Designates May of each year as "Foster Care Month" in New Jersey.
AJR 57 designates May of each year as "Foster Care Month" in New Jersey to raise awareness about the state's foster care system and honor child welfare professionals. The bill requests the Governor issue an annual proclamation encouraging public recognition of the over 3,100 children in foster care and the professionals who help them find permanent homes. It has no substantive policy changes or financial impacts - it is a symbolic resolution aligning with National Foster Care Month. The measure takes effect immediately upon adoption.
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Jan 2026
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Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee
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3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
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District
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Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
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Tennille McCoy
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
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