SENATE - BILL

SB 302

Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during instructional time and prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes.

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Bill Fiscal Note
As Introduced

Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during instructional time and prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes.

Legislative History

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Testimony & Minutes

Senate · Committee on Education 24
Hearing Date Minutes Presenter Organization Topic PDF
Jan 15, 2026 View Emily Brownlee, Parent Proponent
Jan 15, 2026 View Michael Chartier, Midwest Legilative Director ExcelinEd in Action Proponent
Jan 15, 2026 View Kevin Cronister, Law Enforcement Officer Proponent
Jan 15, 2026 View Anthony Dummermuth, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Proponent
Jan 15, 2026 View April Holman, Executive Director Alliance for a Healthy Kansas Proponent
Jan 15, 2026 View John Ketchum, Senior Fellow and Director of Cities Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Proponent
Jan 15, 2026 View Katie Longhauser, Founder Kids Digital Health Hub and Screen Guardians Proponent
Jan 15, 2026 View Adrienne Olejnik, Vice President Kansas Action for Children Proponent
Jan 15, 2026 View Gretchen Shanahan, Parent Proponent
Jan 15, 2026 View Ngoc Vuong, Member Wichita Public School Board Proponent
Jan 15, 2026 View Amy Warren, Co-Chair Kansas Coalition for Distraction-Free Schools Proponent
Jan 15, 2026 View Katie Whitman, Co-Lead Smartphone Free Childhood US Proponent
Jan 15, 2026 View Cathy Hopkins, Liaision Kansas State School Board Neutral
Jan 15, 2026 View Frank Harwood, Deputy Commissioner of Fiscal and Administrative Services Kansas State Department of Education Neutral
Jan 15, 2026 View Timothy R. Graham, Director of Government Relations and Legislative Affairs Kansas National Education Association Neutral
Jan 15, 2026 View Leah Fliter, Assistant Executive Director of Advocacy Kansas Association of School Boards Opponent
Jan 15, 2026 View Jim Karleskint United School Administrators Opponent
Jan 15, 2026 View Ann Mah, Retiree Opponent
Jan 15, 2026 View Mary F. Sinclair, PhD, Advocacy Team, Kansas PTA Opponent
Jan 15, 2026 View SB 302 Written Only Opponent
Jan 15, 2026 View Kailey Howell, Student Spring Hill High School Opponent
Jan 15, 2026 View Tamera Lawrence, Assistant Revisor Office of the Revisor of Statutes Memo
Jan 15, 2026 View Susan Willis, Government Liaison Wichita Public Schools Neutral Written Only
Jan 15, 2026 View SB 302 Written Only Proponent
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