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| 18 | 19 | | AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF SMART DEVICES IN SCHOOLS. |
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| 19 | 20 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General |
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| 20 | 21 | | Assembly convened: |
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| 22 | 23 | | Section 1. Section 10-233j of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 |
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| 23 | 24 | | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 2 |
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| 24 | 25 | | (a) No student in a public school in the state shall possess or use a 3 |
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| 25 | 26 | | remotely activated paging device unless such student obtains the 4 |
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| 26 | 27 | | written permission of the school principal for such possession and use. 5 |
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| 27 | 28 | | The principal shall grant such permission only if the student or his 6 |
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| 28 | 29 | | parent or guardian establishes to the satisfaction of the principal that a 7 |
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| 29 | 30 | | reasonable basis exists for the possession and use of the device. 8 |
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| 30 | 31 | | (b) A local or regional board of education may restrict the student 9 |
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| 31 | 32 | | possession or use of cellular mobile telephones in the schools under its 10 |
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| 32 | 33 | | jurisdiction. In determining whether to restrict such possession or use, 11 |
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| 33 | 34 | | the local or regional board of education shall consider the special needs 12 |
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| 34 | 35 | | of parents and students. 13 |
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| 35 | 36 | | (c) For the school year commencing July 1, 2025, and each school year 14 |
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| 41 | 44 | | policy, in addition to any restrictions pursuant to subsection (b) of this 16 |
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| 42 | 45 | | section, limiting the use of smart devices in the schools governed by 17 |
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| 43 | 46 | | such board of education using the policy guidance developed by the 18 |
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| 44 | 47 | | Department of Education. As used in this subsection, "smart device" 19 |
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| 45 | 48 | | means a cellular mobile telephone or other wearable or portable 20 |
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| 46 | 49 | | technology that can connect to the Internet, collect, process and transmit 21 |
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| 47 | 50 | | data, and communicate with other devices and networks. 22 |
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| 48 | 51 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 49 | 52 | | sections: |
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| 51 | 54 | | Section 1 July 1, 2025 10-233j |
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