements and enhance K-12 security within schools throughout the state.
Additionally, the NJ Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officially announced on Tuesday that $19.61 million in federal grants would be allocated towards the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program, marking the largest amount ever awarded to the program. The federally-funded program was designed to increase pedestrian safety among motorists and schoolchildren and is administered by the NJDOT. Projects under the program are designed to improve safety and infrastructure, as well as reducing traffic, fuel consumption and air pollution surrounding schools.
Budget negotiations remain underway and legislative activity will continue into June.
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