Introduced
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To authorize school districts to adopt their own local policy concerning whether or not a pupil could carry a pocket pager, cell phone, etc. in school. Current state law prohibits districts from allowing students to carry the devices in school, except for health or other unusual reasons.
Referred to the Committee on Education
Amendment offered
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To require all local school boards to adopt their own policy regarding student cell phones, rather than allow boards to do so.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Substitute offered
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To adopt a version of the bill which would retain the current state ban on student cell phones in schools, unless a local school board adopts its own policy which allows cell phones and specifies rules for their use.
The substitute passed 55 to 43 (details)
Substitute offered
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To retain the current state ban on student cell phones in schools, unless a local school board adopts its own policy which allows cell phones and specifies rules for their use.
The substitute passed 74 to 27 (details)
Passed in the House 101 to 0 (details)
To retain the current statewide ban on student cell phones, except for districts in which the local school board has adopted its own policy allowing student cell phones and specifying rules for their use.
Amendment offered
To apply the provisions of the bill to public school academies (charter schools) as well as regular public schools.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 34 to 0 (details)
To retain the current statewide ban on student cell phones, except for districts in which the local school board has adopted its own policy allowing student cell phones and specifying rules for their use.
