Signed by Governor Kelly Armstrong

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that requires all public and private K-12 schools to follow the statewide student cellphone ban in North Dakota.

Highlights:

• Requires all public and private K-12 schools to follow the statewide student cellphone ban in North Dakota (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that under this bill, students would be allowed to stow their phones in their lockers while turned off, or on silent, instead of being secured in a lockbox or lockable pouch purchased by the school district (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that School boards would also have the ability to create their cellphone policies for student use during noninstructional time (Sec 1).

• Requires school districts to collect data on their cellphone policies to judge the impact on student behavior, mental health, disciplinary incidents, school attendance, and academic performance (Sec. 1).

• Requires that the districts report the data to the Department of Public Instruction, which will be compiled into an annual report (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with and further amend a bill that requires all public and private K-12 schools to follow the statewide student cellphone ban in North Dakota.

Highlights:

• Requires all public and private K-12 schools to follow the statewide student cellphone ban in North Dakota (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that under this bill, students would be allowed to stow their phones in their lockers while turned off, or on silent, instead of being secured in a lockbox or lockable pouch purchased by the school district (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that School boards would also have the ability to create their cellphone policies for student use during noninstructional time (Sec 1).

• Requires school districts to collect data on their cellphone policies to judge the impact on student behavior, mental health, disciplinary incidents, school attendance, and academic performance (Sec. 1).

• Requires that the districts report the data to the Department of Public Instruction, which will be compiled into an annual report (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires all public and private K-12 schools to follow the statewide student cellphone ban in North Dakota.

Highlights:

• Requires all public and private K-12 schools to follow the statewide student cellphone ban in North Dakota (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that under this bill, students would be allowed to stow their phones in their lockers while turned off, or on silent, instead of being secured in a lockbox or lockable pouch purchased by the school district (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that School boards would also have the ability to create their cellphone policies for student use during noninstructional time (Sec 1).

• Requires school districts to collect data on their cellphone policies to judge the impact on student behavior, mental health, disciplinary incidents, school attendance, and academic performance (Sec. 1).

• Requires that the districts report the data to the Department of Public Instruction, which will be compiled into an annual report (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text