ALBANY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- Governor Kathy Hochul is getting closer to some sort of cell phone ban in schools, as it's expected to be included in her upcoming budget address to be delivered Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 21. The governor's office confirms to that $13.5 million in state funding will be allocated to support the ban. What are the cell phone policies for Rochester-area school districts? The details of exactly how the ban will be implemented and what will be expected of students and school districts have not been shared. School superintendents had expressed concerns about the cost of such a mandate, including buying lockable bags for students to keep their phones in during the school day. New York teachers union calls for ‘bell-to-bell’ cell phone restrictions in schools The state budget presentation will be streamed here at 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, January 21.