The bill's significance lies not in its restrictive power - it doesn't ban cellphones or demand that schools make prohibitive policies - instead, a spokesperson for the senator who wrote the bill said it's the first legislation to link smartphones with a decline in student mental health, and the first to request that schools look to implement smartphone regulations with students' health in mind. In 2019, California became the first state to enact a bill granting schools state-backed authority to regulate smartphones during the school day. The study also found that across grade levels, 99% of teachers support restrictions on cellphone use, and over half are aware the kids are using their phones during class. A 2020 study found 96% of the high schools and middle schools surveyed had some kind of cellphone policy, with 78% prohibiting cellphone use during class time.
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