Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00539 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/13/2025

                             
 
LCO No. 824   	1 of 1 
 
General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 539  
January Session, 2025  
LCO No. 824 
 
 
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION  
 
 
Introduced by:  
SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist.  
 
 
 
AN ACT LIMITING STUDENT CELL PHONE USE IN SCHOOLS 
DURING SCHOOL HOURS. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to require local and 1 
regional boards of education to adopt policies limiting the use of cell 2 
phones by students in grades six to twelve, inclusive, during the regular 3 
school day. 4 
Statement of Purpose:   
To limit the use of cell phones in schools to foster a distraction-free 
learning environment.