HB 2484

Requires local policies limiting personal and school-provided wireless-device use during the school day; permits teacher-directed educational use, emergencies and medical needs. This is not a ban on instructional devices.

Personal devices School-issued devices

Jurisdiction: Arizona · State / DC
Policy status: Effective
Implementation phase: Current
Requirement: Required with local discretion
Grades: All K-12
Audience: Students
Learning evidence: No student-learning claim
Instrument: Statute / enacted law

Dates & implementation

Adopted / approved

Apr 14, 2025

Current §15-120.05 requires policies, parent-contact procedures and annual notification. Existing compliant policies need not be replaced under Chapter53 §2.

A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.

Exceptions & instructional scope

Teacher-directed educational use, emergencies and medical needs.

Funding & support

Funding details not confirmed

Dedicated funding and current award availability are not established in this collection. This does not mean no funding exists.

Evidence & source location

A.R.S. §15-120.05(A)–(C); Chapter53 §2 and governor approval April 14, 2025.

A.R.S. §15-120.05(A), (C)https://www.azleg.gov/ars/15/00120-05.htm ↗

Teacher-directed education, emergencies and medical necessity. Definition explicitly includes school-issued portable wireless devices. Check the current district policy, amendment history and implementation evidence before relying on this finding.

Review history

Reviewed against official sources

Source availability checked Oct 4, 2026: Source reopened. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.

Source review date recorded in database: 2026-10-04

2026-10-03 — Device release: Text reviewed. Classification and timing rechecked with linked source. Not independently reviewed. 2026-10-04 — Substantive source review: Current §15-120.05 and enacted Chapter53 read. Definition expressly includes school-provided devices; teacher-directed education remains allowed. Added school-issued-device topic so the instructional-device overview no longer omits Arizona.

Record ID: AZ-2025-DEVICE-001

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