New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11693: Relates to humanoid robots and artificial intelligence avatars in instructional settings
Status: In committee, September 2, 2026
Provides that each school district, charter school, and board of cooperative educational services shall adopt and implement a written policy governing the use of humanoid robots in schools and that such policy shall prohibit the use of an artificial intelligence-enabled humanoid robot in an instructional capacity; defines terms.
What the bill says
An act to amend the education law, in relation to humanoid robots and artificial intelligence avatars in instructional settings.
From the introduced text, September 2, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to humanoid robots and artificial intelligence avatars in instructional settings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3039 to read as follows: § 3039. HUMANOID ROBOTS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AVATARS IN INSTRUCTIONAL SETTINGS; PROHIBITION. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED HUMANOID ROBOT" SHALL MEAN A PHYSICAL ROBOTIC DEVICE THAT: (I) IS DESIGNED OR MARKETED TO SIMULATE HUMAN APPEARANCE, EXPRESSION, MOVEMENT, VOICE, OR SOCIAL INTERACTION; AND (II) USES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OR MACHINE LEARNING TO GENERATE AUTONOMOUS OR INTERACTIVE RESPONSES TO USERS THROUGH SPEECH, GESTURES, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, OR OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNICATION. (B) "INSTRUCTIONAL CAPACITY" SHALL MEAN THE USE OF AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED HUMANOID ROBOT (II) PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE OR SMALL-GROUP ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION, TUTORING, OR EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO STUDENTS; (III) ASSESS, EVALUATE, OR GRADE STUDENT WORK OR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; OR (IV) OTHERWISE PERFORM DUTIES THAT ARE ORDINARILY PERFORMED BY A CERTIFIED TEACHER, TEACHING ASSISTANT, OR OTHER CERTIFICATED OR LICENSED SCHOOL EMPLOYEE IN PROVIDING INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS. 2. EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT, CHARTER SCHOOL, AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT A WRITTEN POLICY GOVERNING THE USE OF HUMANOID ROBOTS …
Sponsors
- Carrie Woerner (D, 113) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Subjects: Education Law
Common questions
- What is A11693?
- A11693 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to humanoid robots and artificial intelligence avatars in instructional settings.
- What does A11693 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the education law, in relation to humanoid robots and artificial intelligence avatars in instructional settings.
- What is the status of A11693?
- In committee as of September 2, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (September 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11693?
- Carrie Woerner (D, 113).
- Where is the official record for A11693?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11693
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