,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #efcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #cj1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,gallego introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
e/abli% a grant program to support      
re/rict+ ! use ( cellul> phones & o!r   
p]sonal electronic devices at eligible  
s*ools dur+ in/ructional "t4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,support+ ,focus 9 ,s*ools ,act4  #b4   
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,,esea    
t]ms ,! elem5t>y s*ool & second>y s*ool 
h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #haja (
 ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7   
,eligible s*ool ,! t]m eligible s*ool   
means an elem5t>y s*ool or second>y     
s*ool t-- 7,a7 receives funds "u "p ,a (
 title ,i ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y     
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#fcaa et seq472 &  7,b7 has a p]sonal   
electronic device policy z describ$ 9   

section #c7;b74  7#c7 ,p]sonal          
electronic device  7,a7 ,9 ,g5]al       
,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 ! t]m     
p]sonal electronic device1 :5 us$ )     
respect to a device possess$ or us$ by a
 /ud5t1 includes a laptop or desktop    
comput]1 a tablet1 a sm>tphone1         
sm>twat*1 or o!r cellul> phone1 or ano!r
 simil> device4  7,b7 ,exception ,! t]m 
p]sonal electronic device does n include
 a laptop or tablet t-- 7i7 a /ud5t is  
au?oriz$ by ! s*ool ( ! /ud5t to use    
dur+ s*ool h\rs2  7ii7 is us$ by su*    
/ud5t only = in/ructional purposes2 &   
7iii7 is re/rict$ f access+ social m$ia 
plat=ms1 p]sonal email1 p]sonal messag+ 
applications1 text+ s]vices1 & o!r      
non-academic applications dur+ s*ool    
h\rs4  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y  
means ! ,secret>y ( ,education4  #c4    
,grant program e/abli%$  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al  
,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a grant       
program ?r\gh :i* ! ,secret>y %all aw>d 
grants1 on a competitive basis1 to      
eligible s*ools to enable ^? eligible   

s*ools to c>ry out activities describ$ 9
 subsection 7d7 t support a s*ool ban on
 p]sonal electronic devices 9 accordance
 ) a policy describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  
7b7 ,application ,an eligible s*ool     
desir+ to receive a grant "u ?is ,act   
%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+ ! eligible  
s*ool's p]sonal electronic device policy
 describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  7c7        
,p]sonal electronic device policy       
requir$ ,to be eligible to receive a    
grant "u ?is ,act1 an eligible s*ool    
%all be requir$ to h 9 effect a policy t
 prohibits /ud5t use ( p]sonal          
electronic devices 9 ! s*ool dur+ s*ool 
in/ruction h\rs4 ,su* policy %all p]mit 
exceptions1 z approv$ by a s*ool        
adm9i/rator-- 7#a7 = /ud5ts ) heal?     
conditions t require ! use ( a mobile   
phone or o!r p]sonal electronic device z
 "p ( a treatm5t or monitor+ plan2  7#b7
 = /ud5ts ) disabilities or special ne$s

 = :om access to a mobile phone or o!r  
p]sonal electronic device is-- 7,a7     
docum5t$ z necess>y 9 an individualiz$  
education program2 or  7,b7 includ$ z "p
 ( s]vices or accommodations provid$ to 
! /ud5t pursuant to section #ejd ( !    
,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc 7#bi       
,u4,s4,c4 #gid7 7commonly ref]r$ to z a 
,section #ejd plan72 &  7#c7 = an       
em]g5cy4  7d7 ,uses ( funds ,an eligible
 s*ool t receives a grant "u ?is ,act   
%all use grant funds to c>ry out #a or m
 ( ! foll[+ activities3 7#a7 ,pur*ase   
equipm5t t w support ! p]sonal          
electronic device policy ( ! s*ool1 su* 
z phone lock]s1 phone p\*es1 or simil>  
/orage devices or equipm5t4  7#b7       
,provide pr(essional developm5t & tra9+ 
to tea*]s & s*ool /aff ab\t h[ to       
support ! s*ool's p]sonal electronic    
device policy4  #d4 ,report+ ,n lat] ?an
 #a ye> aft] receiv+ a grant "u ?is     
,act1 an eligible s*ool %all submit a   
report to ! ,secret>y t conta9s         
in=mation ab\t ! effect ( ! activities  

c>ri$ out us+ grant funds "u ?is ,act1  
includ+ any effect on academic outcomes 
at ! eligible s*ool4