00                     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 57(EDC) am                                                                   
01 "An Act relating to wireless telecommunications devices in public schools; and                                          
02 providing for an effective date."                                                                                       
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 14.33 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                  
05                Article 5. Wireless Telecommunications Devices.                                                        
06 Sec. 14.33.300. Wireless telecommunications device policy. (a) Each school                                            
07 district shall adopt a policy that regulates the possession and use of nonschool-issued                                 
08 wireless telecommunications devices during regular school hours, including lunch and                                    
09 passing periods. Each school district shall share this policy with parents or guardians,                                
10 students, volunteers, and school employees. If a school district's policy prohibits the                                 
11 use of nonschool-issued wireless telecommunications devices, the policy must allow                                      
12 exceptions for students to use a wireless telecommunications device for medical or                                      
13 translation purposes, in the event of an emergency, or when a teacher or administrator                                  
14 of the school grants permission to a student to use a wireless telecommunications                                       

01       device for educational purposes.                                                                                  
02            (b)  This section does not authorize a person to monitor, collect, or access                                 
03       information related to a student's use of a wireless telecommunications device.                                   
04            (c)  In this section, "wireless telecommunications device" means any portable                                
05       wireless device that has the capability to provide voice, messaging, or other data                                
06       communication between two or more parties.                                                                        
07    * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect July 1, 2025.