2026
Extends school bullying and cyberbullying policy requirements to nonpublic schools and defines cyberbullying to include the use of artificial intelligence-generated or modified media.
Provisions
- Section 1303.1-A(e)Defines cyberbullying to include conduct using AI-generated or modified media.
Latest action: 2 Oct 2026 — Referred to Education
- Record ID
- us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2816
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 2 Oct 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- safety-wellbeing, synthetic-media
Requires each school entity and nonpublic school to adopt a policy on the use of artificial intelligence by the 2027-2028 school year. The policy must bar generative AI from making final decisions on employment, grading, discipline, placement and IEPs, and include vendor safeguards for student data. Directs the Department of Education to develop implementation guidelines.
Provisions
- Section 1303.3-A(a)School entities and nonpublic schools must adopt an AI use policy.
- Section 1303.3-A(c)(3)The policy must prohibit generative AI from making final determinations on grading, promotion and related decisions.
- Section 1303.3-A(c)(5)The policy must include enforceable vendor safeguards for student data privacy and deletion.
- Section 1303.3-A(f)The Department of Education must develop guidelines to help schools implement the policy requirements.
Latest action: 6 Oct 2026 — Laid on the table
- Record ID
- us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2786
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 25 Sep 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- assessment, educator-training, employment-evaluation, local-policy-requirement, student-privacy
Requires school entities that contract for artificial intelligence-related technology to include specified contract terms, including data security, a ban on collecting students' biometric information, and data deletion after termination. Directs the Department of Education to publish implementation guidelines and requires AI vendors serving schools to report their products to the department.
Provisions
- Section 807.2(a)School entities contracting for AI-related technology must include specified provisions in the contract.
- Section 807.2(a)(5)Contracts must prohibit collection of students' biometric information through the vendor's AI technology.
- Section 807.2(b)The Department of Education must post guidelines for school entities and vendors to implement the section.
Latest action: 6 Oct 2026 — Laid on the table
- Record ID
- us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2785
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 24 Sep 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- data-governance, procurement, student-privacy
Allows school entities to train school employees on the use of artificial intelligence in education, covering instructional uses, academic integrity, privacy and bias, with continuing education credit for approved programs. Directs the Department of Education, subject to funding, to provide grants to school entities for this training.
Provisions
- Section 1205.9(a)School entities may provide employees with training on AI in education that counts toward continuing professional education when approved.
- Section 1205.9(b)The department must provide grants to school entities for AI training costs, subject to available funding.
Latest action: 6 Oct 2026 — Laid on the table
- Record ID
- us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2788
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 24 Sep 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- ai-literacy, educator-training, funding
Prohibits school entities from using artificial intelligence to provide services that would constitute the practice of a school-based mental health professional, such as diagnosis or counseling. Bars AI suppliers from contracting with school entities for such systems, while allowing school mental health professionals to use AI for administrative support.
Provisions
- Section 1323-B(a)School entities may not use AI or AI chatbots to provide services constituting the practice of a school-based mental health professional.
- Section 1323-B(b)AI suppliers may not contract with school entities to provide AI programmed to deliver school mental health services.
Latest action: 6 Oct 2026 — Laid on the table
- Record ID
- us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2787
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 24 Sep 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- procurement, safety-wellbeing
Directs the Department of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Office of Administration, to study artificial intelligence's impact on the state workforce and report to the General Assembly. The report must identify the skills and education needed to work with AI and the resources school entities and institutions of higher education need to deliver them, and the study must involve school entities and institutions of higher education.
Provisions
- Section 4(a)Requires a comprehensive study and report on artificial intelligence and its impact on the state workforce.
- Section 4(b)(8)The report must identify resources school entities and institutions of higher education need to deliver AI-related skills and education.
Latest action: 16 Jul 2026 — Referred to Labor & Industry
- Record ID
- us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2705
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 16 Jul 2026
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- task-force, workforce
Amends the Public School Code on several topics, including defining cyberbullying to include the use of artificial intelligence-generated or modified media. Requires school entity safety reports to count cyberbullying incidents suspected to involve AI-generated or modified media.
Provisions
- Section 1303.1-A(e)Defines cyberbullying to include conduct using AI-generated or modified media.
- Section 1319-B(b)School safety reports must include the number of cyberbullying incidents suspected to involve AI-generated or modified media.
Latest action: 12 Jul 2026 — Act No. 20 of 2026
- Record ID
- us-pa-2025-2026-hb-1505
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 28 May 2025
- Enacted
- 12 Jul 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- safety-wellbeing, synthetic-media
Bars charter and cyber charter schools from adopting an instructional model that relies on artificial intelligence instead of professional employees to provide direct instruction. Bars authorizers from accepting such applications, makes adoption of such a model grounds for revocation or nonrenewal, and directs the board to issue regulations prohibiting it in public school entities.
