Iowa SSB1065 regulates student use of electronic devices in schools, mandates social media effects instruction, and revises emergency operations.

Iowa SSB1065 addresses electronic device use in schools, requiring school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to adopt policies on student use during school hours. It mandates age-appropriate instruction on social media effects in grades six through eight. The bill also requires the Department of Education and the Department of Public Safety to consult on revising high-quality emergency operations plans to align with these provisions. The bill specifies that the state cost of any state mandate will be paid by school districts from state school foundation aid.

Iowa SSB1065 regulates student use of electronic devices in schools, mandates social media effects instruction, and revises emergency operations.

Iowa SSB1065 addresses electronic device use in schools, requiring school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to adopt policies on student use during school hours. It mandates age-appropriate instruction on social media effects in grades six through eight. The bill also requires the Department of Education and the Department of Public Safety to consult on revising high-quality emergency operations plans to align with these provisions. The bill specifies that the state cost of any state mandate will be paid by school districts from state school foundation aid.