In one paragraph
Mississippi's HB 1242 (2026), the Mississippi Dyslexia Generative Artificial Intelligence Education and Workforce Development Act, would establish a program within the Department of Education to develop and deploy a state-funded, open-access dyslexia curriculum and generative AI system for public schools, correctional education, adult literacy and workforce training. Lighthouse Academy for Dyslexia and the Mississippi Dyslexia Institute would be founding development partners. It died in committee on February 3, 2026.
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What it means for business
None: the bill died and never became law. It would have funded a state-run dyslexia curriculum and AI tool developed with two named partners, with no duties on other businesses.
Key provisions
- Would define a 'generative artificial intelligence system' as software producing instructional materials, planning supports or recommendations through trained machine learning models under human oversight
- Would establish the program within the Department of Education to develop, maintain and deploy the open-access curriculum and AI system for public schools, correctional education, adult literacy programs and workforce training
- Lighthouse Academy for Dyslexia would be recognized as originating developer and keep all intellectual property rights; the state would get a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free license for noncommercial educational use in Mississippi public schools, public colleges and universities, and state correctional education programs
- Uses and adaptations would have to keep attribution to Lighthouse Academy for Dyslexia and the Mississippi Dyslexia Institute
- The curriculum would be deemed a Mississippi-approved dyslexia curriculum; per its title, the bill also provides for pilot programs, reporting and evaluation, and an appropriation (the captured text is cut off before those sections)
- Referred to Education and Appropriations A on January 19, 2026; died in committee February 3, 2026
Latest legislative action
Feb 3, 2026. Died In Committee
Sponsors
| Name | Role | District |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Roberson R | Sponsor | HD-043 |
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