Joshua Hoover
- Republican
- Assemblymember
- District 7
Author
Existing law authorizes the governing body of a school district, a county office of education, or a charter school to adopt a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of smartphones while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school. Existing law, however, specifies circumstances in which a pupil could not be prohibited from possessing or using a smartphone. This bill would instead require the governing body of a school district, a county office of education, or a charter school to, by July 1, 2026, develop and adopt, and to update every 5 years, a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of smartphones while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school, as provided. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would constitute a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 16).
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB3216 | HTML |
| 02/16/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/21/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/16/24 - Amended Assembly |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/01/24- Assembly Education | |
| 04/15/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/20/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/24/24- Senate Education |
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