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Governor proposes $1.5 million to help schools buy secure phone storage as cell‑phone policy moves through chambers
Summary
A governor’s office representative asked the committee to adopt an amendment that would provide $1.5 million in one‑time reimbursements to school districts that choose to buy secure phone storage after passage of proposed statewide cell‑phone policies; committee members questioned rollout details and equity of a partial reimbursement pool.
Maria Nessa, Chief of Staff to Lieutenant Governor Stranden and senior advisor to Governor Armstrong, asked the committee to adopt a governor’s amendment to provide one‑time reimbursement funding for schools that choose to buy secure phone storage devices if a statewide cell‑phone policy is enacted.
Nessa said the amendment would add $1.5 million in one‑time funding to reimburse districts that purchase lockers, pouches or other secure storage: “Do schools have to use this? No, they do not,” she said,…
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