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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Requires training for DOE arbitrators to include issues related to cultural diversity and bias."
+description: "Requires training for DOE arbitrators to include issues related to cultural diversity and bias."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
+legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
+session: "219"
+identifier: "S 699"
+citation: "New Jersey S 699 (219)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CIVIL RIGHTS", "EDUCATION", "MINORITY"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Singleton, Troy", "Stanley, Sterley S.", "Sumter, Shavonda E."]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 8
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8aa3e98-288d-4de5-bf85-dc283f723ddc"
+source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
+source_hash: "a5dc6f5f12d1e2cca6b16a24f25ccdbffda183d36f93e42a3843f4aa8122bb15"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
+---
+
+# New Jersey S 699 (219) — Requires training for DOE arbitrators to include issues related to cultural diversity and bias.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1000/699_I1.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **63–2** (pass) · lower
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–1** (pass) · upper
+- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
+- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
+- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
+- Stanley, Sterley S. — primary (person)
+- Sumter, Shavonda E. — primary (person)
+- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
+- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-1) `passage`
+- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
+- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5245
+- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (63-2-5) `passage`
+- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.51. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8aa3e98-288d-4de5-bf85-dc283f723ddc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
+