as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/19/2018 03:09pm
A bill for an act
relating to education; requiring school boards to adopt student mobile device
policies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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"Mobile device" means a cellular phone, wearable device,
tablet device, or other electronic device that possesses computing capability or provides
Internet access, text messaging, e-mail, or digital voice service.
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The commissioner of education must maintain and make available
to school boards a model policy on student access to mobile devices. The model policy must
address the requirements of subdivision 3. The commissioner must develop the policy in
consultation with school boards, teachers, school counselors, parents, students, and other
stakeholders.
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(a) Each school board must adopt a written policy
governing student use of mobile devices during regular school hours.
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(b) The policy must promote students' emotional well-being and support students'
educational attainment goals.
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(c) The policy must reflect differences in student usage of mobile devices among students
in elementary and secondary schools.
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(d) The policy must include disciplinary consequences for violating the policy.
Disciplinary consequences must conform with sections 121A.41 to 121A.56. Each school
must include the policy in the student handbook on school policies.
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This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.
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