2026
Enacts multiple K-12 literacy initiatives, including a requirement that public high school students earn a unit of computer science or CTE with embedded computer science credit before graduation. The qualifying course must include instruction on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, including what AI is, how it works, and its impact on society.
Provisions
- New Section 37-13-215(4)Creates a computer science graduation requirement whose qualifying course must cover AI concepts.
- New Section 37-13-215(4)Requires instruction on what AI is, how it works and its impact on society.
Latest action: 8 Apr 2026 — Approved by Governor
- Record ID
- us-ms-2026-sb-2294
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- 19 Jan 2026
- Enacted
- 8 Apr 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- ai-literacy, curriculum-standards
Enacts the Mississippi Future Innovators Act, requiring public high school students, beginning with the 2029-2030 ninth-grade class, to earn one unit of credit in computer science or a CTE course with embedded computer science. The qualifying course must include instruction on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, including what AI is, how it works, and its impact on society.
Provisions
- Section 2, new 37-13-215(3)Creates a computer science graduation requirement whose qualifying course must cover AI concepts.
- Section 2, new 37-13-215(3)Requires instruction on what AI is, how it works and its impact on society.
Latest action: 3 Mar 2026 — Died In Committee
- Record ID
- us-ms-2026-hb-1035
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- 16 Jan 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- ai-literacy, curriculum-standards
Creates an Artificial Intelligence in Education Task Force chaired by the State Superintendent of Education to evaluate AI applications in K-12 and develop policy recommendations for responsible use by students and educators. The task force must address academic integrity, acceptable use, data privacy, AI in K-12 standards and higher education curricula, educator training guidelines, procurement requirements for AI software, and equitable access.
Provisions
- Purpose sectionEstablishes an AI in Education Task Force to evaluate AI in K-12 and develop policy recommendations.
- Sec. 4(2)(d)Directs the task force to recommend how to incorporate AI into K-12 standards and higher education curricula.
- Sec. 4(2)(h)Directs the task force to recommend common procurement requirements for AI-powered software used by districts and institutions.
Latest action: 3 Feb 2026 — Died In Committee
- Record ID
- us-ms-2026-sb-2429
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- 19 Jan 2026
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- academic-integrity, curriculum-standards, educator-training, equity-access, procurement, student-privacy, task-force, workforce
Creates a Mississippi Dyslexia Generative Artificial Intelligence Education and Workforce Development Program within the Department of Education to develop an open-access dyslexia curriculum and generative AI system for public schools, correctional, adult and workforce education. Directs the department to contract with founding partners for development, research and professional development, and to run pilot programs in at least three public school districts.
Provisions
- Program establishment sectionEstablishes a state program to develop and deploy a generative AI dyslexia instruction system for public schools and other settings.
- Pilot program sectionRequires pilot programs of the system in at least three public school districts.
- Founding partners sectionDirects the department to contract for professional development and implementation support for the AI system.
Latest action: 3 Feb 2026 — Died In Committee
- Record ID
- us-ms-2026-hb-1242
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- 19 Jan 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- educator-training, funding, instructional-use, research
Authorizes the Department of Education to establish an AI and STEM Education Pilot Program letting school districts use AI-assisted learning tools in grades 6-12 STEM subjects, with priority for underperforming, rural and high-poverty schools. Requires educator professional development, bars use of the tools for teacher evaluation or employment decisions, restricts use of student data, and directs guidelines on algorithmic bias and human oversight.
Provisions
- Sec. 4(1)-(2)Authorizes a voluntary pilot program for AI-assisted learning tools in grades 6-12 STEM subjects.
- Sec. 6(1)Requires the department to provide or approve professional development on integrating AI tools into instruction.
- Sec. 7(2)Requires AI tools to comply with FERPA and bars selling or noneducational use of student data.
- Sec. 7(3)Directs the department to develop guidelines on algorithmic bias, transparency and human oversight.
