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
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10133
IN SENATE
April 30, 2026
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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
