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Senate Education Committee moves RS 32029 to print; policy would require districts to adopt mobile-device plans
Summary
The Senate Education Committee voted to send RS 32029 to print. The proposed measure would require every school district in Idaho to assess mobile device usage and adopt a policy that promotes distraction-free learning, while preserving local control over policy design and exempting assistive technology for students with IEPs.
The Senate Education Committee voted to send RS 32029, a proposal to require school districts to assess the impact of mobile devices on students and develop policies that promote distraction-free learning, to print.
Senator Craig Bernd, sponsor of the RS, told the committee the draft does not prescribe a single statewide rule but requires districts to adopt locally tailored policies. “This proposed legislation requires that all school districts in…
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