House File 2685 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2685 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2451) A BILL FOR An Act relating to student instructional technology standards, 1 including elementary school digital instruction limits, 2 technology use policies, and governance of one-to-one 3 digital device programs. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 6740HV (2) 91 mb/jh

H.F. 2685 Section 1. Section 256E.7, subsection 2, Code 2026, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0s. Be subject to and comply with 3 the requirements of section 279.89 relating to student 4 instructional technology standards in the same manner as a 5 school district. 6 Sec. 2. Section 256F.4, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended 7 by adding the following new paragraph: 8 NEW PARAGRAPH . v. Be subject to and comply with 9 the requirements of section 279.89 relating to student 10 instructional technology standards in the same manner as a 11 school district. 12 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION . 279.89 Student instructional 13 technology standards. 14 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise 15 requires: 16 a. “Digital instruction” means lessons, assignments, 17 assessments, or instructional activities delivered through 18 instructional technology. 19 b. “Instructional technology” means a laptop, tablet, 20 computer, smart device, software platform, or other similar 21 device or platform used for student learning. 22 c. “One-to-one digital device program” means a program 23 through which a school district provides or assigns a digital 24 device to each student for instructional use. 25 2. a. For students enrolled in grades kindergarten through 26 five, digital instruction shall not exceed sixty minutes per 27 school day. 28 b. The following uses shall not count toward the daily 29 limit: 30 (1) Use required pursuant to an individualized education 31 program or a plan developed pursuant to section 504 of the 32 federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 33 (2) Assistive or adaptive technology necessary to provide a 34 student access to instruction. 35 -1- LSB 6740HV (2) 91 mb/jh 1/ 4

H.F. 2685 (3) Teacher-directed demonstrations using a projector, 1 smartboard, or similar display device when students are not 2 individually operating a digital device. 3 (4) State assessments and progress monitoring that requires 4 the use of a one-to-one digital device. 5 (5) Dedicated computer science and technology curriculum. 6 3. a. The board of directors of each school district shall 7 adopt a written technology use policy applicable to grades 8 kindergarten through five. 9 b. The policy shall include all of the following: 10 (1) The district’s daily digital instruction limits. 11 (2) A list of digital platforms and applications used for 12 instruction. 13 (3) Notice of a parent’s or guardian’s right to request 14 additional reductions in the parent’s or guardian’s child’s 15 digital instruction. 16 (4) A statement that instructional technology shall 17 support, and not supplant, foundational learning. 18 c. The policy shall be published on each elementary school’s 19 internet site. 20 4. a. Prior to adopting or renewing a one-to-one digital 21 device program for any grade level, the board of directors of a 22 school district shall complete a technology adoption checklist 23 that documents consideration of all of the following: 24 (1) The instructional purpose of the device. 25 (2) Age appropriateness of the device and associated 26 software. 27 (3) Content-filtering limitations and the district’s 28 capacity to mitigate those limitations. 29 (4) Whether student data is collected, stored, or shared, 30 and the nature of such data practices. 31 b. The checklist shall be retained by the board and made 32 available to the department of education upon request for audit 33 or compliance purposes. 34 c. Each school district shall make publicly available on the 35 -2- LSB 6740HV (2) 91 mb/jh 2/ 4

H.F. 2685 district’s internet site a list of one-to-one digital device 1 programs in use, and information regarding opt-out options for 2 parents who decline participation in digital instruction. 3 5. This section shall not apply to students enrolled in an 4 online learning program operating pursuant to section 256.43. 5 EXPLANATION 6 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 7 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 8 This bill relates to student instructional technology 9 standards, including elementary school digital instruction 10 limits, technology use policies, and governance of one-to-one 11 digital device programs. 12 The bill requires school districts, charter schools, and 13 innovation school zones to comply with student instructional 14 technology standards. 15 The bill establishes limits on digital instruction for 16 students enrolled in kindergarten through grade five. Digital 17 instruction may not exceed 60 minutes per school day. Certain 18 uses of instructional technology are excluded from the 19 daily limit, including technology required for students with 20 individualized education programs or disability accommodation 21 plans, assistive or adaptive technology necessary to provide 22 access to instruction, teacher-directed instruction using 23 display devices when students are not individually operating a 24 digital device, state assessments and progress monitoring that 25 requires the use of a one-to-one digital device, and dedicated 26 computer science and technology curriculum. 27 The bill requires each school district to adopt a written 28 instructional technology use policy applicable to grades 29 kindergarten through five. The policy must include daily 30 digital instruction limits, a list of digital platforms and 31 applications used for instruction, notice of a parent’s or 32 guardian’s right to request additional reductions in their 33 child’s digital instruction, and a statement that instructional 34 technology shall support and not supplant foundational 35 -3- LSB 6740HV (2) 91 mb/jh 3/ 4

H.F. 2685 learning. The policy must be made publicly available on each 1 elementary school’s internet site. 2 The bill further establishes governance and transparency 3 requirements for one-to-one digital device programs. Prior to 4 adopting or renewing a one-to-one digital device program, a 5 school district must complete a technology adoption checklist 6 documenting consideration of instructional purpose, age 7 appropriateness, content-filtering limitations, and student 8 data practices. The checklist must be retained by the school 9 district and made available to the department of education upon 10 request. School districts must also make publicly available 11 information regarding one-to-one digital device programs and 12 parental opt-out options. 13 The bill does not apply to students enrolled in an online 14 learning program operating pursuant to Code section 256.43. 15 -4- LSB 6740HV (2) 91 mb/jh 4/ 4