GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2025

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HOUSE BILL 87

Short Title:      Cell Phone-Free Education.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives N. Jackson, Biggs, Schietzelt, and Eddins (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to:	Education - K-12, if favorable, Judiciary 3, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

February 11, 2025

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to develop policies to restrict student use of cell phones in PUBLIC schools.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1. Article 7B of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Part to read:

"Part 7. Classroom Policies.

"§ 115C‑77.1.  Cell phone‑free education policy.

(a) Governing bodies of public school units shall adopt a cell phone‑free education policy to eliminate or severely restrict student access to cell phones during instructional time.

(b) At the beginning of each school year, governing bodies of public school units shall notify parents of all students enrolled in the public school unit of the Cell Phone‑Free Education Policy adopted under subsection (a) of this section."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2025‑2026 school year.