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IA HF2451

IA HF2451
A bill for an act relating to student instructional technology standards, including elementary school digital instruction limits, technology use policies, and governance of one-to-one digital device programs.(See HF 2685.)


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Introduced
02/16/2026
In Committee
02/16/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

91st General Assembly

Bill Summary

This bill relates to student instructional technology standards, including elementary school digital instruction limits, technology use policies, and governance of one-to-one digital device programs. The bill requires school districts, charter schools, and innovation school zones to comply with student instructional technology standards. The bill establishes limits on digital instruction for students enrolled in kindergarten through grade five. Digital instruction may not exceed 60 minutes per school day. Certain uses of instructional technology are excluded from the daily limit, including technology required for students with individualized education programs or disability accommodation plans, assistive or adaptive technology necessary to provide access to instruction, teacher-directed instruction using display devices when students are not individually operating a digital device, state assessments and progress monitoring that requires the use of a one-to-one digital device, and dedicated computer science and technology curriculum. The bill requires each school district to adopt a written instructional technology use policy applicable to grades kindergarten through five. The policy must include daily digital instruction limits, a list of digital platforms and applications used for instruction, notice of a parent’s or guardian’s right to request additional reductions in their child’s digital instruction, and a statement that instructional technology shall support and not supplant foundational learning. The policy must be made publicly available on each elementary school’s internet site. The bill further establishes governance and transparency requirements for one-to-one digital device programs. Prior to adopting or renewing a one-to-one digital device program, a school district must complete a technology adoption checklist documenting consideration of instructional purpose, age appropriateness, content-filtering limitations, and student data practices. The checklist must be retained by the school district and made available to the department of education upon request. School districts must also make publicly available information regarding one-to-one digital device programs and parental opt-out options.

AI Summary

This bill establishes new standards for student instructional technology, requiring school districts, charter schools, and innovation school zones to comply. For students in kindergarten through fifth grade, digital instruction, defined as lessons or activities delivered through technology like laptops or software, is limited to 60 minutes per school day, with exceptions for technology needed for students with disabilities, assistive devices, teacher-led demonstrations on display screens, state assessments, and dedicated computer science classes. Each school district must create a public policy for elementary schools that includes these daily limits, a list of approved digital tools, information about parents' rights to request less screen time for their children, and a statement that technology should enhance, not replace, fundamental learning. Additionally, before starting or continuing a one-to-one digital device program, where each student is assigned a device, school districts must complete a checklist assessing the device's educational purpose, age appropriateness, content filtering, and how student data is handled, and this checklist must be kept and provided to the state's department of education if requested, with information about these programs and parental opt-out options made publicly available.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2685. (on 02/23/2026)

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