HF 782 — A bill for an act relating to electronic devices in schools, including student access during instructional hours and school safety plans, and including effective date provisions.

SHouse TFile A782 T- EEnrolled OHouse FFile I782 OAN WACT ARELATING KTO IELECTRONIC MDEVICES RIN ESCHOOLS, YINCLUDING NSTUDENT OACCESS LDURING DINSTRUCTIONAL SHOURS GAND OSCHOOL VSAFETY EPLANS, RAND NINCLUDING OEFFECTIVE RDATE April30,2025PROVISIONS. The HonorablePaulPate SecretaryofStateofIowa StateCapitol Des Moines,Iowa50319 DearMr.Secretary, Iherebytransmit:

HouseFile782,anActrelatingtoelectronicdevicesinschools,includingstudentaccessBE duringinstructionalhoursandIT schoolsafetyplans,andincludingeffectivedateENACTED provisions.BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

The aboveHouseFileisherebyapprovedonthisdate.

Sincerely, Kim Remolds Govemor ofIowa cc:

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B E I T E N A C T E D B Y T H E G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y O F T H E S T A T E O F I O W A :

NEW SUBSECTION,SUBSECTION 69..

On69. or before May 1, 2025, develop and distribute to school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools model policies that, if adopted, would satisfy the school district's, charter school's, or innovation zone school's responsibilities under section 279.87 relating to policies governing student use of personal electronic devices.

On or before May 1, 2025, develop and distribute to school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools model policies that, if adopted, would satisfy the school district’s, charter school’s, or innovation zone school’s responsibilities under section 279.87 relating to policies governing student use of personal electronic devices.

Include protocols that the school district will use to securely store a student'sstudent’s personal electronic device when such device is in the possession of the school district.

Specify the discipline associated with a student'sstudent’s violation of the policies, including the discipline associated with a student'sstudent’s use of a personal electronic device during classroom instruction or during the administration of an aassessment. s s e s s m e n t .

Establish a process through which a student'sstudent’s parent or guardian may petition the school district to allow the student to maintain access to the student'sstudent’s personal electronic device during the portion of the school day in which classroom instructional time is delivered if the student'sstudent’s parent or guardian can establish that there is a legitimate reason related to the student'sstudent’s physical or mental health for the student to maintain access to the device during such time.

§794, to maintain access to the student'sstudent’s personal electronic device during the portion of the school day in which classroom instructional time is delivered House File 782, p.

3 if the student'sstudent’s individualized education program, or plan under section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C.

The board of directors of a school district may adopt policies that limit student use of personal electronic devices during school hours, including the use of such devices during classroom instructional time, that are more stringent than the model policies developed and distributed by the director of the department of education pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 969. .

For purposes of this section, ''^personal“personal electronic device"device” includes but is not limited to electronic communication equipment, mobile phones, smart phones, video game devices, and portable media players.

REVISION OF HIGH-QUALITY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PPLANS. L A N S .

Provide support and guidance to school districts regarding how to revise high-quality emergency operations plans developed pursuant to section 280.30 so that such plans are consistent with the provisions of section 279.87, as enacted by this Act, and provide similar support and guidance to accredited nonpublic schools that elect to adopt policies regarding student use of personal electronic devices during sschool chours. h o h o u r s .

On or before July 1, 2025, each school district shall revise the school district'sdistrict’s high-quality emergency operations plans developed pursuant to section 280.30 so that such plans House PileFile 782, p.

P______________________________ A______________________________ TPAT gGRASSLEY rAMY aSINCLAIR sSpeaker sof lthe eHouse :President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 782, Ninety-first General Assembly.

AMY______________________________ SINCgAIRMEGHAN speakerNELSON ofChief theClerk Houseof P r e s i d e n t o f t h e S e n a t e I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House andApproved is_______________, known2025 as______________________________ HouseKIM FileREYNOLDS 782,Governor Ninety-first General Assembly.

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