---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mandates training on culturally responsive teaching for all candidates for teaching certification."
description: "Mandates training on culturally responsive teaching for all candidates for teaching certification."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 2834"
citation: "New Jersey S 2834 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MINORITY", "TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "Quijano, Annette", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-08-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88425f96-eb73-4b0f-81ae-5f9cf37fad78"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "876b60c618b57e5eea8f3ba2b607bb8d61cbaf85c26bcf284093f61d4d6e5958"
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 2834 (219) — Mandates training on culturally responsive teaching for all candidates for teaching certification.

## 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/S3000/2834_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S3000/2834_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **32–6** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **25–7** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR GOV REC — **46–18** (pass) · lower
- ADOPT GR — **30–1** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **58–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-17T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (25-7) `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A5312
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (58-11-3) `passage`
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate `executive-veto`
- **2021-12-02T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading on Concur with Governor's Recommendations (30-1)
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (32-6) `passage`
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading - Concur. w/Gov's Recommendations
- **2021-12-20T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (46-18-2) `passage`
- **2021-12-21T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.311. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/88425f96-eb73-4b0f-81ae-5f9cf37fad78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).