Provisions
- Section 1717-A(c)(2)Local boards may not accept charter applications whose instructional model relies on AI instead of professional employees for direct instruction.
- Section 1743-A(j)Cyber charter schools may not adopt an instructional model that relies on AI instead of professional employees for direct instruction.
Latest action: 14 Apr 2026 — Referred to Education
- Record ID
- us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2375
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 14 Apr 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- instructional-use
2025
Requires business entities that use artificial intelligence in consumer interactions to disclose that use and to provide access to a human representative on request. Gives consumers a right to human review of high-impact decisions, defined to include decisions affecting education.
Provisions
- Section 2Defines high-impact decisions, which carry a right to human review of AI-involved interactions, to include education.
Latest action: 10 Sep 2025 — Referred to Communications & Technology
- Record ID
- us-pa-2025-2026-hb-1857
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 10 Sep 2025
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- equity-access, institutional-operations
Directs the Department of Education to develop a basic education funding transparency data and reporting system. The system must include data mining, machine learning, predictive analytics and natural language processing capabilities while complying with federal student privacy law.
Latest action: 13 May 2025 — Referred to Education
- Record ID
- us-pa-2025-2026-hb-1448
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 13 May 2025
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- data-governance, institutional-operations
Directs the Department of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Office of Administration, to study artificial intelligence's impact on the state workforce and report to the General Assembly. The report must identify the skills and education needed to work with AI and the resources school entities and institutions of higher education need to deliver them, and the study must involve school entities and institutions of higher education.
Provisions
- Section 4(a)Requires a comprehensive study and report on artificial intelligence and its impact on the state workforce.
- Section 4(b)(8)The report must identify resources school entities and institutions of higher education need to deliver AI-related skills and education.
Latest action: 2 Feb 2026 — Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)
- Record ID
- us-pa-2025-2026-sb-293
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 12 May 2025
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- task-force, workforce
Requires school entities to obtain annual parental consent before providing or coordinating virtual mental health services for students under 18. Defines virtual mental health services to include behavioral health support provided by artificial intelligence.
Provisions
- Section 3(d)School entities may not provide virtual mental health services, which include AI-provided behavioral health support, without parental consent.
Latest action: 11 Apr 2025 — Referred to Education
- Record ID
- us-pa-2025-2026-sb-631
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 11 Apr 2025
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- instructional-use, safety-wellbeing
Prohibits AI and AI platforms operated by companies controlled by foreign adversaries from being installed on, or accessed through, devices and wireless networks owned by the Commonwealth, political subdivisions, and local education agencies.
Provisions
- Sec. 1, new 71 Pa.C.S. § 7302(a)Bars foreign-adversary-controlled AI from devices owned or operated by entities including local education agencies.
Latest action: 10 Apr 2025 — Referred to Communications & Technology
- Record ID
- us-pa-2025-2026-hb-1188
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- 10 Apr 2025
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- procurement
2024
Directs the Joint State Government Commission to establish an advisory committee to study artificial intelligence and its impact in Pennsylvania. The study includes an evaluation of how AI has affected students' academic records and help for State-related university leaders in curbing student AI use.
Provisions
- Resolved clause, item (10)The advisory committee's report must evaluate AI's effect on students' academic record and help university leaders curb student AI use.
Latest action: 3 Jul 2024 — Adopted (125-77)
- Record ID
- us-pa-2023-2024-hr-170
- Session
- 2023-2024
- Introduced
- 29 Jun 2023
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- academic-integrity, task-force
Requires school entities to obtain annual parental consent before providing or coordinating virtual mental health services for students under 18. Defines virtual mental health services to include behavioral health support provided by artificial intelligence.
Provisions
- Section 3(c)School entities must obtain annual parental consent before providing virtual mental health services, which include AI-provided behavioral health support.
Latest action: 27 Jun 2024 — Referred to EDUCATION
- Record ID
- us-pa-2023-2024-sb-913
- Session
- 2023-2024
- Introduced
- 22 Apr 2024
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- instructional-use, safety-wellbeing
2023
Directs the Joint State Government Commission to establish an advisory committee to study artificial intelligence and its impact in Pennsylvania. The study includes an evaluation of how AI has affected students' academic records and ways to help State-related university leaders curb student AI use.
Provisions
- Resolved clause, item (10)The advisory committee's study must evaluate AI's effect on students' academic record and ways to help university leaders curb student AI use.
Latest action: 6 Jul 2023 — Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
- Record ID
- us-pa-2023-2024-sr-143
- Session
- 2023-2024
- Introduced
- 6 Jul 2023
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- academic-integrity, task-force
Undated
A Pennsylvania Department of Education web page offering guidance to educators, families, and students on using AI safely and responsibly. It explains what AI is, its benefits and risks, privacy and data cautions, and when teachers and students should not use AI, stating that AI should support teachers and student learning rather than replace them and should not be the only grader.
