Amendment ID: S2054-1

Amendment 1

Protecting student electronic devices

Ms. Jehlen moves to amend the bill in Section 2, by striking out the word “or” in line 78;

and by inserting after the words “clause (ii)”, in line 83, the following:- “; or (iv) access any data or other content input or stored upon a computer, tablet, cellular phone, or smartphone of a student, except with the authorization of a warrant to search the device or unless a school employee has a reasonable suspicion that a student has violated or is violating a provision of the school’s code of conduct and that the device contains evidence thereof and the student and the student’s parent or legal guardian is notified of the suspected violation and the type of data sought during the search, provided that a policy in the code of conduct limiting or prohibiting the use or possession of computers, cellular phones, or smartphones shall not be the sole basis for reasonable suspicion under this paragraph.”;

and by inserting after the word “account”, in line 97, the following:- “computer, tablet, cellular phone, or smartphone”.