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Establishes the Artificial Intelligence Literacy Act which establishes an artificial intelligence literacy in the digital equity competitive grant program.
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New York's A 6874-A, the Artificial Intelligence Literacy Act, would add Education Law § 115 and require the State Education Commissioner to run a competitive AI literacy digital equity grant program for public schools, community colleges, institutions of higher education and community organizations. Introduced March 18, 2025; amended and recommitted to the Education Committee on April 28, 2025 and re-referred to it on January 7, 2026. It has not passed either house. If enacted, it would take effect one year after becoming law.
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What it means for business
None yet: the bill has not been enacted. If it became law, schools, colleges and nonprofit community organizations could apply for state AI literacy grants; it sets no duties for companies.
Key provisions
- Would add Education Law § 115: the Commissioner must set up an AI literacy digital equity competitive grant program
- Eligible grantees: public elementary and secondary schools (including charter schools), community colleges, institutions of higher education and community organizations
- Appropriated funds would be split 30% public schools, 20% community colleges, 15% public higher education, 5% private higher education, 30% community organizations
- Grantees must report to the Commissioner by July 1 each year for four years after the award; the department must build an evaluation framework, and the Commissioner must report to the Governor and legislative leaders each January 1
- Applicants with high need and a strong proposal get priority; the Commissioner may make rules
- Pending: referred to the Education Committee January 7, 2026; if enacted, effective one year after becoming law
Latest legislative action
Jan 7, 2026. referred to education
Sponsors (showing 5 of 7)
| Name | Role | District |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hevesi D | Sponsor | HD-028 |
| Dana Levenberg D | Sponsor | HD-095 |
| Emerita Torres D | Sponsor | HD-085 |
| Jo Simon D | Sponsor | HD-052 |
| John Zaccaro D | Sponsor | HD-080 |
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