SB 1128 · School-issued electronic devices

Prevents local education agencies from requiring TK and kindergarten students to take home school-issued electronic devices from 2027–28.

School-issued devices

Jurisdiction: California · State / DC
Policy status: Enacted · future school-year duty
Implementation phase: Upcoming
Requirement: Required
Grades: Transitional kindergarten and kindergarten take-home devices
Audience: Schools / students
Learning evidence: No student-learning claim
Instrument: Official enacted-law summary; chaptered text not retrieved

Dates & implementation

Adopted / approved

Sep 10, 2026

The take-home-device requirement starts in the 2027–28 school year, according to the Senate’s post-enactment summary. The separate legal effective day is not verified here.

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

The official summary identifies exceptions for IEPs, states of emergency and independent study; consult the statute for full conditions.

Learning connection: Read alongside California CS and AI-literacy evidence; a take-home rule does not establish that classroom technology is prohibited.

Funding & support

Support provision; funding not confirmed

Dedicated funding was not verified in the reviewed enactment summaries.

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Evidence & source location

September 11 post-enactment summary: SB 1128 paragraph under bills passed; governor’s September 10 list confirms signing.

SB 1128 · School-issued electronic devices — Official enacted-law summary; chaptered text not retrievedhttps://sd21.senate.ca.gov/news/2026/september/california-state-senators-step-protect-consumers-emerging-technology ↗Supporting primary sourcehttps://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/10/governor-newsom-signs-the-strongest-child-safety-chatbot-and-social-media-laws-in-the-nation/ ↗Supporting primary sourcehttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1128 ↗

Additional official sources: https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/10/governor-newsom-signs-the-strongest-child-safety-chatbot-and-social-media-laws-in-the-nation/ https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1128

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

2026-10-04 — Official source scope, grades, status, exceptions and timeline reviewed for the historical register and reconciled with the main inventory. Independent review pending.

Record ID: CA-2026-SB1128

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