Georgia
CurrentDistraction-Free Education Act (HB 340)
Prohibits K–8 students from accessing personal electronic devices for the duration of the school day, with health, disability, emergency and other statutory exceptions.
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State / DC
- Policy status
- Effective
- Implementation phase
- Current
- Requirement
- Required
- Grades
- Kindergarten–grade 8
- Audience
- Students
- Learning evidence
- No student-learning claim
- Instrument
- Statute / enacted law
Dates & implementation
Legal start
Jul 1, 2026
K–8 restrictions by July 1, 2026. High-school expansion is a separate upcoming record: GA-2026-DEVICE-HS.
A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.
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
Specific section not yet indexed. Georgia Senate Research Office 2025 enacted-legislation highlights — HB 340
Effective for the 2026–27 school year; high schools remain governed locally.
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: 10/3/2026
2026-10-03 — Linked the later high-school expansion while retaining the current K–8 rule.
Record ID: GA-2025-DEVICE-001
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