Introduced March 2, 2026
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…
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This bill would limit how much time elementary school students in kindergarten through fifth grade spend on screens during the school day to 45 minutes per day. It would also require that at least 70 percent of assignments be written by hand, that physical materials be used in math and science, and that digital tools not replace traditional instruction, library time, or take-home homework in those grades. School districts would need to adopt a technology-use…
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Lindsey Tichenor
Senator · Senate District 06
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