Board hears update on Senate Bill 1014 cell‑phone ban and Shapiro's proposed guaranteed recess
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The district's policy representative reported that Senate Bill 1014, which would ban student cell‑phone use in schools statewide, passed the state senate 46–1 and moves to the House; the board was also briefed on a gubernatorial proposal to mandate recess for K–5.
At the North Hills School District board meeting on Feb. 19, a district policy representative asked Miss Mathis to provide the state legislative update. Miss Mathis told the board that Senate Bill 1014, a proposal to restrict student cell‑phone use in schools statewide, passed the state senate by a vote of 46 to 1 and now advances to the state House for further consideration.
Miss Mathis also summarized a proposal from Governor Shapiro that would mandate recess during the school day for kindergarten through fifth grade and noted there is a cosponsorship memo for related legislation. She said the guaranteed-recess proposal is on the district’s radar but did not expect it to have an immediate operational impact on North Hills.
The board’s federal legislative representative reported there were no substantive federal items for immediate discussion and that several measures remain in committee.
The meeting did not include a formal board policy action on either the cell‑phone bill or the recess proposal; the discussion was a report intended to keep the board informed of state- and federal-level developments.