SB318
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms, restrict digital instruction time for students in kindergarten to grade 5 to 45 minutes per student per day; exclude designated uses of technology from the restriction; direct in-person elementary schools to require at least 70% of student assignments to be written; require daily access to traditional learning material; require incorporation of physical manipulatives into math and science instruction; prohibit replacing primary instruction with instructional…
Introduced: March 2, 2026
Last action: March 2, 2026
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This bill sets new rules for how digital technology can be used in Kentucky public schools for kindergarten through fifth grade. It would limit screen-based instruction to 45 minutes per day, require that at least 70% of assignments be written by hand, and ensure students still have access to physical books, hands-on math and science materials, and library time. School districts would also need to create a written technology policy and publish a yearly report on how technology is being used. Who it may affect: elementary school students, parents, teachers, and local school district administrators.
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