New York A 5954: Prohibits students from possessing cellphones during classroom instruction

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A05954 Summary:

BILL NOA05954 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrown K

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COSPNSRMcDonough

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Amd §2801, Ed L

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Prohibits students from possessing cellphones during classroom instruction.

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BILL NOA05954 

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02/25/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5954

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting students
 from possessing cellphones during classroom instruction

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 2801 of the educa-
 2 tion law, as amended by chapter 380 of the laws of 2001, is amended to
 3 read as follows:
 4 a. provisions regarding conduct, dress and language deemed appropriate
 5 and acceptable on school property, including a school function, and
 6 conduct, dress and language deemed unacceptable and inappropriate on
 7 school property, including a school function, and provisions regarding
 8 acceptable civil and respectful treatment of teachers, school adminis-
 9 trators, other school personnel, students and visitors on school proper-
 10 ty, including a school function, including the appropriate range of
 11 disciplinary measures which may be imposed for violation of such code,
 12 and the roles of teachers, administrators, other school personnel, the
 13 board of education and parents, and provisions prohibiting students from
 14 possessing cellphones during classroom instruction;
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 16 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 17 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 18 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 19 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09644-01-5

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