2026
Amends New Mexico's high school graduation requirements statute to require that ethics of artificial intelligence be offered as a computer science elective beginning with students entering ninth grade in the 2026-2027 school year.
Provisions
- Sec. 1, 22-13-1.1(R)Requires ethics of AI to be offered as a computer science elective for students entering ninth grade in 2026-2027.
Latest action: 4 Feb 2026 — Action Postponed Indefinitely
- Record ID
- us-nm-2026-hb-330
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- 4 Feb 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- ai-literacy, curriculum-standards
Enacts the Artificial Intelligence Government Use Act, requiring public bodies, defined to include school districts, charter schools, state schools for the deaf and blind, and public post-secondary institutions, to adopt policies on employee use of artificial intelligence and automated decision tools, require a human to make final consequential decisions, and train employees on those policies.
Provisions
- Sec. 3(A)Each public body, including school districts, charter schools, and public post-secondary institutions, must establish a policy on authorized employee use of AI and automated decision tools.
- Sec. 4(A)Each public body must train its employees on its AI use policies and on appropriate use of AI in decision-making.
Latest action: 22 Jan 2026 — Action Postponed Indefinitely
- Record ID
- us-nm-2026-sb-68
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- 22 Jan 2026
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- educator-training, institutional-operations, local-policy-requirement
Enacts the Artificial Intelligence Transparency Act, requiring deployers to notify consumers before an AI system is used in consequential decisions, including education enrollment, and to explain adverse decisions and offer an appeal. Also requires companion products to disclose that they are not human.
Provisions
- Sec. 3(A)Deployers must notify consumers before AI is used in consequential decisions, which include education enrollment.
Latest action: 21 Jan 2026 — Action Postponed Indefinitely
- Record ID
- us-nm-2026-hb-28
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- 20 Jan 2026
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- admissions, equity-access
2025
The New Mexico Public Education Department's guidance, written with the Friday Institute at North Carolina State University, to help districts develop their own approaches to using AI in teaching and learning. It covers AI literacy by grade band (K-5, 6-8, 9-12), educator professional development, academic integrity, data privacy, and local AI policy development, and introduces the M.A.Z.E. approach to evaluating AI tools.
- Record ID
- us-nm-ped-ai-guidance-k12
- Issuer
- New Mexico Public Education Department
- Published
- 1 May 2025
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- academic-integrity, ai-literacy, educator-training, equity-access, instructional-use, local-policy-requirement, student-privacy
Requests the Legislative Education Study Committee to convene an education data governance and artificial intelligence working group during the 2025 interim. The group is to study education data systems, current uses of AI by students and educators, and policies to guide AI use in public schools, and recommend policies by October 31, 2025.
Provisions
- [Page 4]Requests the Legislative Education Study Committee to convene an education data governance and AI working group.
- [Page 6], study topic HThe working group is to study policies to guide AI use in public schools, including access, sensitive data, and human connection in classrooms.
Latest action: 19 Mar 2025 — Signed by one or both houses (for legislation not requiring Governor's signature)
- Record ID
- us-nm-2025-hm-2
- Session
- 2025
- Introduced
- 22 Jan 2025
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- data-governance, instructional-use, student-privacy, task-force
Enacts the Artificial Intelligence Act, requiring developers and deployers of high-risk artificial intelligence systems to provide notice, documentation, risk management policies, and impact assessments to address algorithmic discrimination. Consequential decisions covered by the act include education enrollment and educational opportunities.
Provisions
- Sec. 2(C)(1)Consequential decisions subject to the act's algorithmic discrimination safeguards include education enrollment or an educational opportunity.
Latest action: 25 Feb 2025 — HJC: Reported by committee with Do Not Pass but with a Do Pass recommendation on Committee Substitution
- Record ID
- us-nm-2025-hb-60
- Session
- 2025
- Introduced
- 21 Jan 2025
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- admissions, equity-access
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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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| HB 330 Ai Ethics As School Science Elective | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SB 68 Artificial Intelligence Government Use Act | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 28 Artificial Intelligence Transparency Act | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HM 2 Lesc Artificial Intelligence Work Group | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 60 Artificial Intelligence Act | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Records with this provision |
| Date | Record | Action (as recorded) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 2026 | HB 330 | Not Printed |
| 4 Feb 2026 | HB 330 | Action Postponed Indefinitely |
| 22 Jan 2026 | SB 68 | Sent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SHPAC/SJC |
| 22 Jan 2026 | SB 68 | Action Postponed Indefinitely |
| 21 Jan 2026 | HB 28 | Not Printed |
| 21 Jan 2026 | HB 28 | Action Postponed Indefinitely |
| 20 Jan 2026 | HB 28 | Sent to HPREF - Referrals: HPREF |
| 19 Mar 2025 | HM 2 | Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:63 N:0 |
| 19 Mar 2025 | HM 2 | Signed by one or both houses (for legislation not requiring Governor's signature) |
| 25 Feb 2025 | HB 60 | HJC: Reported by committee with Do Not Pass but with a Do Pass recommendation on Committee Substitution |
| 4 Feb 2025 | HM 2 | HEC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation |
| 3 Feb 2025 | HB 60 | HCPAC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation |
| 22 Jan 2025 | HM 2 | Sent to HEC - Referrals: HEC |
| 22 Jan 2025 | HB 60 | Sent to HCPAC - Referrals: HCPAC/HJC |
| 21 Jan 2025 | HB 60 | Sent to HPREF - Referrals: HPREF |
| Body | Type | ID | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Legislature | Legislature | us-nm-legislature | 5 |
| New Mexico Public Education Department | K-12 agency | us-nm-k12-agency | 1 |
| New Mexico Higher Education Department | Higher-ed agency | us-nm-higher-ed-agency | 0 |
| Office of the Governor of New Mexico | Governor's office | us-nm-governor | 0 |