STATEMENT TO

[Second Reprint]

SENATE, No. 3695

with Assembly Floor Amendments

(Proposed by Assemblywoman BAGOLIE)

ADOPTED: DECEMBER 8, 2025

      These floor amendments:

· apply the provisions of the bill to all public schools, including school districts, charter schools, and renaissance school projects;

· regulate the use of internet-enabled devices as opposed to cell phones and social media platforms;

· add a section to define board of education, internet-enabled device, non-internet-enabled device, and public school;

· prohibit the non-academic use of internet-enabled devices on school grounds during the school day as opposed to during classroom instruction time;

· stipulate that the guidelines concerning student use of internet-enabled devices  prepared by the Commissioner of Education are to authorize student use of an internet-enabled device on school grounds during the school day or during school-sanctioned events in certain circumstances;

· require the policy adopted by the governing body of each public school to address the use of internet-enabled devices in the event of an emergency situation or in response to a perceived threat of danger; and

· update the bill’s title and synopsis to reflect the amendments.