Pennsylvania HB 2705: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for online instruction.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 3781
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2705
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY SHUSTERMAN, BRENNAN, PIELLI, HADDOCK, SANCHEZ,
HILL-EVANS, PASHINSKI, OTTEN, D. WILLIAMS, GALLAGHER, RIVERA
AND KHAN, JULY 15, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JULY 16, 2026
AN ACT
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.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Artificial
Intelligence Workforce Impact Act.
Section 2. Findings and declarations.
The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) The field of artificial intelligence is evolving
quickly and has the potential to disrupt jobs. It is
imperative to prepare the workforce in this Commonwealth to
develop and work alongside this new technology and mitigate
job displacement.
(2) To prepare for the growth, development and
deployment of artificial intelligence, the Commonwealth needs
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a proactive approach that includes identifying the following:
(i) Data and data access necessary to properly
analyze the impact of artificial intelligence on the
workforce in this Commonwealth.
(ii) Industries in this Commonwealth projected to be
most impacted by artificial intelligence.
(iii) Opportunities for Commonwealth workers and
other stakeholders to influence the impact of artificial
intelligence across industries in this Commonwealth.
(iv) Demographics of those whose career
opportunities are most likely to be affected by growth of
artificial intelligence.
(v) The skills, expertise and education needed to
effectively use artificial intelligence.
(vi) Methods to ensure that necessary skills,
expertise and education are accessible to all segments of
the current and future workforce.
Section 3. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Artificial intelligence."
(1) A machine-based system that can, for a given set of
human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations
or decisions influencing real or virtual environments,
including the ability to:
(i) perceive real and virtual environments;
(ii) abstract perceptions made under paragraph (1)
into models through analysis in an automated manner; and
(iii) use model inference to formulate options for
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information or action based on outcomes under
subparagraphs (i) and (ii).
(2) The term includes generative artificial
intelligence.
"Generative artificial intelligence." The class of models
that emulate the structure and characteristics of input data in
order to generate derived synthetic content.
"Institutions of higher education." The term includes any of
the following:
(1) A community college operating under Article XIX-A of
the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the
Public School Code of 1949.
(2) A university within the State System of Higher
Education.
(3) The Pennsylvania State University.
(4) The University of Pittsburgh.
(5) Temple University.
(6) Lincoln University.
(7) Any other institution that is designated as "State-
related" by the Commonwealth.
(8) Any accredited private or independent college or
university.
(9) Any private licensed school as defined in the act of
December 15, 1986 (P.L.1585, No.174), known as the Private
Licensed Schools Act.
"Nonpublic school." A nonprofit school, other than a public
school located within this Commonwealth, in which a resident of
this Commonwealth may legally fulfill the compulsory school
attendance requirements of this act and that meets the
applicable requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
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1964 (Public Law 88-352, 42 U.S.C. § 2000 et seq.).
"School entity." A public school, including a charter school
or cyber charter school, private school, nonpublic school,
intermediate unit or area career and technical school operating
within this Commonwealth.
"Synthetic content." Information, such as images, videos,
audio clips or text, that has been significantly modified or
generated by algorithms, including by artificial intelligence.
Section 4. Report.
(a) Impact study and report.--The Department of Labor and
Industry in consultation with the Department of Community and
Economic Development and the Office of Administration shall, in
collaboration with the individuals and entities described in
subsection (c), conduct a comprehensive study on artificial
intelligence and its future impact on the workforce in this
Commonwealth and submit a final report to the General Assembly
not later than 18 months