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Committee approves bill letting county boards set device policies, expands medical exemption
Summary
A Senate committee voted to report House Bill 2003, as amended, to the full Senate with the recommendation that it pass; the measure requires county boards to adopt policies limiting or permitting students’ personal electronic devices and sets exemptions, consequences and documentation requirements.
A Senate committee voted to report House Bill 2003, as amended, to the full Senate with the recommendation that it pass. The bill would require each county board of education to adopt a policy governing whether personal electronic devices are permitted on school property and to include procedures for storage, specified exemptions, consequences and documentation requirements.
Committee counsel summarized the bill and the proposed committee amendment. Counsel said county board policies must specify whether personal electronic devices will be permitted on school property and, if…
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