Bill Text: CA SB1288 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Public schools: artificial intelligence working group.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-07-03 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. [SB1288 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SB1288-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
April 15, 2024 |
Amended
IN
Senate
March 21, 2024 |
Introduced by Senator Becker (Coauthor: Senator Dodd) (Coauthor: Assembly Member Berman) |
February 15, 2024 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish procedures within the State Department of Education to, among other things, annually identify the critical needs for which effective educational programs and practices are to be identified, developed, and disseminated to public schools.
This bill would require the Superintendent, in consultation with the State Board of Education, to convene a working group, composed as provided, for the purpose of evaluating artificial intelligence-enabled teaching and learning practices, as specified. The bill would require the working group to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is an urgent need for expanded state guidance and locally adopted policies regarding the safe and effective use of artificial intelligence in education to benefit and protect pupils and educators.SEC. 2.
Section 33328.5 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 33328, to read:33328.5.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(a)The Superintendent, in consultation with the state board, shall convene a working group for the purpose of evaluating artificial intelligence-enabled teaching and learning practices.
(b)The working group shall, at a minimum, include all of the following:
(1)A Member of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(2)A Member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
(3)A public member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(4)A public member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
(5)An expert in integrative professional learning technology appointed by the Governor.
(6)A public member appointed by the state board.
(7)A public member appointed by the Department of Technology.
(8)At least one representative each from additional stakeholders including organized labor unions.
(c)The working group shall do all of the following:
(1)Evaluate educator preparedness related to artificial intelligence-enabled
instruction, including, but not limited to, curriculum, student engagement, and innovative practices aimed to ensure equitable outcomes for students and families. In making this evaluation, the working group shall consider all of the following:
(A)The status of artificial intelligence-related teaching and learning prior to the 2023–2024 school year, including an assessment of need and quality of that teaching and learning.
(B)The transition schools have made since the 2023–2024 school year to provide artificial intelligence-enabled teaching and learning.
(C)The outcomes of artificial intelligence-enabled teaching and learning on students and families and whether those student outcomes were equitable across
student subgroups, demographics, and geographic locations.
(D)The role of external stakeholders in facilitating the transition to artificial intelligence-enabled teaching and learning.
(E)Best practices pertaining to artificial intelligence-enabled teaching and learning, and how school districts can adapt existing and emerging education technologies to include artificial intelligence-enabled teaching and learning practices.
(F)Workers’ rights and employer responsibilities regarding existing and emerging education technologies, ensuring that the use of
artificial intelligence-enabled teaching and learning practices are in coordination with, rather than a replacement of, workers.
(G)Any other matters related to technology-enabled and artificial intelligence teaching and learning as determined by the working group.
(2)Conduct at least six public meetings to incorporate feedback from students, families, and relevant stakeholders into the evaluation required by paragraph (1).
(3)(A)On or before January 1, 2026, submit a report to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, presenting the evaluation required by paragraph (1) and any findings or recommendations related to the evaluation.
(B)The requirement for submitting a report imposed under subparagraph (A) is inoperative on January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(d)The working group shall be subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).