Introduced January 10, 2025
HB208
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Amend KRS 158.165 to require local boards of education to adopt a policy to, at a minimum, prohibit student use of a personal telecommunications device during the school day with specific exceptions; amend KRS 156.675 to include social media in prohibited material to be made inaccessible through school technology and provide the scope of social media to be prohibited.
Plain-language summary
This bill requires Kentucky public school districts to create policies banning students from using personal devices like smartphones during the school day, with some exceptions allowed. It also expands existing rules to block social media sites on school technology and networks. Schools that do not already have such policies would need to establish them to comply with state law. Who it may affect: students in Kentucky public schools, parents, and local school board members and administrators.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Josh Bray
Representative · House District 071
Co-sponsors (11)
James Tipton
Representative · House District 053
Jennifer Henson Decker
Representative · House District 058
Steven Doan
Representative · House District 069
Daniel Elliott
Representative · House District 054
Chris Fugate
Representative · House District 084
Vanessa Grossl
Representative · House District 088
Kevin Jackson
Representative · House District 020
Kimberly Moser
Representative · House District 064
Marianne Proctor
Representative · House District 060
Steve Riley
Representative · House District 023
Lisa Willner
Representative · House District 035
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