Requires school districts to include instruction on racial discrimination and social justice as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies for middle school students. *
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2020
Committee Review
Nov 2020
General Assembly Passage
Oct 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Aug 13, 2020
Last action Nov 5, 2020
Floor votes · General Assembly Oct 29, 2020
How they voted
56–7
Passed · 17 other
Total votes 80
Oct 29, 2020
D
Democratic54
85% Yea
R
Republican26
38% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Nov 5, 2020
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
upper
Oct 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (56-7-9)
lower
Oct 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Aug 13, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
lower
3 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Benjie Wimberly
DDemocratic
P
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
P
HC
Herb Conaway
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
AM
Angelica M. Jimenez
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
Co
Britnee Timberlake
DDemocratic
Co
JD
Joann Downey
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Mila M. Jasey
DDemocratic
Co
Pam Lampitt
DDemocratic
Co
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
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