HB 4005 — artificial intelligence; course; public schools

Senate Engrossed House BillEngrossed artificial intelligence;

BEGINNING IN THE 2027-2028 SCHOOL YEAR, EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDEOFFER INSTRUCTION ON THE ETHICAL, MORAL AND EDUCATIONAL USES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEINTELLIGENCE, TOINCLUDING ALLINSTRUCTION STUDENTSON: WHO ARE ENROLLED IN EACH OF GRADES THREE, SIX, EIGHT, TEN AND TWELVE.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL ADOPT A CURRICULUM FOR THE INSTRUCTION REQUIRED BY THIS SUBSECTION AND SHALL INCLUDE IN THE CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION ON:

BASIC TECHNIQUES FOR USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE,INTELLIGENCE INCLUDING TECHNIQUES FOR WRITING PROMPTS.

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR USING AND ADOPTING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN LEARNING AND IN DAILY LIFE.

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HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MIGHT THREATEN HUMAN HEALTH AND HUMAN EXISTENCE.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY PROVIDE THE INSTRUCTION REQUIREDOFFERED BYPURSUANT TO SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION THROUGH A SEPARATE COURSE FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL OR BY INCORPORATING THE EQUIVALENT INSTRUCTIONAL TIME INTO EXISTING CURRICULA.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:EDUCATION MAY PROVIDE GUIDELINES, RESOURCES OR GRANTS, OR A COMBINATION OF GUIDELINES, RESOURCES AND GRANTS, TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.

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MAY PROVIDE GUIDELINES, RESOURCES OR GRANTS, OR A COMBINATION OF GUIDELINES, RESOURCES AND GRANTS, TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.

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FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADOPTING A CURRICULUM PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION, SHALL SELECT A CURRICULUM THAT IS DEVELOPED BY AN ORGANIZATION THAT MEETS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

(a) IS A SCHOOL WITHIN A UNIVERSITY UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS THAT MAINTAINS A CAMPUS IN THE MOST POPULOUS COUNTY WITHIN THIS STATE.

(b) WAS ESTABLISHED BEFORE 2018, BUT NOT BEFORE 2015.

(c) FOSTERS A CULTURE OF INTELLECTUAL DIVERSITY AND PROMOTES IDEAS THAT ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO A HEALTHY CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY.

(d) SERVES AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOR CIVIC EDUCATION.

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Requiring at least one course, or the equivalent instruction, in each of grades three, six, eight, ten and twelve on the ethical, moral and educational uses of artificial intelligence will promote the responsible integration of artificial intelligence into education and students' future careers.

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