09/08/2026
Members recently received a policy update regarding the PROTECT Act, signed into law last month.
In our September bulletin (watch your mailboxes!), we share the attached policy notes on legislative action regarding cell phones and the Freedom to Read law.
The text reads as follows:
POLICY NOTES ON
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
• While both the Senate and the
House passed bills regarding cell
phone use in schools, the language
in the bills was very different.
Though the discussion was sent
to a conference committee, the
Legislature took no action before
the end of the formal session. No
legislation is expected this term;
policy regarding cell phones
remains a matter of local policy.
• The Freedom to Read law was
signed into law by Governor
Healey on August 10. This law
requires updates to policies on the
selection and challenge of library
materials. MASC is working with
the MA Library System, charged in
the law with creating model policy,
on redrafting model policy.
We will share this in an upcoming
newsletter
