Senate advances broad education package, including cell‑phone limits and school cardiac plans

May 23, 2025

Senate reporters advanced H.480, a miscellaneous education bill that would revise school safety deadlines, require cardiac‑emergency plans and AED access for athletics, expand virtual‑learning oversight, adjust BOCES startup grants and put limits on in‑school student cell‑phone use.

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Senate reporters advanced H.480, a miscellaneous education bill that packages dozens of technical and policy changes spanning school safety, virtual learning, literacy, career and technical education and other K‑12 issues. The Senate education committee recommended proposing the committee’s amendments to the House and the Senate later ordered third reading of the bill.

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