Provisions
- When Teachers and Students Should Not Use AIAdvises that AI not be used as the only grader and that teachers review and make final decisions.
- Record ID
- us-pa-pde-ai-in-k12-education
- Issuer
- Pennsylvania Department of Education
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- ai-literacy, assessment, instructional-use, 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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| HB 2816 In student supports, further providing for policy relating to bullying and cyberbullying | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 2786 In student supports, providing for artificial intelligence policy | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 2785 In books, furniture and supplies, providing for procurement and technology requirements | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 2788 In certification of teachers, providing for use of artificial intelligence in education | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 2787 In school safety and security, providing for prohibition of artificial intelligence for school-based mental health and counseling | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 2705 Providing for a report on artificial intelligence in the workforce; and imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry and Department of Community and Economic Development | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 1505 In preliminary provisions, providing for standardized testing study; in grounds and buildings, repealing provisions relating to lead testing and providing for lead testing; providing for school facilities; in certification of teachers, further providing for special education certificate grade spans and age levels and duties of department, for program of continuing professional and paraprofessional education, for continuing professional education for school or system leaders and for Pennsylvania school leadership standards, repealing provisions relating to permit for classroom monitors and providing for permit for classroom monitors; in pupils and attendance, further providing for attendance policy at charter, regional charter and cyber charter schools, providing for school district enrollee wellness checks and further providing for procedure when child is truant and for procedure upon filing of citation; in student supports, further providing for policy relating to bullying; in school safety and security, further providing for definitions, for School Safety and Security Grant Program, for school safety and security coordinator and for school safety and security training, providing for school safety and mental health grants for 2026-2027 school year, further providing for school safety and security coordinator training and for reporting and memorandum of understanding and providing for school mapping services; in school health services, further providing for health services and for reports and providing for eating disorder awareness and education; in terms and courses of study, providing for use of funds for implementing later school start times, further providing for flexible instructional days and for physical education, providing for recess periods, further providing for economic education and personal financial literacy programs and providing for social media literacy education; in early learning programs, further providing for definitions and for duties of approved providers; in high schools, further providing for attendance in other districts; in charter schools, further providing for enrollment, for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions, for enrollment and notification and for enrollee wellness checks; in disability inclusive curriculum, further providing for pilot program; in career and technical education, providing for temporary waiver; in community colleges, further providing for financial program and reimbursement of payments; in Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, further providing for individuals eligible for admission; in the State System of Higher Education, further providing for definitions and for Grow Pennsylvania Tuition Waiver Program; in institutions of higher education, further providing for definitions and for agency duties, providing for institution duties and further providing for report; in Ready-to-Succeed Scholarship, further providing for agency; in funding for public libraries, providing for State aid for fiscal year 2026-2027; in reimbursements by Commonwealth and between school districts, further providing for student-weighted basic education funding beginning with 2023-2024 school year and for extraordinary special education program expenses, providing for temporary assistance program and further providing for assistance to school districts declared to be in financial recovery status or identified for financial watch status and for Ready-to-Learn Block Grant; and, in construction and renovation of buildings by school entities, further providing for applicability | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 2375 In charter schools, further providing for definitions, for charter school requirements, for establishment of charter school, for causes for nonrenewal or termination, for powers and duties of department, for cyber charter school requirements and prohibitions and for establishment of cyber charter school; and, in the State Board of Education, further providing for powers and duties of the board | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 1857 Requiring business entities to disclose the use of artificial intelligence in certain consumer interactions; establishing the right of consumers to human review in high-impact decisions; and providing