Clarifies public school student attendance recording and reporting requirements.

This New Jersey bill clarifies how public schools must record student attendance, creating four specific categories: present, excused absence, State-excused absence, and unexcused absence. It defines excused absences for health issues (including menstrual disorders like endometriosis), mental health, court appearances, or family deaths, requiring schools to provide makeup work for missed lessons. Schools cannot count excused absences toward perfect attendance records or chronic absenteeism reporting for federal "Every Student Succeeds Act" requirements, though excused absences still count for chronic absenteeism metrics. Students must provide documentation (e.g., medical notes) for excused absences, while State-excused absences (like religious observances or Veterans Day events) won’t affect attendance rates reported to the state.