Source: LA Times
Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal is a proud author of AB 3216.
"The legislation is expected to be signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who urged educators as the academic year began to enact restrictions, citing the 'mental health, scholastic, and social risks' of phone use in classrooms. California would be the fifth state to require school districts to limit students’ phone usage, joining Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Virginia."