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LA HR98
Resolution
Status
5/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Charles Owen
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AI Summary
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Requests the Louisiana Department of Education to study the impact of Act No. 313 of 2024, which banned student possession of electronic telecommunications devices during the instructional day
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Study should examine factors related to student performance that may be attributable to the cell phone ban law
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Prompted in part by a petition from students at Rosepine High School in Vernon Parish, who collected more than 400 signatures raising safety and health concerns about lack of cell phone access
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State superintendent of education may report findings to the resolution's author either orally or in writing
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Act No. 313 originally passed with strong majorities and support from BESE and the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, though some opposed it as unnecessary
Legislative Description
Requests that the state Department of Education study and report relative to the impact of the law banning student possession of telecommunications devices during the instructional day
STUDENTS
Last Action
Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
5/28/2025