2026
Creates a 14-member special legislative commission to study the use and impact of digital and electronic technology, including artificial intelligence, in Rhode Island public education and on mental health. The study covers third-party platforms in schools, safe school software, AI in mental health care and AI companion technology.
Provisions
- Resolution, first resolved clauseCreates a special legislative commission to study digital technology, including AI, in public education and on mental health.
Latest action: 2 Jun 2026 — House passed Sub A
- Record ID
- us-ri-2026-h-8345
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- 25 Mar 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- safety-wellbeing, task-force
Establishes the Safe School Technology Act, setting rules for school-issued devices and instructional technology. To be certified, an instructional technology tool must be designed for instruction, meet curriculum standards, and exclude features such as generative or conversational artificial intelligence, targeted advertising and addictive design.
Provisions
- Section 4, certification of instructional technology tools, (b)(3)Certified instructional technology tools must not include generative or conversational AI features.
Latest action: 2 Apr 2026 — Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Record ID
- us-ri-2026-h-7895
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- 27 Feb 2026
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- instructional-use, procurement, safety-wellbeing
2025
Non-binding guidance from the Rhode Island Department of Education, dated August 2025, on using AI in Rhode Island schools. It covers instructional guidance, equity and bias, meeting the needs of diverse learners, security and safety, college and career readiness, district operations and communications, and family engagement, with a getting-started checklist for districts.
- Record ID
- us-ri-ride-ai-guidance-for-leas
- Issuer
- Rhode Island Department of Education
- Published
- Aug 2025
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- ai-literacy, equity-access, institutional-operations, instructional-use, student-privacy, workforce
Enacts the Artificial Intelligence Act, which requires developers, integrators, and deployers of high-risk AI systems to use reasonable care against algorithmic discrimination, keep risk management policies, and complete impact assessments. Consequential decisions covered include education decisions on assessments, cheating or plagiarism detection, accreditation, admissions, and financial aid.
Provisions
- § 6-61-2(3)(ii)Defines consequential decisions to include education decisions, bringing high-risk AI systems used for them under the act's duties.
Latest action: 12 May 2025 — Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Record ID
- us-ri-2025-s-627
- Session
- 2025
- Introduced
- 7 Mar 2025
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- admissions, assessment, equity-access
2024
Requires developers and deployers of consequential artificial intelligence decision systems to conduct impact assessments and maintain risk management programs. Consequential decisions include those determining eligibility for or denial of education, and impact assessments must address disproportionate impacts on protected groups.
Provisions
- Sec. 1, new chapter 6-60, impact assessment (c)(3)Deployer impact assessments must document the potential for AI-driven denials of education and other services to disproportionately affect protected groups.
Latest action: 11 Apr 2024 — Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Record ID
- us-ri-2024-s-2888
- Session
- 2024
- Introduced
- 22 Mar 2024
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- equity-access, institutional-operations
Requires developers and deployers of consequential artificial intelligence decision systems to conduct impact assessments and maintain risk management programs. Consequential decisions include those determining eligibility for or denial of education, and impact assessments must address disproportionate impacts on protected groups.
Provisions
- Sec. 1, new chapter 6-60, impact assessment (c)(3)Deployer impact assessments must document the potential for AI-driven denials of education and other services to disproportionately affect protected groups.
Latest action: 28 Mar 2024 — Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Record ID
- us-ri-2024-h-7786
- Session
- 2024
- Introduced
- 29 Feb 2024
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- equity-access, institutional-operations
Governor McKee's order creates a state data governance structure, a Chief Data Officer, an AI Center of Excellence, and an AI Task Force to advise state policymakers. It directs the Department of Labor and Training, the Rhode Island Department of Education, and the Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner to develop AI training for public and private-sector workers and to identify ways to add AI-related training to state higher education curricula.
Provisions
- Para. 6Establishes an AI Task Force, appointed by the Governor, to assess the risks and opportunities of AI and advise state policymakers.
- Para. 7Directs DLT, RIDE, and the Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner to develop AI training and to incorporate AI-related training into state training programs and higher education curricula.
