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Senate Education panel advances H650 to pause chatbot use in schools, sets working group
Summary
The Senate Education Committee voted to send H650 (draft 3.1, revised) to the floor after adopting a small wording change; the bill enacts a two-year pause on chatbot usage in schools, allows principals to grant educational exceptions, and creates a working group to inventory edtech and recommend opt-out and certification policies.
The Senate Education Committee voted May 12 to report H650 (draft 3.1, with a small heading change) favorably to the floor, advancing a two-year pause on chatbot usage in K–12 schools and directing a working group to study edtech registration, opt-outs and certification.
Rick Seel of the Office of Legislative Council briefed the committee on draft 3.1 and explained the principal components: technical edits to section headings, a replacement of the prior prohibition with a ‘‘two-year pause’’ on chatbot use, and…
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