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HOUSE
FILE
273
BY
MADISON
,
GOSA
,
McBURNEY
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
GAINES
,
and
AMOS
JR.
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
student
access
to
personal
electronic
1
devices
in
schools.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0t.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
3
requirements
of
section
280.36
relating
to
a
policy
governing
4
student
use
of
personal
electronic
devices
in
the
same
manner
5
as
a
school
district.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
7
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
8
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
r.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
9
requirements
of
section
280.36
relating
to
a
policy
governing
10
student
use
of
personal
electronic
devices
in
the
same
manner
11
as
a
school
district.
12
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.36
Limitation
on
the
use
of
13
personal
electronic
devices
——
policy.
14
1.
On
or
before
December
31,
2025,
the
board
of
directors
15
of
a
school
district
and
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
16
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
adopt
a
policy
that
prohibits
17
student
use
of
personal
electronic
devices
during
classroom
18
instructional
time.
At
a
minimum,
the
policy
must
meet
all
of
19
the
following
requirements:
20
a.
Apply
to
all
attendance
centers
within
the
school
21
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school;
provided,
however,
22
that
the
policy
may
establish
different
expectations
and
23
disciplinary
actions
for
different
grade
levels.
24
b.
Describe
with
specificity
the
expectations
related
to
25
student
use
of
personal
electronic
devices
during
the
school
26
day
and
disciplinary
actions
the
school
district
or
accredited
27
nonpublic
school
shall
take
if
a
student
violates
the
policy.
28
c.
Authorize
a
teacher
to
allow
a
student
to
use
a
personal
29
electronic
device
during
classroom
instructional
time
for
30
educational
purposes.
31
d.
Allow
a
student
to
use
a
personal
electronic
device
in
32
the
event
of
an
emergency.
33
e.
Allow
a
student
to
use
a
personal
electronic
device
to
34
manage
the
student’s
health
care.
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f.
Allow
a
student
who
has
an
individualized
education
1
program,
or
a
plan
under
section
504
of
the
federal
2
Rehabilitation
Act,
29
U.S.C.
§794,
to
use
the
student’s
3
personal
electronic
device
during
classroom
instructional
time
4
if
the
student’s
individualized
education
program,
or
a
plan
5
under
section
504
of
the
federal
Rehabilitation
Act,
29
U.S.C.
6
§794,
requires
such
use.
7
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
and
the
8
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
9
do
all
of
the
following:
10
a.
Make
the
policy
adopted
pursuant
to
subsection
1
11
available
to
the
public,
including
by
publishing
the
policy
on
12
the
school
district’s
or
accredited
nonpublic
school’s
internet
13
site
and
on
the
internet
site
of
each
attendance
center
within
14
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school.
15
b.
Provide
the
department
of
education
with
a
copy
of
the
16
policy.
17
c.
Include
the
policy
in
the
school
district’s
or
accredited
18
nonpublic
school’s
student
handbook.
19
d.
Provide
the
parent
or
guardian
of
each
student
enrolled
20
in
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
with
21
notice
of
the
policy
by
doing
any
one
of
the
following:
22
(1)
Providing
the
parent
or
guardian
with
a
copy
of
the
23
policy
via
electronic
mail.
24
(2)
Providing
the
parent
or
guardian
with
a
copy
of
the
25
policy
by
sending
a
copy
of
the
policy
home
with
the
student.
26
(3)
Sending
a
note
home
with
the
student
indicating
where
27
the
parent
or
guardian
may
view
the
policy.
28
3.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“personal
electronic
29
device”
means
any
of
the
following:
30
a.
A
cellular
phone.
31
b.
An
electronic
device
that
combines
a
cellular
phone
with
32
a
hand-held
computer
and
that
offers
internet
access,
and
text
33
or
electronic
mail
capabilities.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
This
bill
relates
to
student
access
to
personal
electronic
3
devices
in
schools.
4
On
or
before
December
31,
2025,
the
bill
requires
school
5
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
charter
schools,
6
and
innovation
zone
schools
to
adopt
a
policy
that
prohibits
7
student
use
of
personal
electronic
devices
during
classroom
8
instructional
time.
The
bill
defines
“personal
electronic
9
device”
as
a
cellular
phone
or
any
electronic
device
that
10
combines
a
cellular
phone
with
a
hand-held
computer
and
11
that
offers
internet
access,
and
text
or
electronic
mail
12
capabilities.
The
bill
establishes
what
the
policy
is
to
13
include.
The
bill
requires
school
districts,
accredited
14
nonpublic
schools,
charter
schools,
and
innovation
zone
15
schools
to
make
the
policy
available
to
the
public,
provide
16
the
department
of
education
with
copies
of
the
policy,
include
17
the
policy
in
the
school
district’s
or
accredited
nonpublic
18
school’s
student
handbook,
and
provide
the
parent
or
guardian
19
of
each
student
with
notice
of
the
policy
or
a
copy
of
the
20
policy.
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