Enrolled September 05, 2024 Passed IN Senate August 31, 2024 Passed IN Assembly August 30, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 12, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 05, 2024 Amended IN Assembly June 26, 2024 Amended IN Senate May 20, 2024 Amended IN Senate April 11, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1283Introduced by Senator Stern(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan)(Coauthor: Senator Rubio)(Coauthor: Assembly Member Muratsuchi)February 15, 2024An act to add Section 48901.8 to the Education Code, relating to pupils. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1283, Stern. Pupils: use of social media.Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district or its designee to regulate the possession or use of any electronic signaling device that operates through the transmission or receipt of radio waves, including, but not limited to, paging and signaling equipment, by pupils of the school district while the pupils are on campus, attending school-sponsored activities, or under the supervision or control of school district employees. Existing law explicitly authorizes the governing body of a school district, a county office of education, or a charter school to adopt a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of smartphones while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school.This bill would additionally explicitly authorize the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of social media, as defined, while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school, as provided.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 48901.8 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 48901.7, to read:48901.8. (a) (1) The governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school may adopt a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of social media while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school.(2) This section does not authorize monitoring, collecting, or otherwise accessing any information related to a pupils online activities.(b) For purposes of this section, social media means a social media platform as that term is defined in Section 22675 of the Business and Professions Code.
Enrolled September 05, 2024 Passed IN Senate August 31, 2024 Passed IN Assembly August 30, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 12, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 05, 2024 Amended IN Assembly June 26, 2024 Amended IN Senate May 20, 2024 Amended IN Senate April 11, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1283Introduced by Senator Stern(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan)(Coauthor: Senator Rubio)(Coauthor: Assembly Member Muratsuchi)February 15, 2024An act to add Section 48901.8 to the Education Code, relating to pupils. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1283, Stern. Pupils: use of social media.Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district or its designee to regulate the possession or use of any electronic signaling device that operates through the transmission or receipt of radio waves, including, but not limited to, paging and signaling equipment, by pupils of the school district while the pupils are on campus, attending school-sponsored activities, or under the supervision or control of school district employees. Existing law explicitly authorizes the governing body of a school district, a county office of education, or a charter school to adopt a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of smartphones while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school.This bill would additionally explicitly authorize the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of social media, as defined, while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school, as provided.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Enrolled September 05, 2024 Passed IN Senate August 31, 2024 Passed IN Assembly August 30, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 12, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 05, 2024 Amended IN Assembly June 26, 2024 Amended IN Senate May 20, 2024 Amended IN Senate April 11, 2024
Enrolled September 05, 2024
Passed IN Senate August 31, 2024
Passed IN Assembly August 30, 2024
Amended IN Assembly August 12, 2024
Amended IN Assembly August 05, 2024
Amended IN Assembly June 26, 2024
Amended IN Senate May 20, 2024
Amended IN Senate April 11, 2024
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1283
Introduced by Senator Stern(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan)(Coauthor: Senator Rubio)(Coauthor: Assembly Member Muratsuchi)February 15, 2024
Introduced by Senator Stern(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan)(Coauthor: Senator Rubio)(Coauthor: Assembly Member Muratsuchi)
February 15, 2024
An act to add Section 48901.8 to the Education Code, relating to pupils.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1283, Stern. Pupils: use of social media.
Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district or its designee to regulate the possession or use of any electronic signaling device that operates through the transmission or receipt of radio waves, including, but not limited to, paging and signaling equipment, by pupils of the school district while the pupils are on campus, attending school-sponsored activities, or under the supervision or control of school district employees. Existing law explicitly authorizes the governing body of a school district, a county office of education, or a charter school to adopt a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of smartphones while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school.This bill would additionally explicitly authorize the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of social media, as defined, while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school, as provided.
Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district or its designee to regulate the possession or use of any electronic signaling device that operates through the transmission or receipt of radio waves, including, but not limited to, paging and signaling equipment, by pupils of the school district while the pupils are on campus, attending school-sponsored activities, or under the supervision or control of school district employees. Existing law explicitly authorizes the governing body of a school district, a county office of education, or a charter school to adopt a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of smartphones while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school.
This bill would additionally explicitly authorize the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of social media, as defined, while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school, as provided.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 48901.8 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 48901.7, to read:48901.8. (a) (1) The governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school may adopt a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of social media while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school.(2) This section does not authorize monitoring, collecting, or otherwise accessing any information related to a pupils online activities.(b) For purposes of this section, social media means a social media platform as that term is defined in Section 22675 of the Business and Professions Code.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 48901.8 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 48901.7, to read:48901.8. (a) (1) The governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school may adopt a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of social media while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school.(2) This section does not authorize monitoring, collecting, or otherwise accessing any information related to a pupils online activities.(b) For purposes of this section, social media means a social media platform as that term is defined in Section 22675 of the Business and Professions Code.
SECTION 1. Section 48901.8 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 48901.7, to read:
### SECTION 1.
48901.8. (a) (1) The governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school may adopt a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of social media while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school.(2) This section does not authorize monitoring, collecting, or otherwise accessing any information related to a pupils online activities.(b) For purposes of this section, social media means a social media platform as that term is defined in Section 22675 of the Business and Professions Code.
48901.8. (a) (1) The governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school may adopt a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of social media while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school.(2) This section does not authorize monitoring, collecting, or otherwise accessing any information related to a pupils online activities.(b) For purposes of this section, social media means a social media platform as that term is defined in Section 22675 of the Business and Professions Code.
48901.8. (a) (1) The governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school may adopt a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of social media while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school.(2) This section does not authorize monitoring, collecting, or otherwise accessing any information related to a pupils online activities.(b) For purposes of this section, social media means a social media platform as that term is defined in Section 22675 of the Business and Professions Code.
48901.8. (a) (1) The governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school may adopt a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of social media while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school.
(2) This section does not authorize monitoring, collecting, or otherwise accessing any information related to a pupils online activities.
(b) For purposes of this section, social media means a social media platform as that term is defined in Section 22675 of the Business and Professions Code.