52:16A-86

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY CHECKLIST

Compiled by the NJ State Law Library

LAWS OF: 2002 CHAPTER: 75

NJSA: 52:16A-86 (Establishes Amistad Commission)

BILL NO: A1301 (Substituted for S1004)

SPONSOR(S): Payne and Stanley

DATE INTRODUCED: Pre-filed

COMMITTEE: ASSEMBLY: Education

SENATE: Education

AMENDED DURING PASSAGE: Yes

DATE OF PASSAGE: ASSEMBLY: June 24, 2002

SENATE: June 20, 2002

DATE OF APPROVAL: August 28, 2002

FOLLOWING ARE ATTACHED IF AVAILABLE:

FINAL TEXT OF BILL (1st reprint enacted)

(Amendments during passage denoted by superscript numbers)

A1301

SPONSORS STATEMENT: (Begins on page 5 of original bill) Yes

COMMITTEE STATEMENT: ASSEMBLY: Yes

SENATE: Yes

FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENTS: No

LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE: No

S1004

SPONSORS STATEMENT: (Begins on page 5 of original bill) Yes

Bill and Sponsors Statement identical to A1301

COMMITTEE STATEMENT: ASSEMBLY: No

SENATE: Yes

Identical to Senate Statement for A1301

FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENTS: No

LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE: No

VETO MESSAGE: No

GOVERNOR’S PRESS RELEASE ON SIGNING: Yes

FOLLOWING WERE PRINTED:

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Publications at the State Library (609) 633-2111 or mailto:refdesk@njstatelib.org

REPORTS: No

HEARINGS: No

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES: Yes

“Panel to encourage teaching African-American history,” 8-29-2002 Philadelphia Inquirer, pB11

“Black history is required reading,” 8-29-2002 Star-Ledger, p.41

Law requires expanded black history in schools,” 8-29-2002 The Times, p.A7

“NJ schools just add black history topics,” 8-29-2002 Home News, p.A2

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