Tennessee
11%
3/28
AI Gap Index
3/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
0/6
Governance
0/4
Access
Schools 3/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 SB 1711 (enacted 2024) requires all local school boards to adopt an AI use policy covering instructional and assignment purposes; higher education institutions must also adopt AI policies.
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 1 SB 1711 is a binding state law; all public K-12 and charter schools were required to adopt a compliant policy for the 2024-2025 school year with annual compliance reporting.
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 1 Teen Social Media and Internet Safety Act (enacted 2026) mandates K-12 curriculum including evaluation of AI-generated information and recognition of AI misinformation, required in grades 6-12 from the 2026-2027 school year.
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0
Workforce 0/8
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 0
Civil Service & Governance 0/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 0
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 12, 2026 3/28 Teen Social Media and Internet Safety Act enacted: mandatory AI evaluation and misinformation recognition curriculum for grades 6-12 from 2026-2027; dim3 raised from 0 to 1.
April 2, 2026 2/28 Initial scoring: SB 1711 (2024) mandates AI use policies in all K-12 schools and higher education; dim1=1 (AI use policies required); dim2=1 (binding law with annual compliance reporting).