Requires parental consent for student to participate in health, family life education or sex education program.

This bill requires public school students in New Jersey to have written parental consent to participate in health, family life education, or sex education programs. It changes current law, which allows excusal if parents provide a statement objecting to specific content, to mandate active written consent instead. Students whose parents do not provide this written consent will be excused from those lessons without academic penalties like losing credit or graduation eligibility. The bill directly affects all K-12 public school students in New Jersey and their families regarding participation in these specific curriculum areas.