Official record
Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Chamber
- upper
- Classification
- bill
- Subjects
- Not supplied
- Introduced / first action
- 2026-08-21 00:00:00
Source-supplied abstracts
Enacts the "fostering optimal classroom use of screens (FOCUS) act" to limit use of internet enabled and electronic devices and prioritize non-digital teaching methods; prohibits use by younger students; limits and restricts certain uses by older students; requires written policies for opting in for the school issued devices; prohibits social media applications, gaming and AI in school issued devices; requires registration by educational technology providers.
Sponsors
- Andrew Gounardes (primary), primary
- Jamaal Bailey, cosponsor
- Erik Bottcher, cosponsor
- Jeremy Cooney, cosponsor
- Michelle Hinchey, cosponsor
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, cosponsor
- Sam Sutton, cosponsor