Ohio
UpcomingHB 455 — amended phone-policy publication provisions
The October 9 amendment permits policies under the device-carrying provision to be posted in a central school location or on the district website. It retains the instructional-day cellular-telephone restriction and exceptions.
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio · State / DC
- Policy status
- Enacted; not yet effective
- Implementation phase
- Upcoming
- Requirement
- Required with local discretion
- Grades
- All K-12
- Audience
- Students
- Learning evidence
- No instruction requirement established by this record
- Instrument
- Statute / enacted law
Dates & implementation
Legal start
Oct 9, 2026
Effective October 9, 2026. This is a posting/date-reference amendment, not a new statewide ban.
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
IEP/504, student learning, health and emergency-plan provisions.
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
§3313.753(B), (C), (E)–(G), effective-date header
The current September 30, 2025 version remains controlling through October 8, 2026. See the linked earlier policy for current wording.
Review history
Reviewed against primary evidence
Source availability checked Oct 5, 2026: Official statute body read. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.
Source review date recorded in database: 2026-10-05
2026-10-05 — Compared official current and future statutory versions. Recorded the posting and date-reference change without treating it as a new restriction.
Record ID: OH-2026-DEVICE-AMEND
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