for enforcement by Attorney General | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SB 293 Providing for a report on artificial intelligence in the workforce; and imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry and Department of Community and Economic Development | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SB 631 Providing for parental consent for virtual mental health services provided by a school entity | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 1188 Providing for protection of State-owned electronic devices and networks from applications controlled by foreign adversaries | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HR 170 Directing the Joint State Government Commission to establish an advisory committee to conduct a study on the field of artificial intelligence and its impact and potential future impact in Pennsylvania | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SB 913 Providing for parental consent for virtual mental health services provided by a school entity | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SR 143 Directing the Joint State Government Commission to establish an advisory committee to conduct a study on the field of artificial intelligence and its impact and potential future impact in Pennsylvania | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PDE AI in K-12 Education | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Records with this provision |
| Date | Record | Action (as recorded) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | HB 2786 | Reported as amended |
| 6 Oct 2026 | HB 2786 | First consideration |
| 6 Oct 2026 | HB 2786 | Laid on the table |
| 6 Oct 2026 | HB 2785 | Reported as amended |
| 6 Oct 2026 | HB 2785 | First consideration |
| 6 Oct 2026 | HB 2785 | Laid on the table |
| 6 Oct 2026 | HB 2788 | Reported as committed |
| 6 Oct 2026 | HB 2788 | First consideration |
| 6 Oct 2026 | HB 2788 | Laid on the table |
| 6 Oct 2026 | HB 2787 | Reported as committed |
| 6 Oct 2026 | HB 2787 | First consideration |
| 6 Oct 2026 | HB 2787 | Laid on the table |
| 2 Oct 2026 | HB 2816 | Referred to Education |
| 25 Sep 2026 | HB 2786 | Referred to Education |
| 24 Sep 2026 | HB 2785 | Referred to Education |
| 24 Sep 2026 | HB 2788 | Referred to Education |
| 24 Sep 2026 | HB 2787 | Referred to Education |
| 16 Jul 2026 | HB 2705 | Referred to Labor & Industry |
| 12 Jul 2026 | HB 1505 | Third consideration and final passage (45-5) |
| 12 Jul 2026 | HB 1505 | In the House |
| 12 Jul 2026 | HB 1505 | Referred to Rules |
| 12 Jul 2026 | HB 1505 | Re-reported on concurrence, as committed |
| 12 Jul 2026 | HB 1505 | House concurred in Senate amendments (172-30) |
| 12 Jul 2026 | HB 1505 | Signed in House |
| 12 Jul 2026 | HB 1505 | Signed in Senate |
| 12 Jul 2026 | HB 1505 | Presented to the Governor |
| 12 Jul 2026 | HB 1505 | Approved by the Governor |
| 12 Jul 2026 | HB 1505 | Act No. 20 of 2026 |
| 11 Jul 2026 | HB 1505 | Re-reported as amended |
| 24 Jun 2026 | HB 1505 | Second consideration |
| 24 Jun 2026 | HB 1505 | Re-referred to Appropriations |
| 23 Jun 2026 | HB 1505 | Reported as committed |
| 23 Jun 2026 | HB 1505 | First consideration |
| 14 Apr 2026 | HB 2375 | Referred to Education |
| 2 Feb 2026 | SB 293 | Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9) |
| 22 Oct 2025 | SB 293 | Reported as amended |
| 22 Oct 2025 | SB 293 | First consideration |
| 10 Sep 2025 | HB 1857 | Referred to Communications & Technology |
| 14 Jul 2025 | HB 1505 | Referred to Education |
| 7 Jul 2025 | HB 1505 | Re-reported as committed |
| 7 Jul 2025 | HB 1505 | Third consideration and final passage (202-1) |
| 7 Jul 2025 | HB 1505 | In the Senate |
| 1 Jul 2025 | HB 1505 | Re-reported as committed |
| 1 Jul 2025 | HB 1505 | Second consideration |
| 1 Jul 2025 | HB 1505 | Re-committed to Appropriations |
| 17 Jun 2025 | HB 1505 | Reported as committed |
| 17 Jun 2025 | HB 1505 | First consideration |
| 17 Jun 2025 | HB 1505 | Re-committed to Rules |
| 28 May 2025 | HB 1505 | Referred to Children & Youth |
| 13 May 2025 | HB 1448 | Referred to Education |
| 12 May 2025 | SB 293 | Referred to Labor & Industry |
| 11 Apr 2025 | SB 631 | Referred to Education |
| 10 Apr 2025 | HB 1188 | Referred to Communications & Technology |
| 3 Jul 2024 | HR 170 | Amended |
| 3 Jul 2024 | HR 170 | Adopted (125-77) |
| 2 Jul 2024 | HR 170 | Removed from table |
| 27 Jun 2024 | SB 913 | Third consideration and final passage (28-21) |
| 27 Jun 2024 | SB 913 | In the House |
| 27 Jun 2024 | SB 913 | Referred to EDUCATION |
| 26 Jun 2024 | SB 913 | Re-reported as committed |
| 26 Jun 2024 | SB 913 | Amended on third consideration (28-22) |
| 24 Jun 2024 | SB 913 | Second consideration |
| 24 Jun 2024 | SB 913 | Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS |
| 12 Jun 2024 | SB 913 | Reported as amended |
| 12 Jun 2024 | SB 913 | First consideration |
| 22 Apr 2024 | SB 913 | Referred to EDUCATION |
| 17 Apr 2024 | HR 170 | Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71) |
| 12 Dec 2023 | HR 170 | Reported as committed |
| 6 Jul 2023 | SR 143 | Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY |
| 29 Jun 2023 | HR 170 | Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT |
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| Pennsylvania General Assembly | Legislature | us-pa-legislature | 16 |
| Pennsylvania Department of Education | K-12 agency | us-pa-k12-agency | 1 |
| Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania | Governor's office | us-pa-governor | 0 |
| Pennsylvania State Board of Higher Education | Higher-ed agency | us-pa-higher-ed-agency | 0 |
| Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education | University system | us-pa-passhe | 0 |