HB 2003

Restrictions apply in classroom settings during instructional time, with local enforcement procedures.

Personal devices

Jurisdiction: West Virginia · 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

Legal start

Jul 9, 2025

Effective July 9, 2025; applies in 2025–26.

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

Medical, IEP/504 and specified work-based learning circumstances.

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

West Virginia HB2003 enrolled, §18-2-46

West Virginia HB2003 enrolled, §18-2-46https://www.wvlegislature.gov/bill_status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2003+sub2+enr.htm&billtype=B&houseorig=H&i=2003&sesstype=RS&yr=2025 ↗

Instructional-time requirement; school-issued instructional devices are outside the personal-device action.

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: 2026-10-03

2026-10-03 — Carried forward from the source-linked baseline; topic, grade and evidence-type inventory reviewed. Individual source was not re-opened in this update. 2026-10-04 — Substantive source review: Reconciled the existing October 3 substantive personal-device audit (Text reviewed) with the research record. The audited model, timing and exceptions replace the unchecked baseline description. This reconciliation is not a new source reopening.

Record ID: WV-2025-DEVICE-001

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