Establishes task force to examine public school programs and services designed to address student mental health.

This bill establishes a 16-member Task Force on Student Mental Health to examine public school programs addressing student mental health challenges like depression, anxiety, and trauma. The task force includes education officials, school staff (teachers, counselors, psychologists), parents, and appointed experts to study how schools identify mental health needs, evaluate counseling services, link mental health to school safety, determine funding requirements, and review successful programs from other states. The task force must issue a final report with recommendations to the Governor and Legislature within one year of organizing, after which it will expire. The bill directly affects all public school students in New Jersey by aiming to improve access to mental health care programs through evidence-based policy recommendations.