Establishes three-year pilot program for school-based mentoring in public schools located within 1,000 feet of gunfire.

This bill establishes a three-year pilot program for school-based mentoring in New Jersey public schools located within 1,000 feet of gunfire (defined as "crisis zones" where gunfire occurred in the prior school year). It directly affects kindergarten through third-grade students at risk for mental health disorders or substance abuse in selected schools. The program requires weekly 25-minute mentoring sessions focused on building emotional resilience, monitoring emotions, developing coping skills, and improving social skills like peer interactions. Participating schools must identify at-risk students, train mentors (max 20 students per mentor), and evaluate progress in behavior, task focus, and social skills at three intervals. The commissioner will report on the program's feasibility for statewide implementation after the pilot concludes.