North Carolina H301: Social Media & AI Safety.

What the bill says

An act to provide social media protections for children under sixteen years of age, to require the state board of education to update computer science standards to include instruction on artificial intelligence (ai), to require the department of public instruction to adopt a model ai policy, to require governing bodies of public school units to adopt policies on ai use, to require the department of public instruction to establish a framework for evaluating generative ai-powered educational tools used in public schools, and to require the department of public instruction t…

From the amended text:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE SOCIAL MEDIA PROTECTIONS FOR CHILDREN UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO UPDATE COMPUTER SCIENCE STANDARDS TO INCLUDE INSTRUCTION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TO ADOPT A MODEL AI POLICY, TO REQUIRE GOVERNING BODIES OF PUBLIC SCHOOL UNITS TO ADOPT POLICIES ON AI USE, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TO ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING GENERATIVE AI-POWERED EDUCATIONAL TOOLS USED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TO PARTNER WITH THE FRIDAY INSTITUTE TO DEVELOP EDUCATOR AND ADMINISTRATOR TRAINING ON THE USE OF AI. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. SOCIAL MEDIA PROTECTIONS FOR CHILDREN SECTION 1.(a) The General Statutes are amended by adding a new Chapter to read: "Chapter 114B. "Social Media Protections for Children. "§ 114B-1. Title; definitions. (a) Title. - This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Social Media Protection for Children Act." (b) Definitions. - The following definitions apply in this Chapter: (1) Account holder. - A person who opens an account or creates a profile or is identified by the addictive social media platform by a unique identifier while using or accessing an addictive platform when the addictive platform knows or …

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Sponsors

• Zenger, Jeff (R, 74) · primary sponsor