Prohibits the use of most artificial intelligence in classrooms prior to high school except for AI used for diagnostic purposes or explicit instruction interventions for students with disabilities.

                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          10133

                    IN SENATE

                                     April 30, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the use of
          most artificial intelligence in classrooms prior to high school

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 115 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 115. Artificial intelligence prohibited. 1. As used in this section,
     4  the  term  "artificial  intelligence"  or  "AI"  means any machine-based
     5  system that makes decisions based on algorithms,  machine  learning,  or
     6  any form of data-driven modeling.
     7    2.  No  artificial intelligence shall be used in classrooms in schools
     8  prior to ninth grade; provided, however, AI may be used  for  diagnostic
     9  purposes  or  explicit instruction interventions for students with disa-
    10  bilities.  The commissioner shall provide school districts with guidance
    11  regarding permissible uses  and  best  practices  regarding  such  uses.
    12  Nothing in this section shall limit the ability of teachers, administra-
    13  tors,  and other school personnel to use AI for administrative and plan-
    14  ning purposes.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
    16  the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
    17  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
    18  for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
    19  to be made and completed on or before such effective date.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13981-03-5