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type: "Bill"
title: "Allocates Amistad Commission in but not of DOE; requires commission to elect chairperson and appoint executive director; requires public schools to include instruction on accomplishments and contributions of African Americans to American society."
description: "Allocates Amistad Commission in but not of DOE; requires commission to elect chairperson and appoint executive director; requires public schools to include instruction on accomplishments and contributions of African Americans to American society."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "S 1028"
citation: "New Jersey S 1028 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMISSIONS", "CURRICULA", "MINORITY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McKnight, Angela V.", "Quijano, Annette", "Ruiz, M. Teresa", "Singleton, Troy", "Timberlake, Britnee N.", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-30T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9a5be34-3908-4c13-a448-60c462aacf29"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "60deccc9428c83ecd462178277e464f87151a8b5269e9770014c17ea71df5d7b"
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 1028 (219) — Allocates Amistad Commission in but not of DOE; requires commission to elect chairperson and appoint executive director; requires public schools to include instruction on accomplishments and contributions of African Americans to American society.
## 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/S1500/1028_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S1500/1028_R1.HTM)
## Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **400** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **50** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **60** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **740** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- Quijano, Annette — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Singleton, Troy — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — cosponsor (person)
- Speight, Shanique — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3601 (1R)
- **2020-11-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (74-0-0) `passage`
- **2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.153. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b9a5be34-3908-4c13-a448-60c462aacf29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).