This bill mandates that school districts in New Jersey, which include grades nine through twelve, must incorporate instruction on the risks associated with compulsive gambling into their health and physical education curriculum. The instruction will cover topics such as the dangers of gambling addiction, the risks involved with personal finances and assets, and the distinction between probability and predictability in gambling scenarios. Additionally, the Commissioner of Education is tasked with providing resources to assist school districts in this educational effort and developing a training module for high school teachers to support the implementation of this instruction.

The bill specifies that the requirements will take effect in the first full school year following the development of the training module by the Commissioner and the subsequent review and update of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards by the State Board of Education. This ensures that educators are adequately prepared to teach students about the potential risks of compulsive gambling before the new curriculum is fully implemented.