This act amends RCW 28A.650.010, 28A.650.050, and 28A.320.135, creates new sections, and establishes duties and definitions related to student use of mobile devices in public schools. It requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to create and maintain a web page with links to recommended practices and resources on digital citizenship, media literacy, and internet safety, including research on student mobile device use and a balance of perspectives for media literacy resources. The act also defines terms such as "digital citizenship," "instructional hours" (by reference to RCW 28A.150.205), "learning device," and "mobile device" (excluding school-issued devices). School district boards of directors are authorized to adopt policies limiting students' possession and use of paging and mobile devices and are encouraged to review OSPI's recommendations. The act imposes a procedural reporting requirement on OSPI: by December 15, 2027, OSPI must report to the appropriate legislative committees summarizing policies in Washington and other states, barriers to implementation, evidence-based recommendations for mobile device use during instructional hours (including incorporation into digital citizenship), and student input; this reporting requirement expires June 30, 2028. The effective date is June 11, 2026. The bill includes legislative findings citing research about classroom distraction, harms such as nonconsensual recording and cyberbullying, and a stated goal to enable every district to implement a "bell-to-bell cell phone policy" by 2030. The text does not create new crimes or change penalties; it mainly makes definitional and procedural changes and grants districts authority to adopt limits. Some referenced statutes and the detailed enforcement or implementation mechanisms for district policies (and the exact meaning of "bell-to-bell cell phone policy") are not included in the extracted facts.

If enacted, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction will need to create and keep an online hub of research-backed guidance and balanced media literacy resources and produce a statewide report by December 15, 2027 that summarizes existing school phone policies, barriers, evidence-based recommendations, and student input. That creates new workload and likely staff time and outreach requirements at OSPI (including surveying districts and gathering student perspectives) but the bill does not provide funding or specify how that work is to be resourced. School district boards gain clear authority to adopt limits on students' possession and use of personal mobile devices during instructional hours and are encouraged to use OSPI’s forthcoming recommendations when doing so; districts that choose tighter rules should expect to spend time and possibly money on policy development, communication, training, and enforcement, and students would likely face more restricted phone access during school. Key practical details are left open—what a "bell-to-bell" policy means in practice, how enforcement should work, and who pays for implementation are not defined.