Edictai: Pennsylvania https://edictai.org/states/pa/feed.xml 2026-10-06T00:00:00Z Edictai https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2785 PA HB 2785: In books, furniture and supplies, providing for procurement and technology requirements. 2026-10-06T00:00:00Z In committee. 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. https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2786 PA HB 2786: In student supports, providing for artificial intelligence policy. 2026-10-06T00:00:00Z In committee. 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. https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2787 PA HB 2787: In school safety and security, providing for prohibition of artificial intelligence for school-based mental health and counseling. 2026-10-06T00:00:00Z In committee. 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. https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2788 PA HB 2788: In certification of teachers, providing for use of artificial intelligence in education. 2026-10-06T00:00:00Z In committee. 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. https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2816 PA HB 2816: In student supports, further providing for policy relating to bullying and cyberbullying. 2026-10-02T00:00:00Z In committee. Extends school bullying and cyberbullying policy requirements to nonpublic schools and defines cyberbullying to include the use of artificial intelligence-generated or modified media. https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2705 PA 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. 2026-07-16T00:00:00Z In committee. 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. https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-hb-1505 PA 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. 2026-07-12T00:00:00Z Became law. 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. https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2375 PA 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. 2026-04-14T00:00:00Z In committee. 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. https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-sb-293 PA 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. 2026-02-02T00:00:00Z In committee. 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. https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-hb-1857 PA 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. 2025-09-10T00:00:00Z In committee. 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. https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-hb-1448 PA HB 1448: In preliminary provisions, providing for financial transparency data and reporting system. 2025-05-13T00:00:00Z In committee. 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. https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-sb-631 PA SB 631: Providing for parental consent for virtual mental health services provided by a school entity. 2025-04-11T00:00:00Z In committee. 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. https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-hb-1188 PA HB 1188: Providing for protection of State-owned electronic devices and networks from applications controlled by foreign adversaries. 2025-04-10T00:00:00Z In committee. 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. https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2023-2024-hr-170 PA 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. 2024-07-03T00:00:00Z Passed one chamber. 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. https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2023-2024-sb-913 PA SB 913: Providing for parental consent for virtual mental health services provided by a school entity. 2024-06-27T00:00:00Z Did not pass. 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. https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2023-2024-sr-143 PA 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. 2023-07-06T00:00:00Z Did not pass. 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. https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-pde-ai-in-k12-education PA: AI in K-12 Education 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Current. 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.