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IA SF237

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Taylor

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Department of Education must convene a working group in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services to examine research on how school-provided technology affects students' cognitive function and academic performance

  • "School-provided technology" is defined as laptop computers, online learning management systems, and classroom slide show presentations

  • Working group members are responsible for their own expenses or those of the entity they represent

  • Report with findings and recommendations due to the General Assembly by December 31, 2025

  • Recommendations must address best practices for technology use in education, focusing on mitigating negative impacts on students' social/behavioral development, attention span, mental concentration, and learning ability

Legislative Description

A bill for an act directing the department of education to convene a working group to study the impact of technology on the cognitive function and academic performance of students.(See SF 516, SF 2335.)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 516. S.J. 422.

3/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Education2/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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