Latest action: 3 Feb 2026 — Died In Committee
- Record ID
- us-ms-2026-hb-1605
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- 19 Jan 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- educator-training, employment-evaluation, equity-access, funding, instructional-use, student-privacy, workforce
2025
Creates the Artificial Intelligence Regulation (AIR) Task Force to study AI applications, risks, and policy options for Mississippi and report recommendations to the Legislature each year by December 1. Its ex officio expert members include people from K-12 education and from four-year and two-year postsecondary education; the task force dissolves December 31, 2027.
Provisions
- Section 1Establishes the AIR Task Force, with ex officio members from elementary and secondary education and from four-year and two-year postsecondary education, reporting annually and dissolving December 31, 2027.
Latest action: 18 Mar 2025 — Approved by Governor
- Record ID
- us-ms-2025-sb-2426
- Session
- 2025
- Introduced
- 20 Jan 2025
- Enacted
- 18 Mar 2025
- Session law
- Chapter 385
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- task-force
Creates an Artificial Intelligence in Education Task Force chaired by the State Superintendent of Education to evaluate AI applications in K-12 and develop policy recommendations for responsible use by students and educators. The task force must address academic integrity, acceptable use, data privacy, AI in K-12 standards and higher education curricula, educator training guidelines, and common procurement requirements for AI software.
Provisions
- Sec. 2Establishes an AI in Education Task Force to evaluate AI in K-12 and develop policy recommendations.
- Task force activities, subsec. (2)(d)Directs the task force to recommend how to incorporate AI into K-12 standards and higher education curricula.
- Task force activities, subsec. (2)(e)Directs the task force to develop guidelines for training K-12 educators to use AI tools.
Latest action: 4 Mar 2025 — Died In Committee
- Record ID
- us-ms-2025-sb-2059
- Session
- 2025
- Introduced
- 17 Jan 2025
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- academic-integrity, curriculum-standards, educator-training, procurement, student-privacy, task-force, workforce
Requires public high school students, beginning with the 2027-2028 ninth-grade class, to earn one unit of credit in computer science or a CTE course with embedded computer science. The qualifying course must include instruction on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, including what AI is, how it works, and its impact on society.
Provisions
- Section 1, new 37-13-215(4)Creates a computer science graduation requirement whose qualifying course must cover AI concepts.
- Section 1, new 37-13-215(4)Requires instruction on what AI is, how it works and its societal impact.
Latest action: 4 Mar 2025 — Died In Committee
- Record ID
- us-ms-2025-sb-2535
- Session
- 2025
- Introduced
- 20 Jan 2025
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- ai-literacy, curriculum-standards
2024
Creates an Artificial Intelligence in Education Task Force chaired by the State Superintendent of Education to evaluate AI applications in K-12 and develop policy recommendations for responsible use by students and educators. The task force must address academic integrity, acceptable use, data privacy, AI in K-12 standards and higher education curricula, educator training guidelines, and common procurement requirements for AI software.
Provisions
- Sec. 2Establishes an AI in Education Task Force to evaluate AI in K-12 and develop policy recommendations.
- Task force activities, subsec. (2)(d)Directs the task force to recommend how to incorporate AI into K-12 standards and higher education curricula.
- Task force activities, subsec. (2)(e)Directs the task force to develop guidelines for training K-12 educators to use AI tools.
Latest action: 10 Apr 2024 — Died On Calendar
- Record ID
- us-ms-2024-sb-2062
- Session
- 2024
- Introduced
- 18 Jan 2024
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- academic-integrity, curriculum-standards, educator-training, procurement, student-privacy, task-force, workforce
Undated
Mississippi Department of Education guidance offering procedural advice and instructional strategies to district leaders, school leaders, and teachers on appropriate AI use in schools. It covers digital citizenship, strategies to deter cheating and plagiarism, standards-aligned content, formative assessment, accessibility, considerations for writing an AI use policy, and staff training.
