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AL SB213
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends Section 16-1-27 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to authorize local school boards to develop policies regarding electronic communication devices on school property.
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Permits pupils to carry pocket pagers, cellular telephones, or other electronic communication devices on school property when expressly and specifically permitted by school administrators, teachers, or supervisory employees.
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Allows local boards of education to adopt policies that include confiscation of devices upon first violation, with parent or guardian notification, and return only to the parent or guardian rather than the student.
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Maintains that pupils violating school policy on electronic devices remain subject to suspension by the board of education.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Cellular phones, pocket pagers, and electronic communication devices, violations of school policy, local boards of education authorized to develop policy of confiscation, Sec. 16-1-27 am'd.
Education
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education
1/12/2010