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516
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SENATE
FILE
516
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
237)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
directing
the
department
of
education
to
convene
a
1
working
group
to
study
the
impact
of
technology
on
the
2
cognitive
function
and
academic
performance
of
students.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
——
WORKING
GROUP
——
1
IMPACT
OF
TECHNOLOGY
ON
COGNITIVE
LEARNING.
2
1.
The
department
of
education,
in
collaboration
with
the
3
department
of
health
and
human
services,
shall
convene
and
4
provide
administrative
support
to
a
working
group
that
shall
5
examine
research
related
to
the
impact
of
school-provided
6
technology
on
the
cognitive
function
and
academic
performance
7
of
students.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“school-provided
8
technology”
includes
laptop
computers,
online
learning
9
management
systems,
and
classroom
slide
show
presentations.
10
2.
The
membership
of
the
working
group
shall
include
but
11
not
be
limited
to
educators,
mental
health
professionals,
and
12
parents
of
school-age
children.
13
3.
Any
expenses
incurred
by
a
member
of
the
working
group
14
shall
be
the
responsibility
of
the
individual
member
or
the
15
respective
entity
represented
by
the
member.
16
4.
The
working
group
shall
submit
its
findings
and
17
recommendations
in
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
December
18
31,
2025.
The
report
shall
include
recommendations
on
best
19
practices
related
to
the
use
of
school-provided
technology
in
20
educational
contexts
with
a
focus
on
ways
to
mitigate
possible
21
negative
impacts
on
the
social
and
behavioral
development,
22
attention
span,
mental
concentration,
and
learning
ability
of
23
students.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
directs
the
department
of
education,
in
28
collaboration
with
the
department
of
health
and
human
services,
29
to
convene
a
working
group
to
examine
research
related
to
30
the
impact
of
school-provided
technology
on
the
cognitive
31
function
and
academic
performance
of
students.
The
membership
32
of
the
working
group
is
required
to
include
but
not
be
limited
33
to
educators,
mental
health
professionals,
and
parents
of
34
school-age
children.
The
bill
requires
the
working
group
to
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provide
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
December
31,
2025,
1
detailing
the
working
group’s
findings
and
recommendations.
2
The
report
must
include
recommendations
on
best
practices
3
related
to
the
use
of
school-provided
technology
in
educational
4
contexts.
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