North Carolina House Bill 259

• Authority: North Carolina
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2023-10-03

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale

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 AI system security (2.2) and potential surveillance concerns (4.1). The focus is on funding allocation and reporting requirements rather than comprehensive risk mitigation. Coverage is limited to 2-3 subdomains with minimal detail.

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

The document exclusively governs AI use in the Educational Services sector, specifically public K-12 schools. It allocates funding for AI-powered school safety systems in two North Carolina school districts.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative appropriation with mandatory compliance requirements, enforcement through legislative oversight, and specific reporting obligations with deadlines.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: North Carolina Legislature; Department of Public Instruction
• Summary: The document is a House Bill from the North Carolina state legislature, with the Department of Public Instruction designated to administer the program.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Deployer
• Entities: New Hanover County Schools; Davidson County Schools
• Summary: The bill specifically directs grants to two named school districts that will deploy AI-powered school safety systems.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Department of Public Instruction; Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee
• Summary: The Department of Public Instruction oversees the program implementation and coordinates reporting, while the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee receives reports and provides legislative oversight.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee; Department of Public Instruction
• Summary: The Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee receives mandatory reports on program implementation, spending, and outcomes, while the Department coordinates the monitoring process.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily covers the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle. It focuses on implementation of AI systems into existing school infrastructure and requires comprehensive monitoring and reporting on safety outcomes and system capabilities.

Technical Scope

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

• AI Systems
• Task-specific AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document refers to AI technology and AI systems in the context of school safety applications. It does not specify particular AI model types, architectures, or technical thresholds. The focus is on AI-powered safety systems rather than specific AI models or development approaches.