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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE BILL 531 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By Farmer |
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| 5 | 5 | | SENATE BILL 514 |
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| 6 | 6 | | By Bailey |
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| 9 | 9 | | SB0514 |
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| 10 | 10 | | 002032 |
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| 11 | 11 | | - 1 - |
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| 13 | 13 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, |
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| 14 | 14 | | relative to artificial intelligence. |
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| 16 | 16 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 10, is amended by |
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| 18 | 18 | | adding the following as a new section: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (a) Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, each LEA and public charter school |
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| 20 | 20 | | shall provide age-appropriate instruction to students on how to access, utilize, and |
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| 21 | 21 | | critically evaluate various artificial intelligence tools within the curriculum taught by the |
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| 22 | 22 | | educator. The instruction must be aligned with the guidance issued by the department |
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| 23 | 23 | | of education pursuant to subsection (b). |
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| 24 | 24 | | (b) The department of education shall issue guidance to LEAs and public charter |
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| 25 | 25 | | schools on how to implement subsection (a). The guidance must include, but is not |
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| 26 | 26 | | limited to, the following instructional components: |
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| 27 | 27 | | (1) Introducing basic artificial intelligence concepts; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2) Demonstrating practical applications of artificial intelligence; |
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| 29 | 29 | | (3) Teaching responsible artificial intelligence usage; |
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| 30 | 30 | | (4) How to access relevant artificial intelligence tools; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | (5) Developing critical thinking skills to analyze artificial intelligence. |
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| 32 | 32 | | (c) Subject to available funding, the department of education shall provide a |
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| 33 | 33 | | professional development program in artificial intelligence education for educators. |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. |
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