From the ECS State Policy Database School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary TN Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Dress Codes - School Personnel H.B. 2222 Requires local boards of education to adopt dress codes for professional employees. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/HB2222.pdf... More... TN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Dress Codes S.B. 3558 Prohibits students from wearing, while on the grounds of a public school during the regular school day, clothing that exposes underwear or body parts in an indecent manner that disrupts the learning environment. Directs LEAs to specify discipline under dress c... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Prohibition of Certain Clothing H.B. 1936 Requires districts to prohibit the wearing of clothing that exposes underwear, buttocks, or the breast of a female student. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Bills/HB1936.pdf... More... GA Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Referendum on School Uniforms H.B. 712 Provides for a nonbinding, advisory referendum in November 2008 for residents of the DeKalb County School System regarding whether school uniforms should be required for students in grades K-5. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb712.pdf... More... UT Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 School Uniforms H.B. 167 This bill: provides definitions; modifies findings of the Legislature; provides statutory policy requirements for school uniform policies; and modifies school uniform policy adoption procedures for charter schools. Authorizes schools to require uniforms, provi... More... VA Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Student Dress Codes H.B. 1573 Directs the state board to develop guidelines for school boards in establishing student dress codes designed to prohibit any apparel or style of dress that may prompt school violence or illegal gang activity. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful... More... WV Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Dress Codes S.B. 177 Provides procedure for implementing a uniform dress code for public schools.... More... CA Signed into law 09/2001 P-12 School dress code policies S.B. 310 Relates to school dress code policies. Requires every school site to allow for outdoor use during the school day, articles of sun-protective clothing that pupils be allowed to wear outdoors, including, but not limited to, hats.... More... UT Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 School Uniform Policies H.B. 58 Relates to the State System of Public Education by providing that a school uniform policy shall remain in place for at least a year after its formal implementation; provides a window for students to opt out of participating in the school uniform program.... More... OK Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 School Uniforms H.B. 2728 (Omnibus Bill) Deletes certain provisions relating to school dress code and states school boards have the option of adopting a dress code which includes school uniforms.... More... UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 School Uniform Policies H.B. 155 Relates to public schools; requires an election for the adoption of a school or school district uniform policy; clarifies voting requirements; provides the school uniform policies include an exemption provision.... More...