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Assembly Bill A9190

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of most artificial intelligence in classrooms prior to high school

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2025-A9190 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §115, Ed L

2025-A9190 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2025-A9190 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9190
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 3, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  R. CARROLL  -- read once and referred 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:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 115 to
 read as follows:
   § 115. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROHIBITED. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION,
 THE  TERM  "ARTIFICIAL  INTELLIGENCE"  OR  "AI"  MEANS ANY MACHINE-BASED
 SYSTEM THAT MAKES DECISIONS BASED ON ALGORITHMS,  MACHINE  LEARNING,  OR
 ANY FORM OF DATA-DRIVEN MODELING.
   2.  NO  ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SHALL BE USED IN CLASSROOMS IN SCHOOLS
 PRIOR TO NINTH GRADE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, AI MAY BE USED  FOR  DIAGNOSTIC
 PURPOSES  OR  EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION INTERVENTIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISA-
 BILITIES.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH GUIDANCE
 REGARDING PERMISSIBLE USES  AND  BEST  PRACTICES  REGARDING  SUCH  USES.
 NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL LIMIT THE ABILITY OF TEACHERS, ADMINISTRA-
 TORS,  AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL TO USE AI FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND PLAN-
 NING PURPOSES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
 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

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