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.


LRB104 10797 LNS 20878 b

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB2975LRB104 10797 LNS 20878 b

1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
510-20.88 and 34-18.14a as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.88 new)
7    Sec. 10-20.88. Restrictions on cellular telephone use. A
8school board shall prohibit a student from using a cellular
9telephone in a school or on school property while the student
10is attending class. This restriction shall not apply during
11lunch, recess, passing periods, or emergency situations.
 
12    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.14a new)
13    Sec. 34-18.14a. Restrictions on cellular telephone use.
14The board shall prohibit a student from using a cellular
15telephone in a school or on school property while the student
16is attending class. This restriction shall not apply during
17lunch, recess, passing periods, or emergency situations.
 
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
21Sections 10-20.28 and 34-18.14.