(a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Cell phone" means a portable electronic device used for communication through voice calls, text messages, or Internet access. (2) "Instructional time" means educator-led time dedicated to teaching and learning. (b) Each school district and charter school shall adopt a policy, with educator input, about cell phone use by students during school hours that, at a minimum, must include all of the following: (1) Clear guidelines about what constitutes acceptable cell phone use at school. (2) A requirement that limits cell phone use during instructional time. (3) The designation of times and places during which students may use their cell phones at school. (4) Guidelines that encourage communication between the schools, parents or guardians, and students about the cell phone use policy. (5) A system of appropriate consequences for violations of the cell phone use policy. (6) Exceptions that address, and are applicable to, emergency situations and medical or educational accommodations. (7) A plan to monitor discipline data related to student cell phone use policy violations. (c) Each school district and charter school shall provide its adopted cell phone policy to the Department. (d) By August 31, 2026, each school district and charter school shall post its adopted cell phone policy on its website. (e) Each school district and charter school shall implement and enforce its cell phone policy in a fair and consistent manner. Each school district and charter school is responsible for ensuring that implementation and enforcement is not solely the responsibility of classroom educators. (f) (1) Each school district and charter school may amend its adopted cell phone use policy as needed. (2) If a school district or charter school amends its cell phone use policy, it shall provide the amended policy to the Department within 90 days of the amendment. (3) The school district or charter school shall post the amended policy on its website. (g) The Department shall provide school districts and charter schools with model language that the school districts and charter schools may use to support the development of cell phone use policies.
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