---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in grades preschool through 12 as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.*"
description: "Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in grades preschool through 12 as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "A 769"
citation: "New Jersey A 769 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CURRICULA", "EDUCATION", "SCH BOARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucco, Anthony R.", "Caputo, Ralph R.", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/539ccfcf-1140-404e-bfa7-96a621a27369"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ed0c729edef88c4bcce268ac493519fa67909a1418355a8940809db60f9450d5"
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 A 769 (218) — Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in grades preschool through 12 as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.*

## 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/2018/Bills/A1000/769_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A1000/769_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SA — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **79–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bucco, Anthony R. — primary (person)
- Caputo, Ralph R. — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
- Kean, Sean T. — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — cosponsor (person)
- Munoz, Nancy F. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Thomson, Edward H. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (40-0) (Bucco) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (39-0) (Bucco) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S1130 (3R)
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (39-0) `passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2019-07-19T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.185. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/539ccfcf-1140-404e-bfa7-96a621a27369`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).