Counseling for Career Choice Act

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Defunct
• Most recent activity date: 2025-01-03

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• Overreliance and unsafe use

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains. It briefly mentions leveraging AI for career development (subdomain 5.1 - overreliance) but does not substantively address AI risks, harms, or governance failures. The document is primarily focused on expanding career counseling infrastructure in schools rather than regulating AI systems or mitigating AI-related risks.

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.

• Professional & Technical Services
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs the Educational Services sector by amending federal education law to expand career counseling in elementary and secondary schools. It also has indirect implications for Professional and Technical Services through requirements for career development certification programs.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative act introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that amends existing federal education law (Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965). It uses mandatory legislative language and would create legally enforceable obligations once enacted.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania; Ms. Bonamici; United States Congress; Committee on Education and the Workforce
• Summary: The bill was introduced by Representatives Thompson and Bonamici in the House of Representatives and referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, indicating these are the proposing actors.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_User
• Entities: State educational agencies; Local educational agencies; School counselors; School counseling programs; Students; State boards and local boards (as defined in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act); Regional economic development organizations; State employment agencies; One-stop centers
• Summary: The document targets state and local educational agencies that receive student support and academic enrichment grants, as well as school counselors who will implement career counseling programs. Students are the ultimate beneficiaries and users of these AI-enhanced career counseling services.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: U.S. Department of Education (implied)
• Summary: While not explicitly named in this amendment, the U.S. Department of Education would be the enforcing body as this amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, which is administered and enforced by the Department of Education.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: State educational agencies (implied); U.S. Department of Education (implied)
• Summary: The document includes evaluation requirements for career counseling programs, suggesting state educational agencies and the Department of Education would monitor implementation and outcomes.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

No lifecycle stages identified.

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not substantively address AI lifecycle stages. It mentions leveraging AI for career development but provides no detail on how AI systems should be planned, developed, validated, deployed, or monitored. The focus is on career counseling infrastructure rather than AI governance.

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 passing as an emerging technology that may be leveraged for career development. It does not define AI, specify AI models or systems, or address any technical AI concepts such as frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or compute thresholds.