Public elementary and secondary schools; student cell phone possession and use policies; development and implementation. Directs each school board to develop and each public elementary and secondary school to implement policies relating to the possession and use of cell phones and smart devices by students on school property from bell to bell, as defined in the law, and requires such policies, among other things, to (i) restrict student cell phone and smart device possession and use on school property from bell to bell and (ii) permit any student, pursuant to an Individualized Education Plan, Section 504 Plan, individualized health care plan, or Limited English Proficiency plan, to possess and use a cell phone or smart device on school property, including in the classroom, from bell to bell to monitor or address a health concern or as an accommodation or assistive technology support. This bill is identical to HB 1961.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 22.1-277
Education and Health Substitute : 22.1-277
Education Substitute: 22.1-277
Conference Substitute: 22.1-277
Enrolled: 22.1-277
Governor Substitute: 22.1-277
Reenrolled: 22.1-277
Chaptered: 22.1-277
SEH Sub: Public Education Substitute: 22.1-277
Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/25 25100096D: 22.1-277