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Requires school districts to provide instruction on artificial intelligence; requires Secretary of Higher Education to develop artificial intelligence model curricula.
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New Jersey's A 4352 would require each school district to include instruction on artificial intelligence in the curriculum for grades K-12 and require each public institution of higher education to offer AI certificate and degree programs. The Secretary of Higher Education would develop AI model curricula for four-year institutions and for county colleges. Introduced February 19, 2026 and referred to the Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee; it has not passed either house.
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What it means for business
None yet: the bill has not been enacted. If enacted it would bind school districts and public colleges, not private businesses.
Key provisions
- Each school district would incorporate AI instruction in the K-12 curriculum as part of implementing the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Computer Science and Design Thinking
- The instruction would cover, at a minimum, general AI concepts, foundational skills to become AI users, and best practices for responsible, appropriate and ethical AI use
- The Commissioner of Education would give districts age-appropriate sample learning activities and resources
- Each public institution of higher education would offer certificate and degree programs in AI
- The Secretary of Higher Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, the Economic Development Authority, county college and presidents' councils and the Chief Innovation Officer, would develop AI model curricula for public four-year institutions and for county colleges
- The Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Economic Development Authority would develop and distribute AI career pathway marketing materials to public institutions of higher education
- Effective immediately, first applying in the first full school year (section 1) or academic year (section 2) after enactment
- Status: introduced February 19, 2026 and referred to the Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee; not passed by either chamber (identical bill S 2862)
Latest legislative action
Feb 19, 2026. Introduced, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Sponsors
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Speight, Shanique | Primary |
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