- Record ID
- us-ms-mde-ai-guidance-k12-classrooms
- Issuer
- Mississippi Department of Education
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- academic-integrity, educator-training, instructional-use, local-policy-requirement, student-privacy
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| Record | Requires AI literacy instruction | Adds AI to content standards or frameworks | Creates an AI course or graduation requirement | Requires districts or institutions to adopt an AI policy | Directs an agency to issue guidance or a model policy | Requires or funds educator AI professional development | Adds AI to educator preparation or licensure | Restricts AI vendors' use of student data | Prohibits AI from replacing licensed educators | Limits or bans AI tools in instruction | Sets academic integrity rules for AI use | Regulates AI in grading, testing, or proctoring | Sets procurement or vetting standards for AI tools | Addresses deepfakes involving students or staff | Protections for minors using AI chatbots | Creates a task force, council, or study | Appropriates funding, creates a grant program, or sets grant priorities | Creates an AI workforce, pathway, or credential program | Regulates AI in admissions decisions | Requires disclosure of AI use to students or families | Requires bias review or equitable access | Count |
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| SB 2294 Education; institute initiatives to promote literacy in math, reading, finance, computer science, and civics | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 1035 MS Future Innovators Act; enact to require high school computer science or CTE with embedded computer science course | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SB 2429 Artificial Intelligence in Education Task Force Act; enact | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 1242 Mississippi Dyslexia Generative Artificial Intelligence Education and Workforce Development Act; create | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 1605 MS Artifical Intelligence and Stem Eduaction Act; create | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SB 2426 Artificial Intelligence Task Force; create and prescribe responsibilities of | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SB 2059 Artificial Intelligence in Education Task Force Act; enact | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SB 2535 MS Future Innovators Act; enact to require high-school computer science or CTE with embedded computer science course | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SB 2062 Artificial Intelligence in Education Task Force Act; enact | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Records with this provision |
| Date | Record | Action (as recorded) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 2026 | SB 2294 | Approved by Governor |
| 6 Apr 2026 | SB 2294 | Enrolled Bill Signed |
| 6 Apr 2026 | SB 2294 | Enrolled Bill Signed |
| 1 Apr 2026 | SB 2294 | Conference Report Adopted |
| 1 Apr 2026 | SB 2294 | Conference Report Adopted |
| 31 Mar 2026 | SB 2294 | Recommitted For Further Conf |
| 31 Mar 2026 | SB 2294 | Recommitted For Further Conf |
| 31 Mar 2026 | SB 2294 | Conference Report Filed |
| 31 Mar 2026 | SB 2294 | Conference Report Filed |
| 30 Mar 2026 | SB 2294 | Conference Report Filed |
| 30 Mar 2026 | SB 2294 | Conference Report Filed |
| 23 Mar 2026 | SB 2294 | Conferees Named Roberson,McCarty,Felsher |
| 17 Mar 2026 | SB 2294 | Conferees Named DeBar,Boyd,Hill |
