Prohibits public school from denying admittance to student due to tardiness or violation of dress code or school uniform policy.*

The bill now applies to 'boards of trustees of a charter school or renaissance school project' in addition to 'boards of education of a school district,' expanding coverage beyond traditional public school districts.

A new Section 1 adds legislative findings stating that school dress can influence pupil behavior, that dress codes (including uniforms and gang-related clothing bans) improve school pride and behavior, and that public schools should be specifically authorized to implement uniform requirements.

A new Section 3 amends C.18A:11-9 to explicitly authorize boards of education or boards of trustees to adopt dress code policies prohibiting clothing indicating gang membership or affiliation, and requires local law enforcement to advise the board upon request about gangs associated with criminal activities.

The phrase 'nor denied' was removed from subsection b regarding opt-out provisions for uniform policies, narrowing the explicit protections listed in that provision.

Sections were renumbered (original Section 1 became Section 2, original new section became Section 4, effective date became Section 5), and the bill statement was removed consistent with a reprint version.