New Jersey sets aside $267 million for school screening, testing programs

Published September 7, 2021 7:00pm ET



New Jersey has earmarked $267 million to support implementation of screening and testing programs at K-12 schools across the state.

“Districts will have a choice between using state contracted vendors to provide end to end testing services on site at schools or districts can request funding to support an in-house testing program, which may already be in place so long as it is consistent with the Department of Health’s guidelines,” Gov. Phil Murphy said at a recent news briefing.

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