Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1198
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 20-26-5-40.7.
Synopsis: Student use of a wireless communication device. Requires
that each school corporation and charter school adopt and implement
a wireless communication device policy that governs, with certain
exceptions, student use of a wireless communication device and
publish the policy on the school corporation's or charter school's
website.
Effective: July 1, 2024.
McGuire
January 9, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
2024 IN 1198—LS 6609/DI 152 Introduced
Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1198
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 20-26-5-40.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 40.7. (a) As used in this section,
4 "instructional time" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-30-2-1.
5 (b) Each school corporation and charter school shall adopt and
6 implement a wireless communication device policy that:
7 (1) except as provided in subdivisions (2) and (3), prohibits a
8 student from using a wireless communication device during
9 instructional time;
10 (2) authorizes a teacher to allow a student to use a wireless
11 communication device for educational purposes during
12 instructional time; and
13 (3) permits a student to use a wireless communication device
14 in the event of an emergency.
15 (c) Each school corporation and charter school shall publish on
16 its website the wireless communication device policy established
17 under subsection (b).
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