---
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).