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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6923
January Session, 2025
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Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
(ED)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF SMART DEVICES IN SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 10-233j of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 2
(a) No student in a public school in the state shall possess or use a 3
remotely activated paging device unless such student obtains the 4
written permission of the school principal for such possession and use. 5
The principal shall grant such permission only if the student or his 6
parent or guardian establishes to the satisfaction of the principal that a 7
reasonable basis exists for the possession and use of the device. 8
(b) A local or regional board of education may restrict the student 9
possession or use of cellular mobile telephones in the schools under its 10
jurisdiction. In determining whether to restrict such possession or use, 11
the local or regional board of education shall consider the special needs 12
of parents and students. 13
(c) For the school year commencing July 1, 2025, and each school year 14
thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall adopt a 15 Raised Bill No. 6923
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policy, in addition to any restrictions pursuant to subsection (b) of this 16
section, limiting the use of smart devices in the schools governed by 17
such board of education using the policy guidance developed by the 18
Department of Education. As used in this subsection, "smart device" 19
means a cellular mobile telephone or other wearable or portable 20
technology that can connect to the Internet, collect, process and transmit 21
data, and communicate with other devices and networks. 22
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 10-233j
ED Joint Favorable