This bill mandates the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) to create and maintain a centralized registry for high school student-athletes who experience concussions or other head injuries while participating in interscholastic sports, intramural sports, or cheerleading programs. The primary goal of the registry is to gather data on the incidence, patterns, and trends of head injuries, which will aid in the development of evidence-based injury prevention protocols. The bill emphasizes the importance of confidentiality, ensuring that any identifying information about the students is protected.

Additionally, the bill requires coaches of school district or nonpublic school sports and cheerleading programs to promptly inform the athletic director or designated personnel when a student sustains a concussion or head injury. Following this notification, the athletic director or designated individual is responsible for entering relevant information into the registry on a weekly basis. This information includes details about the type of head injury, the sport or program involved, the specific incident leading to the injury, the age of the student-athlete, the average number of days missed before returning to play, and any medical treatment received.