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HB 2484

PEN CD-DNST POLICE-DC PLAN

104th Regular Session Introduced by Stephanie Kifowit

Arizona districts must adopt policies governing student internet access and limit wireless device use during the school day, with annual notice to families.

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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Bill Summary · HB 2484

Summary — HB 2484 (Arizona, 2025)

Title: Student access to internet; student use of wireless communication devices; policies and procedures
Chaptered as: Chapter 53 — Approved by Governor April 14, 2025 (filed with Secretary of State April 14, 2025)

Main purpose

Require Arizona public school governing bodies (school district boards and charter school governing bodies) to adopt and enforce written policies that (1) govern student access to school-provided internet (including limits on social media) and (2) limit student use of wireless communication devices during the school day while preserving educational, emergency, and medical exceptions. The law also requires annual notice of the policies to parents, teachers and students.

Key provisions

  • Mandate: Each school district governing board and charter school governing body must prescribe and enforce policies and procedures that:
    1. Govern student internet access provided by the school, including policies that restrict access to social media platforms. Teachers may give students access to social media platforms to the extent necessary for educational purposes.
    2. Limit use of wireless communication devices by students during the school day, while allowing use:
      • For educational purposes as directed by the teacher;
      • During an emergency; or
      • When the student needs the device because of a medical condition.
    3. Policies must include procedures for parents to contact students during the school day and for students to contact their parents.
  • Annual notice: At the beginning of each school year, the school district must provide parents, teachers and students a copy of the policies and notify them of any changes.
  • Definitions provided in statute:
    • "School day" includes times when students are at school and explicitly covers meals, passing periods and recess.
    • "Social media platform" = websites, applications, or digital platforms used for social networking and creating/exchanging virtual content.
    • "Wireless communication devices" includes personal devices and school-provided devices.
  • Implementation clause: A school district or charter school need not develop new policies if existing policies already meet the statute’s requirements on the act’s effective date.

Who is affected

  • Required to act: school district governing boards and charter school governing bodies (policy adoption and enforcement).
  • Directly affected: students, teachers, school administrators, and parents (policy notice and compliance).
  • Indirectly affected: school IT and support staff (internet access control and filtering), and school legal/medical staff (accommodations for medical conditions).

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced: February 5, 2025.
  • Passed legislature and transmitted to governor; approved and filed April 14, 2025 (Chapter 53).
  • Because the law includes an implementation clause, districts/charter schools with existing compliant policies are not required to create new ones.

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Clarifies local responsibility to balance classroom instructional uses of internet and social media with controls on non‑instructional use of devices.
  • Ensures device access for emergencies and medical needs, and preserves teacher discretion for educational activities.
  • May require districts without prior policies to draft, communicate and enforce new rules; potential administrative burden but no statewide appropriation or fiscal detail included in the bill text.

Note: The provided document packet included unrelated text from an Illinois pension bill; the summary above addresses the Arizona HB 2484 (school policies; internet; wireless devices) content.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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