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Presenter touts AI safety framework and a Children's Social Media Safety Act, plus a cell-phone ban for students
Summary
Presenter said Illinois now has one of the nation's most robust AI safety frameworks, a "nation leading Children's Social Media Safety Act," a social-media platform fee, and a ban on student cell-phone use during the school day; the transcript did not provide statute text or implementation details.
Presenter said the state had moved to address technology risks by putting in place what they called "one of the most robust artificial intelligence safety frameworks in the entire nation," positioning Illinois at the "vanguard of transparency and accountability for this new technology." The remarks also highlighted a "nation leading Children's Social Media Safety Act" intended to give parents more tools to protect children online and referenced a social-media platform fee to offset mental-health and educational harms.
The speaker added that the budget or policy package includes a ban on students' use of cell phones during the school day. The transcript contains names of the policies but no statutory text, regulatory citations, or implementation timelines; those details would need to be confirmed with bill text or agency guidance.
