S 10671

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                                   10671
                             I N  S E N A T E
                               July 29, 2026
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 Introduced  by  Sens.  MAYER,  GONZALEZ,  MAY  -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  humanoid  robots  and
   artificial intelligence avatars in instructional settings
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  3039
 to read as follows:
   §  3039.  HUMANOID  ROBOTS  AND  ARTIFICIAL  INTELLIGENCE  AVATARS  IN
 INSTRUCTIONAL SETTINGS; PROHIBITION. 1. FOR PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "ARTIFICIAL  INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED  HUMANOID  ROBOT"  SHALL MEAN A
 PHYSICAL ROBOTIC DEVICE THAT:
   (I) IS DESIGNED OR MARKETED TO SIMULATE HUMAN APPEARANCE,  EXPRESSION,
 MOVEMENT, VOICE, OR SOCIAL INTERACTION; AND
   (II)  USES  ARTIFICIAL  INTELLIGENCE  OR  MACHINE LEARNING TO GENERATE
 AUTONOMOUS OR INTERACTIVE RESPONSES TO USERS THROUGH  SPEECH,  GESTURES,
 FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, OR OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNICATION.
   (B)  "INSTRUCTIONAL  CAPACITY"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  USE OF AN ARTIFICIAL
 INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED HUMANOID ROBOT TO:
   (I) DELIVER, LEAD, FACILITATE, OR DIRECT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION;
   (II) PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE OR SMALL-GROUP ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION, TUTORING,
 OR EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO STUDENTS;
   (III) ASSESS, EVALUATE, OR GRADE STUDENT WORK OR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE;
 OR
   (IV) OTHERWISE PERFORM DUTIES  THAT  ARE  ORDINARILY  PERFORMED  BY  A
 CERTIFIED TEACHER, TEACHING ASSISTANT, OR OTHER CERTIFICATED OR LICENSED
 SCHOOL EMPLOYEE IN PROVIDING INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS.
   2.  EACH  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  CHARTER  SCHOOL, AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE
 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT A WRITTEN POLICY  GOVERN-
 ING THE USE OF HUMANOID ROBOTS IN SCHOOLS.
   3.  THE  POLICY ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF
 THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT THE USE OF AN  ARTIFICIAL  INTELLIGENCE-ENA-
 BLED HUMANOID ROBOT IN AN INSTRUCTIONAL CAPACITY.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16225-01-6