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Bill Text

A5184 

ASSEMBLY, No. 5184 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED JUNE 1, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� ROSAURA "ROSY" BAGOLIE

District 27 (Essex and Passaic)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires boards of education to adopt policy on use 
of artificial intelligence; requires DOE to establish model policy. 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� As introduced.

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An Act concerning the use of artificial intelligence in 
public schools and supplementing chapter 36 of Title 18A of the New Jersey 
Statutes.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1. a. As used in this section, 
�artificial intelligence� means a machine-based system that can, for a given 
set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or 
decisions influencing real or virtual environments. Artificial intelligence systems use machine- and 
human-based inputs to perceive real and virtual environments; abstract 
perceptions into models through analysis in an automated manner; and use model 
inference to formulate options for information or action.

���� b. The board of education of a 
school district shall adopt a policy concerning the responsible use of 
artificial intelligence in the schools of the district. The board shall review 
the policy annually and update the policy as appropriate. The policy, at a 
minimum, shall: 

���� (1) establish a process 
through which students, parents or guardians, employees of the district, or 
residents of the district may submit questions or concerns regarding the use of 
artificial intelligence in the schools of the district;

���� (2) address potential equity 
issues concerning student access to artificial intelligence systems, including accessibility 
for students with limited access to technology, students with disabilities, and 
English language learners; and

���� (3) establish expectations, 
standards, and approval processes for the safe, transparent, and responsible 
implementation and integration of artificial intelligence in the schools of the 
district, including appropriate oversight and professional judgment by 
employees of the district.

���� c. A school district shall 
post the artificial intelligence policy required pursuant to subsection b. of 
this section in a prominent location on the district�s Internet website.

���� d. To assist boards of 
education in developing a policy pursuant to subsection b. of this section, the 
Commissioner of Education shall develop and make available a model policy 
concerning the responsible use of artificial intelligence in school districts.� 
In developing the model policy, the commissioner may consult with the Chief 
Technology Officer of the Office of Information Technology, the Chief 
Innovation Officer for the State, and representatives of the artificial 
intelligence and education communities. The model policy shall be periodically 
updated as the commissioner deems necessary. 

���� 2. This act shall take effect 
immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires the board 
of education of a school district to adopt a policy concerning the responsible use 
of artificial intelligence in the schools of the district. The policy, at a 
minimum, would: 

���� (1) establish a process 
through which students, parents or guardians, employees of the district, or 
residents of the district, may submit questions or concerns regarding the use 
of artificial intelligence in the schools of the district;

���� (2) address potential equity 
issues concerning student access to artificial intelligence systems, including 
accessibility for students with limited access to technology, students with 
disabilities, and English language learners; and

���� (3) establish expectations, 
standards, and approval processes for the safe, transparent, and responsible 
implementation and integration of artificial intelligence in the schools of the 
district, including appropriate oversight and professional judgment by 
employees of the district.

���� The board of education of a 
school district is required under the bill to review the policy annually and 
update the policy as appropriate. The district would also be required to post 
the policy in a prominent location on the district�s Internet website.

���� The bill also requires the Commissioner 
of Education to develop and periodically update a model policy concerning the responsible 
use of artificial intelligence in school districts. The commissioner would be 
required to make the model policy available to school districts. In developing 
the model policy, the commissioner may consult with the Chief Technology 
Officer of the Office of Information Technology, the Chief Innovation Officer 
for the State, and representatives of the artificial intelligence and education 
communities.