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HB0531Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to artificial intelligence.

Introduced

Introduced by Andrew Farmer, District 17

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As introduced, requires local education agencies and public charter schools to provide age-appropriate instruction to students on how to access, utilize, and critically evaluate various artificial intelligence tools within the curriculum taught by the educator; requires the department of education to issue guidance on how to implement the required instruction; requires the department to provide a professional development program in artificial intelligence education for educators, subject to available funding. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Where it stands

Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee

March 18, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee · March 4, 2025

3

Yes

1

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

4 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Scott Cepicky64Yes
Aron Maberry68Yes
Jay Reedy74Yes
Gloria Johnson90No

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 3/4/2025

  6. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  7. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025

  8. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2025

  9. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025

  10. Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee

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