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Alaska

Current

HB 57 / Chapter 5 SLA 2025

Requires each school district to adopt a policy restricting student possession and use of personal communication devices during regular school hours, with statutory exceptions.

Jurisdiction
Alaska · State / DC
Policy status
Effective
Implementation phase
Current
Requirement
Required with local discretion
Grades
All K-12
Audience
Students
Learning evidence
No student-learning claim
Instrument
Statute / enacted law

Dates & implementation

Legal start

Jul 1, 2025

Timing not separately indexed; consult the source and scope notes.

A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.

Funding & support

Funding details not confirmed

Dedicated funding and current award availability are not established in this collection. This does not mean no funding exists.

Evidence & source location

Specific section not yet indexed. Alaska HB 57 bill text and status

Local policy controls implementation; the enacted measure is broader than an instructional-period-only rule.

Review history

Research record · review pending

Source availability checked Oct 4, 2026: Retrieval unresolved. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.

Source review date recorded in database: 10/3/2026

2026-10-03 — Carried forward from the source-linked baseline; topic, grade and evidence-type inventory reviewed. Individual source was not re-opened in this update.

Record ID: AK-2025-DEVICE-001

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