Bill · S. 5225· Senate(119-S-5225)
K–12 AI Literacy and Readiness Act of 2026
- Introduced
- 8/4/2026
- Last activity
- 8/4/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sponsored by
- Tim Sheehy
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The K-12 AI Literacy and Readiness Act of 2026 aims to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. It seeks to include artificial intelligence as a permissible use of funds for student instruction. The bill also allows funds to be used for training school personnel. This includes teachers, paraprofessionals, school librarians, media personnel, specialized instructional support personnel, and administrators. The goal is to provide these individuals with the skills to use and teach artificial intelligence safely, effectively, and responsibly.
Yes
Would children be better off under this?+5
The bill aims to prepare K-12 students with essential AI literacy skills.
Would students be better off under this?+5
Students benefit from updated curricula that include safe and responsible AI instruction.
Does this put more money into public schools?+5
The bill expands the allowable uses of existing educational funds to include AI literacy and professional development.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Student Instruction: The bill allows for the use of artificial intelligence in a manner that is safe, effective, and responsible for student instruction (Section 2(a)).
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Professional Development for School Staff: The bill enables providing teachers, paraprofessionals, school librarians and media personnel, specialized instructional support personnel, and administrators with the knowledge and skills to use and teach artificial intelligence (Section 2(b) and Section 2(d)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+5Good For Students+5
- Education And Technology
- Increases Public School Funding+5
- 8/4/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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