Mississippi introduced House Bill 1605, the “Mississippi Artificial Intelligence and STEM Education Innovation Act,” which would authorize the Department of Education to establish a pilot program allowing participating school districts to implement AI-assisted learning tools in STEM subjects for grades 6-12. Priority funding targets underperforming schools in math and science, rural school districts, and schools serving high percentages of economically disadvantaged students.
The proposed legislation includes important data privacy protections, requiring all AI-assisted learning tools to comply with FERPA and Mississippi student data privacy laws. Critically, the law specifies that student data cannot be sold, shared, or used for non-educational purposes, establishing privacy safeguards as a foundational requirement for any AI deployment in schools.
This represents a structured but voluntary pilot approach, giving districts the opportunity to implement AI learning tools while maintaining central oversight of data privacy and educational standards.
Scoring note: Dimension 1 (curriculum exists) scores 1 for the voluntary pilot program. Dimension 2 (curriculum is binding law) scores 0 for the pilot districts, though the legislation establishes a legal framework for participation. Dimension 14 (digital infrastructure support) may score 1 as the program facilitates AI tool integration.