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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2975 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new | | 105 ILCS 5/34-18.14a new | | 105 ILCS 5/10-20.28 rep. | | 105 ILCS 5/34-18.14 rep. | |
| Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to prohibit a student from using a cellular telephone in a school or on school property. Provides that the restriction shall not apply during lunch, recess, passing periods, or emergency situations. Repeals provisions allowing a school board to establish rules and disciplinary procedures governing the use or possession of cellular radio telecommunication devices by a student. |
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| | HB2975 | | LRB104 10797 LNS 20878 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections |
| 5 | | 10-20.88 and 34-18.14a as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 10-20.88. Restrictions on cellular telephone use. A |
| 8 | | school board shall prohibit a student from using a cellular |
| 9 | | telephone in a school or on school property while the student |
| 10 | | is attending class. This restriction shall not apply during |
| 11 | | lunch, recess, passing periods, or emergency situations.
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| 12 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.14a new) |
| 13 | | Sec. 34-18.14a. Restrictions on cellular telephone use. |
| 14 | | The board shall prohibit a student from using a cellular |
| 15 | | telephone in a school or on school property while the student |
| 16 | | is attending class. This restriction shall not apply during |
| 17 | | lunch, recess, passing periods, or emergency situations.
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| 18 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.28 rep.) |
| 19 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.14 rep.) |
| 20 | | Section 10. The School Code is amended by repealing |
| 21 | | Sections 10-20.28 and 34-18.14. |