House File 371 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  BERRY


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring schools to establish a policy to restrict
  2    students' use of cellular telephones during school hours.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2004HH 83
  5 ak/nh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  280.29  CELLULAR TELEPHONE
  1  2 RESTRICTIONS.
  1  3    The board of directors of each public school district and
  1  4 the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall
  1  5 establish a policy for students that prohibits the use of
  1  6 cellular telephones and other electronic communication devices
  1  7 during school hours.  The policy may allow students to have
  1  8 such devices on school grounds but the devices shall remain in
  1  9 lockers or other locations not accessible during classroom
  1 10 hours.
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12    This bill requires the boards of directors of public school
  1 13 districts and the authorities in charge of nonpublic schools
  1 14 to establish a policy for students that prohibits the use of
  1 15 cellular phones and other electronic communication devices
  1 16 during school hours.  Students may be allowed to have the
  1 17 devices on school grounds but the devices may not be
  1 18 accessible during classroom hours.
  1 19 LSB 2004HH 83
  1 20 ak/nh/8