Colorado
11%
3/28
AI Gap Index
1/10
Schools
1/8
Workforce
1/6
Governance
0/4
Access
Schools 1/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 Colorado K-12 AI Skills Progression Guide (Aug 2025) and 2024 statewide Roadmap for AI in K-12 Education set grade-level AI literacy expectations aligned to CS standards; non-binding guidance for districts.
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 0
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0
Workforce 1/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0
D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0
D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 1 SB 26-189 (signed 14 May 2026, effective 1 Jan 2027) replaces the 2024 AI Act; substantially reduces employer obligations, removing mandatory risk management and impact assessments. Workers retain rights to post-adverse-outcome explanation, correction, and meaningful human review for ADMT-influenced consequential decisions, but enforcement is on hold via a federal court pause (27 April 2026). Scored 1 (partial/voluntary) pending effective date and enforcement resolution. [1], [3]
Civil Service & Governance 1/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 Colorado Attorney General remains named enforcement authority under SB 26-189 for ADMT rules; scope is narrower than original SB 205 but AG mandate continues [1]
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 0/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 0
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0
Index history
May 24, 2026 /28 dim9 downgraded 2→1: SB 26-189 (signed 14 May 2026) replaces SB 205, substantially reducing worker protections; law not yet effective (1 Jan 2027) and enforcement paused by federal court. Partial rights retained so dim9=1 not 0.
April 14, 2026 4/28 Refresh: dim1=1 from K-12 AI Skills Progression Guide (Aug 2025) and 2024 Roadmap.
March 17, 2026 3/28 Governance rescore: dim10=1 (AG named enforcement authority), dim12=0 (AG enforces AI system rules, not training obligations)
March 17, 2026 3/28 Initial scoring from research archive