Bill > SB2427

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Amends the School Code. Provides that on or before the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year, each school board and charter school shall adopt and implement a wireless communication device policy. Requires the policy and administrative responses for violations of the policy to be published in a student handbook, if one exists. Establishes exceptions for the use of a wireless communication device during school time. Prohibits a school district or charter school from enforcing the wireless communication device policy through fees, fines, suspensions, expulsions, or the deployment of a school resource officer or local law enforcement officer. Sets forth how the policy shall be developed. Provides that a school board, the governing body of a charter school, and any school personnel are immune from any liability resulting from damage to a wireless communication device if the device is stored in good faith and in accordance with the wireless communication device policy. Provides that the wireless communication device policy shall be posted on the school district's or charter school's publicly accessible Internet website. Requires, by September 1, 2026, the State Board of Education to post on its website a template for a model wireless communication device policy. Provides that if a school district or charter school has an existing wireless communication device policy in place before the effective date of the amendatory Act that limits wireless communication devices during a majority of or the entirety of the school day, the district or charter school may keep its existing policy in place through the 2030-2031 school year, at which point the district or charter school must adopt a wireless communication device policy meeting the requirements the amendatory Act. Makes other and conforming changes. Effective immediately.

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Cristina Castro (D)*,  Michelle Mussman (D)*,  Jaime Andrade (D),  Li Arellano (R),  Christopher Belt (D),  Amy Briel (D),  Sharon Chung (D),  Fred Crespo (D),  Margaret Croke (D),  Anthony DeLuca (D),  Martha Deuter (D),  Dan Didech (D),  Kimberly du Buclet (D),  Mary Edly-Allen (D),  Paul Faraci (D),  Mary Gill (D),  Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D),  Jen Gong-Gershowitz (D),  Mike Halpin (D),  Matt Hanson (D),  Adriane Johnson (D),  Gregg Johnson (D),  Stephanie Kifowit (D),  Dave Koehler (D),  Kimberly Lightford (D),  Camille Lilly (D),  Meg Loughran Cappel (D),  Yolonda Morris (D),  Julie Morrison (D),  Laura Murphy (D),  Jason Plummer (R),  Willie Preston (D),  Sue Scherer (D),  Mike Simmons (D),  Justin Slaughter (D),  Katie Stuart (D),  Dave Vella (D),  Ram Villivalam (D),  Mark Walker (D),  Chris Welch (D),  Janet Yang Rohr (D), 

Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 4 - April 28, 2026 (on 04/21/2026)

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