in our Spotlight on Business Report tonight ahead of the governor's budget address Republican lawmakers are laying out their fiscal vision for New Jersey and it includes help for schools and Property Owners assembly minority leader John demaio on Wednesday unveiled a plan that would fully fund New Jersey schools by using the state's Surplus account which has more than six billion dollars in it Republicans argue about one to two billion dollars of that money would enable New Jersey to meet school funding obligations for the first time since 2008 when the formula was sent in return though school districts would have to lower property taxes dollar for dollar Governor Murphy last year increased State education Aid by more than half a billion dollars but it didn't come with a requirement to reduce local property tax levies like the GOP proposal suggests support for the business report provided by the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce announcing its renewed Jersey business Summit and Expo March 14th and 15th at Harrah's in Atlantic City event details online at njchamber.com