Requires the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the NC School Boards Association (Association), the UNC Schools of Public Health and Education, and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NCSU, to study cell phone policies in public school units. Requires DPI to collect, and with the above listed entities, analyze the following information from public school units: (1) whether the policy is implemented by the governing board of the public school unit or at the individual school level; (2) what the cell phone policy is, and specifically if the school uses any of the following policies: (i) complete ban on cell phone use or possession at school, (ii) storage of cell phones in a secure location during the instructional day, or (iii)  no cell phone restrictions; (3) the impact of the policy on learning; (4) the impact of the policy on cyberbullying; (5) the impact of the policy on school safety; and (6) a catchall, authorizing any other information DPI or consultant agencies deem relevant to the study. Requires the Friday Institute to report the results of the study to the specified NCGA committee.

Appropriates $5,000 for 2024-25 from the General Fund to the UNC Board of Governors to be allocated to the Friday Institute to conduct the study and issue the report required by this act.