Public schools set rules limiting students’ personal device access

Each public school must have a policy that bars students from physically accessing personal devices during the school day. The policy covers personal devices on public school grounds and during school-sponsored activities. The access ban applies during the school day. Schools must allow exceptions for assistive technology, medical needs, and language support when the appropriate team or coordinator approves them and writes them into the student’s plan. Schools must allow device use during emergencies, and may not segregate students who have approved exceptions. This section is labeled effective August 1, 2026.

Each covered licensee must maintain a written program to protect customer information. The duty applies to licensees covered by this section, including customer information handled by service providers on their behalf. The program must fit the licensee’s size, activities, and the sensitivity of the information it handles. The section does not apply to regulated institutions, their subsidiaries, or certain bank holding companies and their subsidiaries. Article II, which includes this section, takes effect upon passage.

Virtual currency kiosk operators must give customers transaction disclosures and a physical receipt after each completed transaction. These requirements apply to virtual currency kiosk operators and their customers. Operators must make disclosures clear and readable in a language available to and preferred by the customer, and get the customer’s acknowledgment of receipt. The receipt must include transaction details, fees, the exchange rate, and the operator’s liability and refund policy. The receipt requirement is labeled effective November 1, 2025.