Bill Description: House Bill 225 calls for a one time appropriation of $285,000 to create the School Mobile Device Policy Fund to help school districts offset the costs of implementing a distraction free learning policy. 

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Does it increase government spending (for objectionable purposes) or debt? Conversely, does it decrease government spending or debt?

House Bill 225 would create the School Mobile Device Policy Fund to provide school districts with grants of up to $1,500 to offset “the costs of purchasing equipment to store students' phones during the school day and related services.” The bill’s fiscal note estimates that the total cost of the fund will be a one time appropriation of $285,000.

The current 2025 budget request for public school support includes $439,504,100 in discretionary funding, an increase of nearly $70,000,000 over the previous year. These existing funds are more than sufficient to cover whatever costs school districts may incur implementing a distraction free learning policy. 

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