NJ S2523

Requires each New Jersey school district to establish a behavioral threat assessment team to identify students who pose potential safety risks and prevent targeted violence

Mandates in-service training for school employees on behavioral threat assessment, including how to identify at-risk students, assess communications and circumstances suggesting violence risk, and provide appropriate intervention resources

Requires threat assessment teams to be multidisciplinary, including a school counselor/psychologist/social worker, teaching staff member, school principal or administrator, and a safe schools resource officer or law enforcement liaison

Directs the Department of Education, in consultation with state law enforcement and the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, to develop guidelines for establishing and training these teams

Takes effect in the first full school year following enactment