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Minutes for HB2421 - Committee on Education
Short Title
Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours, prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes and requiring school districts to report on the amount of screen time that certain students experience during a typical school day.
Minutes Content for Fri, Feb 6, 2026
Chairwoman Estes opened the hearing on HB2421 and recognized Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes who provided a summary of the bill. (Attachment 6).
Proponents:
Ava Gustin (Attachment 7).
Adrienne Olejnik (Attachment 8).
Kevin Cronister (Attachment 9).
Kim Whitman (Attachment 10).
Katie Longhauser (Attachment 11).
Neutral:
Ruby Backstrom (Attachment 12).
Aaron Granados (Attachment 13).
Jose Juarez (Attachment 14).
Tessa Stoner (Attachment 15).
Laryn Young (Attachment 16).
Beryl New (Attachment 17).
Brittany Jones (Attachment 18).
Opponents:
Jim Karleskint (Attachment 19).
Leah Fliter (Attachment 20).
Mary Sinclair (Attachment 21).
Proponents Written Only Testimony:
Last Names A-D (Attachment 22).
Last Names H-W (Attachment 23).
Opponents Written Only Testimony:
Last Names B-Y (Attachment 24).
Neutral Written Only Testimony:
James Franko (Attachment 25).
Elizabeth Patton (Attachment 26).
Chairwoman Estes closed the hearing on HB2421.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:00 p.m.
At a time outside the meeting, Kansas State Department of Education provided the following document which was submitted and distributed to committee members. (Attachment 27).
