Requires DOH to collect and coordinate data on language proficiency of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Health to collect and coordinate data on the language skills and educational progress of children diagnosed as deaf or hard of hearing from birth through age 10. The data will be gathered using a centralized platform, shared with the Departments of Human Services and Education (with parental consent), and used to improve programs for these children. It mandates compliance with privacy laws and specifies that the Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing will manage data sharing only with a parent or guardian's written permission. The bill does not create new funding or programs but aims to better inform existing services through coordinated data.