Requires State Board of Education to include instruction on mental health first aid training as part of professional development requirement for public school teachers.

This bill requires public school teachers in New Jersey to complete eight hours of mental health first aid training during their first year of employment and recertify every three years. The training covers identifying signs of mental health and substance use disorders, understanding risk factors, and learning intervention strategies for both crisis and non-crisis situations. It directly affects all public school teachers by making this instruction a mandatory part of their professional development requirements. The State Board of Education must implement these training requirements as part of existing professional development standards.