---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires boards of education to include instruction, and adopt instructional materials, that accurately portray political, economic, and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people."
description: "Requires boards of education to include instruction, and adopt instructional materials, that accurately portray political, economic, and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1569"
citation: "New Jersey S 1569 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "SCH BOARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Downey, Joann", "Eustace, Tim", "Gusciora, Reed", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e30f45aa-8e78-4b07-91a8-10283262fc5b"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "434350e77ae3127764bb3558c6ab8253c393022e5f5c956f778e81245b7d3b01"
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 1569 (218) — Requires boards of education to include instruction, and adopt instructional materials, that accurately portray political, economic, and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version CORRECTED COPY** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2000/1569_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2000/1569_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **27–8** (pass) · upper
- AMEND — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **52–10** (pass) · lower
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **8–2** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **27–5** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Downey, Joann — primary (person)
- Eustace, Tim — primary (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (32-0) (Weinberg) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (27-8) `passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1335 (1R)
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (52-10-15) `passage`
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (27-5) `passage`
- **2019-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.6. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e30f45aa-8e78-4b07-91a8-10283262fc5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).