| 12 Mar 2026 | SB 2294 | Decline to Concur/Invite Conf |
| 3 Mar 2026 | HB 1035 | Died In Committee |
| 23 Feb 2026 | SB 2294 | Returned For Concurrence |
| 19 Feb 2026 | SB 2294 | DR - TSDPAA: AC To ED |
| 19 Feb 2026 | SB 2294 | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended |
| 19 Feb 2026 | SB 2294 | Amended |
| 19 Feb 2026 | SB 2294 | Passed As Amended |
| 18 Feb 2026 | SB 2294 | DR - TSDPAA: ED To AC |
| 17 Feb 2026 | HB 1035 | Referred To Education |
| 13 Feb 2026 | HB 1035 | Transmitted To Senate |
| 12 Feb 2026 | HB 1035 | Motion to Reconsider Tabled |
| 11 Feb 2026 | HB 1035 | Passed |
| 11 Feb 2026 | HB 1035 | Motion to Reconsider Entered (Faulkner, Roberson, McCarty) |
| 6 Feb 2026 | SB 2294 | Transmitted To House |
| 6 Feb 2026 | SB 2294 | Referred To Education;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency |
| 5 Feb 2026 | SB 2294 | Passed |
| 5 Feb 2026 | SB 2294 | Immediate Release |
| 3 Feb 2026 | SB 2429 | Died In Committee |
| 3 Feb 2026 | HB 1242 | Died In Committee |
| 3 Feb 2026 | HB 1605 | Died In Committee |
| 2 Feb 2026 | SB 2294 | Title Suff Do Pass |
| 21 Jan 2026 | HB 1035 | Title Suff Do Pass |
| 19 Jan 2026 | SB 2294 | Referred To Education |
| 19 Jan 2026 | SB 2429 | Referred To Technology;Education |
| 19 Jan 2026 | HB 1242 | Referred To Education;Appropriations A |
| 19 Jan 2026 | HB 1605 | Referred To Education |
| 16 Jan 2026 | HB 1035 | Referred To Education |
| 18 Mar 2025 | SB 2426 | Approved by Governor |
| 13 Mar 2025 | SB 2426 | Enrolled Bill Signed |
| 10 Mar 2025 | SB 2426 | (H) Passed |
| 4 Mar 2025 | SB 2426 | (H) Title Suff Do Pass |
| 4 Mar 2025 | SB 2059 | Died In Committee |
| 4 Mar 2025 | SB 2535 | Died In Committee |
| 26 Feb 2025 | SB 2059 | DR - TSDP: TE To ED |
| 14 Feb 2025 | SB 2426 | (H) Referred To Technology |
| 14 Feb 2025 | SB 2535 | Referred To Education;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency |
| 13 Feb 2025 | SB 2059 | Referred To Technology;Education |
| 12 Feb 2025 | SB 2535 | Transmitted To House |
| 11 Feb 2025 | SB 2426 | (S) Passed |
| 11 Feb 2025 | SB 2059 | Transmitted To House |
| 11 Feb 2025 | SB 2535 | Passed |
| 10 Feb 2025 | SB 2059 | Passed |
| 4 Feb 2025 | SB 2426 | (S) Title Suff Do Pass |
| 4 Feb 2025 | SB 2535 | Title Suff Do Pass |
| 31 Jan 2025 | SB 2059 | Title Suff Do Pass |
| 30 Jan 2025 | SB 2059 | DR - TSDP: TE To ED |
| 20 Jan 2025 | SB 2426 | (S) Referred To Technology |
| 20 Jan 2025 | SB 2535 | Referred To Education |
| 17 Jan 2025 | SB 2059 | Referred To Technology;Education |
| 10 Apr 2024 | SB 2062 | Died On Calendar |
| 27 Mar 2024 | SB 2062 | Title Suff Do Pass |
| 14 Mar 2024 | SB 2062 | Referred To Education |
| 13 Mar 2024 | SB 2062 | Transmitted To House |
| 11 Mar 2024 | SB 2062 | Committee Substitute Adopted |
| 11 Mar 2024 | SB 2062 | Amended |
| 11 Mar 2024 | SB 2062 | Passed As Amended |
| 5 Mar 2024 | SB 2062 | DR - TSDPCS: TE To ED |
| 5 Mar 2024 | SB 2062 | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub |
| 18 Jan 2024 | SB 2062 | Referred To Technology;Education |
| Body | Type | ID | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Legislature | Legislature | us-ms-legislature | 9 |
| Mississippi Department of Education | K-12 agency | us-ms-k12-agency | 1 |
| Mississippi Community College Board | Higher-ed agency | us-ms-higher-ed-agency-2 | 0 |
| Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning | Higher-ed agency | us-ms-higher-ed-agency | 0 |
| Office of the Governor of Mississippi | Governor's office | us-ms-governor | 0 |