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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 868 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 381 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | John F. Keenan |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act limiting cell phones in classrooms. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :John F. KeenanNorfolk and PlymouthMark C. MontignySecond Bristol and Plymouth1/23/2025Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.5th Worcester2/3/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 868 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 381 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Keenan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 381) of John F. Keenan, Mark C. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Montigny and Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. for legislation to limit cell phones in classrooms. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Education. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act limiting cell phones in classrooms. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Section 37H of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “department”, in line 10, the following words:- “. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3Said policies shall prohibit the use of cell phones by students during instructional time, except |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4when expressly directed by a teacher”. |
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