Bill > S3266

This bill, the Focus on Learning Act, directs the Secretary of Education to conduct a study on the use of mobile devices in elementary and secondary schools, including their impact on student learning, mental health, and classroom instruction. The bill also establishes a pilot program that provides grants to local educational agencies to enable participating schools to create a "school environment free of mobile devices" by purchasing secure containers and lockers to store student mobile devices during school hours. The pilot program includes exemptions for students who need mobile devices to monitor health conditions, students with disabilities, and English learners using devices for translation. The bill requires parental notification and feedback before schools participate in the pilot program and authorizes $5 million in funding for the program over five fiscal years.