,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dghc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #be1 #bjbd,mr4   
,romney 7= himself & ,mr4 ,murphy7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a program to     
recognize elem5t>y s*ools & second>y    
s*ools t h implem5t$ a policy to        
prohibit sm>tphone use by /ud5ts dur+   
in/ructional h\rs & a program to        
recognize local educational ag5cies &   
,/ate educational ag5cies t s]ve su*    
s*ools4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,sm>t ,kids n ,sm>tphones   
,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
,act3 7#a7 ,,esea t]ms ,! t]ms elem5t>y 
s*ool1 local educational ag5cy1 second>y
 s*ool1 ,secret>y1 & ,/ate educational  
ag5cy h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9 section  
#haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja74  7#b7 ,sm>tphone  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! t]m sm>tphone means a h&-held mobile 

device t is-- 7i7 design$ to enable !   
us] to engage 9 voice & data            
communications us+ wireless             
communications2  7ii7 capable ( connect+
 to ! int]net2 &  7iii7 capable (       
access+ digital applications1 includ+   
social m$ia1 int]net br[s+1 text        
messag+1 & /ream+ s]vices4  7,b7        
,exclusions ,! t]m sm>tphone does n     
include a phone t (f]s only a limit$    
capability or set ( capabilities 7su* z 
plac+ voice calls & s5d+ text messages71
 a laptop comput]1 a tablet device1 or a
 device t has only electronic read+     
capability4  7#c7 ,sm>tphone use policy 
,! t]m sm>tphone use policy means a     
policy t1 at a m9imum1 prohibits        
sm>tphone use by /ud5ts 9 classrooms    
dur+ in/ructional h\rs1 except-- 7,a7 = 
use 9 em]g5cies2  7,b7 = use 9          
educational in/ruction or educational   
enri*m5t activities2  7,c7 = use by     
/ud5ts ) exceptional ne$s or *ildr5 )   
disabilities2 or  7,d7 = use 9 o!r      
circum/ances z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  

#c4 ,recognition ,aw>d ,program = s*ools
 t implem5t sm>tphone use policies to   
prohibit sm>tphone use by /ud5ts dur+   
in/ructional h\rs  7a7 ,au?orization (  
,s*ool ,recognition ,aw>d ,program  7#a7
 ,e/abli%m5t ( aw>d program ,n lat] ?an 
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a        
non-monet>y1 non-competitive aw>d       
program to annually recognize elem5t>y  
s*ools & second>y s*ools t h implem5t$ &
 en=ce a sm>tphone use policy4  7#b7    
,public li/ ,9 c>ry+ out ! aw>d program 
e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y--
 7,a7 %all ma9ta9 on ! ,dep>tm5t's      
website a publicly available li/ ( all  
s*ools t receiv$ an aw>d "u p>agraph    
7#a7 9 ! prec$+ ye>1 includ+ ea* s*ool's
 sm>tphone use policy2 &  7,b7 may      
det]m9e additional me?ods ( recogniz+   
s*ools t receive an aw>d "u p>agraph    
7#a74  7b7 ,application ,an elem5t>y    
s*ool or second>y s*ool t seeks to      
receive an aw>d "u ?is section %all     
submit an application to ! ,secret>y at 

su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & accompani$ by su*
 in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require1   
includ+-- 7#a7 a description ( !        
applicant's sm>tphone use policy &      
relat$ en=cem5t me*anisms = su* policy2 
&  7#b7 a description ( ! applicant's   
/ud5t1 p>5tal1 & family engagem5t ef=ts 
to receive input 9 develop+ & en=c+ su* 
policy1 includ+ families ( *ildr5 )     
disabilities4  7c7 ,eligibility ,!      
,secret>y %all make an aw>d to ea*      
elem5t>y s*ool & second>y s*ool t-- 7#a7
 submits an application "u subsection   
7b72 &  7#b7 implem5ts & en=ces a       
sm>tphone use policy4  7d7 ,guidance ,! 
,secret>y-- 7#a7 %all publi% on !       
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education      
guidance = elem5t>y s*ools & second>y   
s*ools relat$ to sm>tphone use policies2
 &  7#b7 9 consultation ) ! ,director ( 
! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &        
,te*nology & ! ,director ( ! ,national  
,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 %all publi% on !    
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education      
sm>tphone use policy en=cem5t me*anisms4

  #d4 ,recognition ,aw>d ,program =     
local educational ag5cies & /ate        
educational s*ools  7a7 ,au?orization ( 
,local ,educational ,ag5cy ,aw>d        
,program  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,local     
,educational ,ag5cy ,aw>d ,program ,!   
,secret>y %all e/abli% a non-monet>y1   
non-competitive aw>d program to annually
 recognize local educational ag5cies =  
:i* #ajj p]c5t ( ! elem5t>y s*ools &    
second>y s*ools s]v$ by su* ag5cies--   
7,a7 h receiv$ an aw>d "u section #c2 or
  7,b7 meet eligibility requirem5ts     
describ$ 9 section #c7;c77#b7 by        
implem5t+ & en=c+ a sm>tphone use       
policy4  7#b7 ,public li/ ,9 c>ry+ out !
 aw>d program e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a71
 ! ,secret>y-- 7,a7 %all ma9ta9 on !    
,dep>tm5t's website a publicly available
 li/ ( all local educational ag5cies t  
receiv$ an aw>d "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 !    
prec$+ ye>2 &  7,b7 may det]m9e         
additional me?ods ( recogniz+ local     
educational ag5cies t receive an aw>d "u
 p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,au?orization (    

,/ate ,educational ,ag5cy ,aw>d ,program
  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,/ate ,educational 
,ag5cy ,aw>d ,program ,! ,secret>y %all 
e/abli% a non-monet>y1 non-competitive  
aw>d program to annually recognize ,/ate
 educational ag5cies = :i* #ajj p]c5t ( 
! local educational ag5cies s]v$ by su* 
,/ate educational ag5cies-- 7,a7 h      
receiv$ an aw>d "u subsection 7a72 or   
7,b7 meet eligibility requirem5ts       
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a74  7#b7    
,public li/ ,9 c>ry+ out ! aw>d program 
e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y--
 7,a7 %all ma9ta9 on ! ,dep>tm5t's      
website a publicly available li/ ( all  
,/ate educational ag5cies t receiv$ an  
aw>d "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 ! prec$+ ye>2 & 
7,b7 may det]m9e additional me?ods (    
recogniz+ ,/ate educational ag5cies t   
receive an aw>d "u p>agraph 7#a74  #e4  
,sunset ,! programs au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act
 %all cease to exi/ effective on ! date 
t is #aj ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act4