{
  "title": "Edictai records: Connecticut",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "jurisdiction": "us-ct",
  "name": "Connecticut",
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "us-ct-2026-hb-5497",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "HB 5497",
      "title": "An Act Establishing A Task Force To Study The Effects Of Artificial Intelligence On The Trades Industry.",
      "status": "passed-chamber",
      "date": "2026-03-05",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "curriculum-standards",
        "task-force",
        "workforce"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "creates-task-force"
      ],
      "summary": "Establishes a task force to study the effects of artificial intelligence on the trades industry, including job displacement and the current coursework and curriculum of the Technical Education and Career System regarding AI, with a report due January 1, 2027.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/ct/#us-ct-2026-hb-5497"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ct-2026-sb-312",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "SB 312",
      "title": "An Act Establishing An American Sign Language Education Working Group And Concerning Curriculum Guidance For American Sign Language Instruction.",
      "status": "in-committee",
      "date": "2026-02-26",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "instructional-use",
        "procurement"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "procurement-standards"
      ],
      "summary": "Establishes an American Sign Language education working group and directs the Department of Education to issue curriculum guidance for American Sign Language instruction. As introduced, would have let the Department of Education approve supplemental literacy support products using machine-learning systems that listen to students read aloud and provide tutoring, subject to approval criteria. The AI provisions were removed by amendment.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/ct/#us-ct-2026-sb-312"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ct-2026-sb-1",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "SB 1",
      "title": "An Act Making Adjustments To The State Budget For The Biennium Ending June 30, 2027, Making Deficiency Appropriations For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2026, Authorizing And Adjusting Bonds Of The State And Concerning Provisions Relating To Revenue, School Construction And Other Items To Implement The State Budget.",
      "status": "enacted",
      "date": "2026-02-04",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "postsecondary"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "funding",
        "workforce"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "appropriates-funding"
      ],
      "summary": "A state budget adjustment act that, among many provisions, carries forward $500,000 to the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities for the AI Academy in fiscal year 2027.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/ct/#us-ct-2026-sb-1"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ct-2026-sb-5",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "SB 5",
      "title": "An Act Concerning Online Safety.",
      "status": "enacted",
      "date": "2026-02-04",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12",
        "postsecondary"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ai-literacy",
        "educator-training",
        "instructional-use",
        "workforce"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "educator-pd-requirement",
        "ai-workforce-program"
      ],
      "summary": "An online safety and artificial intelligence act that, among other provisions, establishes a Connecticut AI Academy through the Board of Regents offering AI courses, career preparation, resources for people aged 13 to 20, and courses and videos for K-12 teachers and administrators on appropriate classroom AI use and teaching students about AI, with certificates and badges for completers.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/ct/#us-ct-2026-sb-5"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ct-2025-hb-5877",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "HB 5877",
      "title": "An Act Prohibiting The Use Of Artificial Intelligence To Replace Teachers.",
      "status": "in-committee",
      "date": "2025-01-22",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "employment-evaluation",
        "instructional-use"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "prohibits-ai-replacing-educators"
      ],
      "summary": "Proposes to prohibit the use of artificial intelligence to replace public school educators in providing instruction to and regular interaction with students.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/ct/#us-ct-2025-hb-5877"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ct-2025-hb-5048",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "HB 5048",
      "title": "An Act Requiring A Study Of The Effect Of Artificial Intelligence On The Trades Industry.",
      "status": "in-committee",
      "date": "2025-01-08",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "task-force",
        "workforce"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "creates-task-force"
      ],
      "summary": "Proposes a study of the effect of artificial intelligence on trade workers, including job displacement and the curriculum of the Technical Education and Career System.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/ct/#us-ct-2025-hb-5048"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ct-2025-sb-2",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "SB 2",
      "title": "An Act Concerning Artificial Intelligence.",
      "status": "passed-chamber",
      "date": "2025-01-08",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "postsecondary"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ai-literacy",
        "workforce"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "ai-workforce-program"
      ],
      "summary": "A comprehensive artificial intelligence bill that, among other provisions, requires the Board of Regents for Higher Education to establish a Connecticut AI Academy through Charter Oak State College offering online AI courses, digital literacy, career preparation, and courses for people aged 13 to 20, with certificates and badges for completers, and creates an AI regulatory sandbox and other economic development measures.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/ct/#us-ct-2025-sb-2"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ct-2024-hb-5524",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "HB 5524",
      "title": "An Act Authorizing and Adjusting Bonds of the State and Concerning Provisions Related to State and Municipal Tax Administration, General Government and School Building Projects",
      "status": "enacted",
      "date": "2024-05-07",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "educator-training",
        "funding",
        "instructional-use",
        "student-privacy"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "appropriates-funding",
        "educator-pd-requirement"
      ],
      "summary": "An omnibus bonding and implementer act whose Sections 143 and 144 directed the Connecticut State Department of Education to run an artificial intelligence education tool pilot program in five school districts for fiscal year 2024-25, with grants to implement a commissioner-selected AI tool in grades 7-12, and to provide related professional development for educators in the participating districts.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/ct/#us-ct-2024-hb-5524"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ct-2024-sb-2",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "SB 2",
      "title": "An Act Concerning Artificial Intelligence.",
      "status": "failed",
      "date": "2024-02-07",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12",
        "postsecondary"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ai-literacy",
        "equity-access",
        "workforce"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "bias-or-equity-requirement",
        "ai-workforce-program"
      ],
      "summary": "A comprehensive artificial intelligence bill that regulates high-risk AI systems making consequential decisions, including education enrollment or opportunity, directs the Board of Regents to offer AI courses with certificates and badges and to establish community-technical college certificate programs in prompt engineering and AI for small businesses, and creates related economic development measures.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/ct/#us-ct-2024-sb-2"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-ct-2024-sb-5",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "SB 5",
      "title": "An Act Concerning School Resources.",
      "status": "enacted",
      "date": "2024-02-07",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "educator-training",
        "funding"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "educator-pd-requirement"
      ],
      "summary": "As introduced, would amend the general statutes to increase funding to Regional Education Service Centers to train school districts on the use of artificial intelligence in schools, along with reallocating funds for school HVAC upgrades. The AI provisions were removed by amendment.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/ct/#us-ct-2024-sb-5"
    }
  ]
}