An Act Authorizing And Adjusting Bonds Of The State And Concerning Provisions Related To State And Municipal Tax Administration, General Government And School Building Projects

• Authority: Connecticut
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2024-06-06

Risk subdomain coverage

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Compromise of privacy
• AI system security vulnerabilities

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of risk domains, with brief mentions of privacy (2.1) and security (2.2) through references to FERPA and student data protection laws. No other risk domains are substantially addressed.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Educational Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document exclusively governs AI use in the Educational Services sector, establishing a pilot program for AI education tools in K-12 schools. The regulation applies to public school districts (local and regional boards of education) and includes requirements for educator professional development.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding state legislative act with mandatory language establishing a pilot program and professional development requirements administered by the Department of Education.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Connecticut State Legislature
• Summary: This is a state legislative act ('An Act') passed by the Connecticut legislature, establishing a pilot program and professional development requirements.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Deployer, AI_User
• Entities: Department of Education; local and regional boards of education; educators; students
• Summary: The act applies to the Department of Education which must administer the program, local and regional boards of education that participate in the pilot, and educators and students who will use the AI tool.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Department of Education; Commissioner of Education
• Summary: The Department of Education and Commissioner of Education have administrative authority to implement and oversee the pilot program, select participants, and ensure compliance with privacy laws.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Department of Education
• Summary: The Department of Education is responsible for administering the pilot program and providing professional development, which implicitly includes monitoring implementation and compliance.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Plan and Design
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily covers the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle, focusing on implementation of an existing AI tool in educational settings and ongoing professional development for educators. There is minimal coverage of Plan and Design through selection criteria for participating districts.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• AI Models
• AI Systems
• Predictive AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly defines and covers artificial intelligence broadly, including machine learning, algorithms, and predictive models. It does not distinguish between different types of AI systems (frontier, general purpose, task-specific, etc.) or mention compute thresholds or open-source models.