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Read. Follow. Verify.North Dakota Senate Bill 2300 mandates secure student device storage and appropriates $1,890,000
Last action · February 12, 2025: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 2 nays 45Sponsors: Mike Wobbema and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Schools would be required to enforce the secure storage of students' personal electronic devices during the school day using state-provided containers, backed by an of $1,890,000 for the 2025–2027 .
Changes daily rules for public school students across North Dakota by requiring them to lock cell phones, smart watches, and laptops into designated containers upon arrival, affecting how minors communicate and access technology during school hours.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
students
Students must turn off and lock their personal electronic devices in secure containers for the duration of the school day.
school principals
School principals are authorized to grant exceptions allowing students to access their devices during the school day for documented medical reasons.
superintendent of public instruction
The superintendent receives an appropriation of $1,890,000 to supply schools with secure device storage containers.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Are there any exceptions for medical needs?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Failed in the Senate.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 12, 2025SenateSecond reading, failed to pass, yeas 2 nays 45
- Feb 10, 2025SenateCommitteeReported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 6 0 0
- Jan 29, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 10:00
- Jan 20, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Education Committee
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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