Act 122 of 2025 (SB 142)

Dates & implementation

Local policy required by the 2025–26 school year, submitted to DESE for approval and posted before each school year.

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

Exceptions & instructional scope

School-issued devices; health or compelling reasons; IEP/504; emergencies; after-school extracurricular use; concurrent-enrollment two-factor authentication. Local policy may permit special events.

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

Act122 §3, amending §6-18-515(b)–(i), PDF pp.2–4; approval p.5.

Bell-to-bell statewide floor; local policies implement storage and discipline.

Review history

Reviewed against official sources

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

Source review date recorded in database: 2026-10-04

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. 2026-10-04 — Substantive source review: Act122 full enacted text read, including approval February 20, 2025. Corrected generic educational-exception claim: the law specifically exempts school-issued devices and concurrent-enrollment authentication.

Record ID: AR-2025-DEVICE-001