A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1304.
Requires Michigan schools to implement policies limiting student cell phone use during school hours starting in the 2025-2026 school year, with specific exceptions and public accessibility of the policy.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Education
Reported with substitute S-1
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported with substitute S-1
Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote
1. Amend page 2, following line 28, by inserting:
“(6) If a wireless communications device policy implemented under this section allows pupils to
use a wireless communications device in a classroom for reasons not exempted under subsection (4), then the board of the school district or board of directors of the public school academy that implemented the policy shall report the justification for that policy to the department by the end of
the calendar year.” and renumbering the remaining subsection.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 28 to 9 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
