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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of personal wireless communication devices by |
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students during instructional time. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.0232 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.0232. PERSONAL DEVICE USE BY STUDENTS PROHIBITED. |
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(a) In this section, “personal wireless communication device” |
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means any wireless electronic communication device, other than a |
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device provided to students by a school for instructional purposes, |
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capable of transmitting and/or receiving data, including cellular |
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telephones, text messaging devices, laptop computers, and tablet |
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computers. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 38.0231, the board of trustees |
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of a school district and the governing body of an open-enrollment |
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charter school shall adopt policies prohibiting students from using |
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personal wireless communication devices during instructional time. |
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(c) Policies adopted under Subsection (a) must require that |
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classrooms designate a secure, out-of-sight area for the storage of |
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personal wireless communication devices during instructional time. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |