HB0525

County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)

Requiring each county board of education to develop and implement, not later than the 2027-2028 school year, a policy limiting the use of certain electronic communication devices by a student during the academic school day; and prohibiting the policy from restricting the use of an electronic communication device for purposes documented in a student's individual education program, to address a documented health issue, during an emergency event, for certain educational purposes, to access language translation tools, or to meet caregiving duties.

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Basic Information

Status
Chaptered
Session
2026 Regular Session
Type
Unknown
Cross-filed
SB0928

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Hearing
February 18, 2026 at 13:00
📍 Ways and Means
Hearing - Ways and Means Committee

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Taylor
Kaufman
Boafo
Moreno
Schindler
Solomon