- Record ID
- us-ri-eo-24-06
- Issuer
- Office of the Governor of Rhode Island
- Signed
- 29 Feb 2024
- Level
- Higher ed
- Topics
- curriculum-standards, data-governance, task-force, workforce
Regulates developers and deployers of automated decision tools that make consequential decisions, requiring impact assessments and prohibiting algorithmic discrimination. Consequential decisions include education and vocational training, including assessment and detection of student cheating or plagiarism.
Provisions
- Sec. 1, new 42-166-1(4)(ii)Defines consequential decisions to include education assessment, including detecting student cheating or plagiarism.
- Sec. 1, new chapter 42-166, deployer impact assessment (5)Impact assessments must analyze potential adverse impacts on protected groups from the deployer's use of the tool.
Latest action: 15 Feb 2024 — Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Record ID
- us-ri-2024-h-7521
- Session
- 2024
- Introduced
- 7 Feb 2024
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- academic-integrity, assessment, 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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| H 8345 HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE USE AND IMPACT OF DIGITAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ON MENTAL HEALTH (Creates a fourteen (14) member special legislative study commission to study the use and impact of digital and electronic technology in public education and on mental health.) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H 7895 Establishes the Safe School Technology Act of 2026 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S 627 Establishes regulations to ensure the ethical development, integration, and deployment of high-risk AI systems, particularly those influencing consequential decisions | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S 2888 Requires companies that develop or deploy high-risk AI systems to conduct impact assessments and adopt risk management programs, would apply to both developers and deployers of AI systems with different obligations based on their role in AI ecosystem | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H 7786 Requires companies that develop or deploy high-risk AI systems to conduct impact assessments and adopt risk management programs, would apply to both developers and deployers of AI systems with different obligations based on their role in AI ecosystem | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Executive Order 24-06 Artificial Intelligence and Data Centers of Excellence | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H 7521 Creates requirements for the developers or deployers of artificial intelligence and allows civil action against these developers or deployers by the attorney general and local solicitors | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Records with this provision |
| Date | Record | Action (as recorded) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 2026 | H 8345 | House passed Sub A |
| 29 May 2026 | H 8345 | Placed on House Calendar (06/02/2026) |
| 26 May 2026 | H 8345 | Committee recommends passage of Sub A |
| 22 May 2026 | H 8345 | Scheduled for consideration (05/26/2026) |
| 22 May 2026 | H 8345 | Proposed Substitute |
| 2 Apr 2026 | H 8345 | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 2 Apr 2026 | H 7895 | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 27 Mar 2026 | H 8345 | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/02/2026) |
| 27 Mar 2026 | H 7895 | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/02/2026) |
| 25 Mar 2026 | H 8345 | Introduced, referred to House Education |
| 16 Mar 2026 | H 7895 | Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/17/2026) |
| 13 Mar 2026 | H 7895 | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration |
| 27 Feb 2026 | H 7895 | Introduced, referred to House Education |
| 12 May 2025 | S 627 | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 9 May 2025 | S 627 | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/12/2025) |
| 21 Apr 2025 | S 627 | Meeting postponed (04/21/2025) |
| 17 Apr 2025 | S 627 | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration |
| 5 Apr 2025 | S 627 | Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/07/2025) |
| 4 Apr 2025 | S 627 | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration |
| 7 Mar 2025 | S 627 | Introduced, referred to Senate Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technol |
| 11 Apr 2024 | S 2888 | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 5 Apr 2024 | S 2888 | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/11/2024) |
| 28 Mar 2024 | H 7786 | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 22 Mar 2024 | S 2888 | Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary |
| 22 Mar 2024 | H 7786 | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/28/2024) |
| 29 Feb 2024 | H 7786 | Introduced, referred to House Innovation, Internet, & Technology |
| 15 Feb 2024 | H 7521 | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 12 Feb 2024 | H 7521 | Meeting postponed (02/13/2024) |
| 12 Feb 2024 | H 7521 | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/15/2024) |
| 9 Feb 2024 | H 7521 | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration |
| 7 Feb 2024 | H 7521 | Introduced, referred to House Innovation, Internet, & Technology |
| Body | Type | ID | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island General Assembly | Legislature | us-ri-legislature | 6 |
| Office of the Governor of Rhode Island | Governor's office | us-ri-governor | 1 |
| Rhode Island Department of Education | K-12 agency | us-ri-k12-agency | 1 |
| Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner | Higher-ed agency | us-ri-higher-ed-agency | 0 |