Relating to student access to personal electronic devices in schools

This bill relates to student access to personal electronic devices in schools. On or before December 31, 2025, the bill requires school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to adopt a policy that prohibits student use of personal electronic devices during classroom instructional time. The bill defines “personal electronic device” as a cellular phone or any electronic device that combines a cellular phone with a hand-held computer and that offers internet access, and text or electronic mail capabilities. The bill establishes what the policy is to include. The bill requires school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to make the policy available to the public, provide the department of education with copies of the policy, include the policy in the school district’s or accredited nonpublic school’s student handbook, and provide the parent or guardian of each student with notice of the policy or a copy of the policy.