‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this part 
shall be construed as preempting or otherwise preventing 
a State, State educational agency, local educational agen-
cy, or public school from enacting or enforcing policies or 
procedures regarding student possession or use of personal 
electronic devices during school hours, on school grounds, 
or during school activities that is more restrictive than a 
personal electronic device policy described in subsection 
(a). 
‘‘SEC. 4703. APPLICATION. 
‘‘To be eligible to receive a grant under this part, a 
State educational agency shall submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(1) a certification that the State educational 
agency has in effect a personal electronic device pol-
icy that satisfies the requirements described in sec-
tion 4702(a); and 
‘‘(2) a certification that the State educational 
agency permits public schools and local educational 
agencies served by the State educational agency to 
develop policies and procedures that enable— 
‘‘(A) parents to notify students through 
public school personnel about forgotten items, 
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changes in pick-up times, and other common 
issues; and 
‘‘(B) public school personnel to commu-
nicate with parents regarding time-sensitive 
matters. 
‘‘SEC. 4704. USE OF FUNDS. 
‘‘A State educational agency that receives a grant 
under this part shall use such grant to acquire secure stor-
age methods for use at public schools for safely storing 
personal electronic devices in accordance with a personal 
electronic device policy described in section 4702(a). 
‘‘SEC. 4705. ALLOCATIONS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
CIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the total amount appro-
priated under section 4707 for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall allot to each State educational agency that has an 
approved application for a grant under this part an 
amount that bears the same relationship to the remainder 
as the amount that the State of such State educational 
agency received under subpart 2 of part A of title I for 
the preceding fiscal year bears to the amount all States 
received under that subpart for the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) SMALL STATE MINIMUM.—No State educational 
agency receiving an allotment under this paragraph shall 
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receive less than one-half of 1 percent of the total amount 
allotted under this paragraph. 
‘‘(c) REALLOTMENT OF UNUSED FUNDS.—If a State 
educational agency does not receive an allotment under 
this part for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallot the 
amount of the allotment that such State educational agen-
cy would have received to the remaining State educational 
agencies in accordance with this part. 
‘‘SEC. 4706. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this part: 
‘‘(1) INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘individualized education program’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 602(14) of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1401(14)). 
‘‘(2) MOBILE PHONE.—The term ‘mobile phone’ 
means any handheld communication device with cel-
lular, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth capability, including 
smartphones and similar devices. 
‘‘(3) PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘personal electronic 
device’, when used with respect to a device pos-
sessed or used by a student, includes a mobile 
phone, smartwatch, laptop, tablet, and other 
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handheld or wearable device with communica-
tion, internet, or multimedia capabilities. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘personal 
electronic device’ does not include a laptop or 
tablet that— 
‘‘(i) a student is authorized by the 
school of the student to use during school 
hours; 
‘‘(ii) is used by such student only for 
instructional purposes; and 
‘‘(iii) is restricted from accessing so-
cial media platforms, personal email, per-
sonal messaging applications, texting serv-
ices, and other non-academic applications 
during school hours. 
‘‘(4) 
PUBLIC
SCHOOL.—The 
term 
‘public 
school’ means— 
‘‘(A) a public elementary school; and 
‘‘(B) a public secondary school. 
‘‘(5) SCHOOL HOURS.—The term ‘school hours’ 
means the period from the start of the instructional 
day (as defined by the State educational agency) 
until the end of the instructional day. 
‘‘(6) SECURE STORAGE METHODS.—The term 
‘secure storage methods’ means storage solutions 
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that are designed to keep personal electronic devices 
safely and securely stored and to prevent students 
from accessing such devices during school hours 
without permission, including— 
‘‘(A) lockable lockers; 
‘‘(B) secure lock boxes; 
‘‘(C) magnetic pouches or other signal- 
blocking storage devices; and 
‘‘(D) other storage solutions as determined 
appropriate by the State educational agency. 
‘‘SEC. 4707. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘To carry out this part, there are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 4644 the following new items: 
‘‘PART G—UNPLUGGED SCHOOLS GRANTS 
‘‘Sec. 4701. Grant program authorized. 
‘‘Sec. 4702. Eligibility. 
‘‘Sec. 4703. Application. 
‘‘Sec. 4704. Use of funds. 
‘‘Sec. 4705. Allocations to State educational agencies. 
‘‘Sec. 4706. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 4707. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
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