Michigan House Bill 5507

Allocates $500,000 for a statewide AI research hub, enhancing expertise on responsible AI use in schools. Supports virtual education, best practices, and policy recommendations. Fosters innovation in instructional technology and virtual learning models for Michigan's education system.

  • Authority: Michigan
  • Parent authority: State governments
  • Jurisdiction: United States
  • Collections: U.S. state and local documents
  • Most recent activity: Enacted
  • Most recent activity date: 2024-07-30

Risk subdomain coverage

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

  • Governance failure

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains, with only brief mention of responsible AI use in schools (subsection 5). The primary focus is on virtual learning infrastructure and governance rather than AI-specific risks. Coverage is limited to a single subdomain (6.5 Governance Failure) with minimal detail.

Sector coverage

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

  • Educational Services

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

  • Scientific Research & Development Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs the Educational Services sector, with specific focus on K-12 virtual and blended learning. It also has minimal coverage of Scientific Research and Development Services through the establishment of the AI research hub.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative appropriations bill from the Michigan state legislature that allocates specific funding amounts and establishes mandatory requirements for the Michigan Virtual University using legally binding language.

Actors

Proposer

  • Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
  • Entities: Michigan Legislature
  • Summary: This is a Michigan House Bill, indicating it was proposed by the Michigan state legislature through its appropriations process.

Target

  • Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
  • Entities: Michigan Virtual University; Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute; Michigan Virtual School; districts; intermediate districts; public school academies; cyber schools; virtual course providers
  • Summary: The bill primarily targets the Michigan Virtual University and its constituent entities (Research Institute and Virtual School), along with K-12 educational institutions including districts, intermediate districts, and public school academies that use virtual learning services.

Enforcer

  • Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
  • Entities: Michigan Legislature; House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on School Aid; State Budget Director; House and Senate Fiscal Agencies; Michigan Department of Education
  • Summary: Enforcement is conducted through legislative oversight mechanisms, with the appropriations subcommittees, budget director, and fiscal agencies receiving mandatory reports and monitoring compliance with funding requirements.

Monitor

  • Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
  • Entities: House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on School Aid; State Budget Director; House and Senate Fiscal Agencies; Michigan Department of Education; Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute
  • Summary: Multiple state entities monitor implementation through mandatory reporting requirements. The Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute also monitors virtual course providers and cyber schools.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

  • Plan and Design
  • Verify and Validate
  • Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily addresses the Plan and Design stage through research and policy formulation for AI use in schools, and the Operate and Monitor stage through ongoing evaluation and best practices dissemination. The focus is on establishing governance infrastructure for responsible AI use in education rather than technical AI development.

Technical Scope

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

No technical scope terms identified.

Technical Scope Summary

The document mentions artificial intelligence only once in the context of responsible utilization in schools. It does not define or distinguish between AI models, AI systems, or any specific types of AI. The primary focus is on virtual learning infrastructure rather than AI technical specifications.

https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0120.pdf
https://agora.eto.tech/instrument/1759
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