,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbff  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #i1 #bjbc,mr4 
,cotton 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ka9e7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,education to conduct a /udy reg>d+ !   
use ( mobile devices 9 elem5t>y &       
second>y s*ools1 & to e/abli% a pilot   
program ( aw>d+ grants to enable c]ta9  
s*ools to create a s*ool environm5t free
 ( mobile devices4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,focus on ,le>n+  
,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7
 ,,esea ,t]ms ,! t]ms *ild ) a          
disability1 elem5t>y s*ool1 ,engli%     
le>n]1 local educational ag5cy1 &       
second>y s*ool h ! mean+ giv5 ^? t]ms 9 
section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja74  7#b7 ,mobile device ,! t]m     
mobile device means any p]sonal mobile  
telephone or o!r portable electronic    

communication device ) :i* a us] engages
 9 a call or writes or s5ds a message or
 any device 9 :i* ! us] plays a game or 
wat*es a video1 except t su* t]m does n 
include s*ool-issu$ devices4  7#c7      
,s*ool environm5t free ( mobile devices 
,! t]m s*ool environm5t free ( mobile   
devices means an elem5t>y s*ool or      
second>y s*ool 9 :i* mobile devices (   
/ud5ts are kept 9 a secure conta9] t is 
controll$ by a s*ool adm9i/rator4  7#d7 
,s*ool h\rs ,! t]m s*ool h\rs means     
regul> s*ool h\rs = in/ruction1 includ+ 
lun* p]iods1 free p]iods on s*ool       
gr\nds1 & "t betwe5 classroom           
in/ruction4  #c4 ,/udy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n 
lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,education1 9 
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &   
,human ,s]vices1 %all complete a /udy   
reg>d+ ! use ( mobile devices 9 elem5t>y
 s*ools & second>y s*ools nationwide1   
includ+-- 7#a7 ! impact ( su* use on--  
7,a7 /ud5t le>n+ & academic a*ievem5t2  
7,b7 /ud5t educational outcomes &       

engagem5t2  7,c7 /ud5t m5tal heal?2     
7,d7 classroom in/ruction2 &  7,e7 s*ool
 climate & /ud5t behavior2 &  7#b7 an   
analysis ( data collect$ f p>ticipat+   
s*ools 9 ! pilot program "u section #d4 
7b7 ,report ,! ,secret>y ( ,education1 9
 consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices1 %all submit a report to
 ,congress conta9+ ! results ( ! /udy   
conduct$ "u subsection 7a71 & %all make 
su* report publicly available4  #d4     
,pilot program  7a7 ,program e/abli%$ ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,education %all e/abli% a  
pilot program1 ?r\gh :i* ! ,secret>y (  
,education %all aw>d grants to local    
educational ag5cies to enable p>ticipat+
 s*ools s]v$ by su* ag5cies 7ref]r$ to 9
 ?is section z p>ticipat+ s*ools7 to    
pur*ase secure conta9]s & in/all lock]s 
9 ord] to create a s*ool environm5t free
 ( mobile devices4  7b7 ,application ,a 
local educational ag5cy desir+ to       
p>ticipate 9 ! program "u ?is section   
%all submit an application to !         
,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &     

conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
reasonably require1 includ+-- 7#a7 an   
assurance t su* local educational ag5cy 
w id5tify & select p>ticipat+ s*ools 9 a
 mann] t engages ! /ud5ts1 p>5ts1       
educators1 pr9cipal1 s*ool lead]s1 &    
specializ$ in/ructional support         
p]sonnel1 ( su* s*ools2  7#b7 an        
assurance t ea* p>ticipat+ s*ool w h a  
communication sy/em 7:i* may be mobile  
devices7 all[+ tea*]s1 adm9i/rators1 &  
/aff to communicate ) ea* o!r & ) local 
em]g5cy respond]s2  7#c7 an assurance t 
ea* p>ticipat+ s*ool w h a cle> process 
= /ud5ts to be able to contact _! p>5ts2
  7#d7 ! policy ( ea* p>ticipat+ s*ool  
on mobile device use dur+ s*ool h\rs z (
 ! date ( ! application2 &  7#e7 a      
description ( :at ea* p>ticipat+ s*ool's
 new policy on mobile device use dur+   
s*ool h\rs w be ^u beg9n+ p>ticipation 9
 ! pilot program "u ?is section4  7c7   
,selection ,! ,secret>y ( ,education    
%all select local educational ag5cy     
applicants = p>ticipation 9 ! pilot     

program bas$ on ! ,secret>y (           
,education's det]m9ation t ! applicant's
 p>ticipation w likely yield helpful    
in=mation relevant to te/+ a s*ool      
environm5t free ( mobile devices4  7d7  
,exemptions ,p>ticipat+ s*ools may1 :ile
 ma9ta9+ a s*ool environm5t free (      
mobile devices1 all[ exemptions su* t   
mobile devices may be us$ dur+ s*ool    
h\rs-- 7#a7 to monitor or treat heal?   
conditions2  7#b7 by /ud5ts :o are      
*ildr5 ) disabilities2 &  7#c7 by /ud5ts
 :o are ,engli% le>n]s = translation    
purposes4  7e7 ,p>5tal notification ,ea*
 local educational ag5cy t applies =    
p>ticipation 9 ! pilot program "u ?is   
section %all-- 7#a7 notify p>5ts (      
/ud5ts enroll$ 9 elem5t>y s*ools &      
second>y s*ools t are s]v$ by ! ag5cy & 
t may become p>ticipat+ s*ools-- 7,a7 n 
less ?an #cj days be=e submitt+ an      
application "u ?is section2 &  7,b7 ^u  
receipt ( a grant aw>d "u ?is section2 &
  7#b7 solicit fe$back f su* p>5ts be=e 
apply+ = ! grant ab\t ! local           

educational ag5cy's desire to implem5t a
 s*ool environm5t free ( mobile devices4
  7f7 ,adm9i/rative exp5ses ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,education may use n m ?an #b p]c5t (
 ! am\nts made available to c>ry out ?is
 section = adm9i/rative exp5ses1 data   
collection1 & c>ry+ out ! /udy requir$  
"u section #c4  7g7 ,au?orization (     
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section1    
#e1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd
 ?r\gh #bjbh4