Committee approves AI policy, holds social media policy after debate over law‑enforcement referral language
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Summary
The committee approved administrative policy 7540.08 (artificial intelligence) and agreed to hold policy 7544 (use of social media) for further review after staff flagged differences in mandatory versus discretionary referral language for alleged illegal acts.
The Committee on Legislation, Rules and Policies voted to approve administrative policy 7540.08 (artificial intelligence) and to hold policy 7544 (use of social media) for further review after staff and administration discussed language that treats referrals to law enforcement differently across the two drafts.
Matt Chasen of the Office of Accountability and Efficiency urged the committee to consider whether the district should adopt a standard requiring referrals to law enforcement when state or federal law is violated, noting differences in the social media draft that insert discretion in some circumstances. Chasen referenced recent scrutiny by the DPI about whether appropriate law-enforcement referrals were made in prior cases.
Administration said the AI policy’s statement that the administration "will refer any illegal acts to law enforcement" is concise and that illegal acts should be reported. Staff recommended holding the social media policy because it contains multiple overlapping conditions (employee vs. volunteer status; job performance interference; violations of law, board policy, or administrative guidelines) that make the social media language convoluted.
Chair Zomber moved to approve policy 7540.08 and hold policy 7544; the roll call recorded four ayes and the motion passed. The committee asked administration to review 'may' vs 'shall' usages and return with refined language on the social media policy.
No public testimony was recorded on these policies.
