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Senate Committee Sends Cell‑Phone Policy RS 32029 to Print; Requires Districts to Adopt Local Device Policies by Year‑End
Summary
The Senate Education Committee voted to print RS 32029, a proposed measure directing Idaho school districts to assess mobile device impacts and adopt local policies to promote distraction‑free learning by the end of the year. The RS preserves local control and exempts assistive technology for students with IEPs.
The Idaho Senate Education Committee on Monday voted to send RS 32029 — a proposed distraction‑free learning policy — to print, moving the measure one step further in the legislative process.
Sponsor Senator Craig Berndt, of Meridian, told the committee the draft requires all Idaho school districts to "assess the impact of mobile device usage on students and develop a policy that promotes distraction free learning." The RS,…
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