104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2655
 
Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 205/9.45 new
    Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Requires the Board of Higher Education to prepare and submit to the General Assembly a report on the state of artificial intelligence education and development in public and private institutions of higher education. Sets forth what information the report must contain. Repeals the provisions 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by 
5adding Section 9.45 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 205/9.45 new)
7    Sec. 9.45. Artificial intelligence education report.
8    (a) Within 18 months after the effective date of this 
9amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, the Board shall 
10prepare and submit to the General Assembly a report on the 
11state of artificial intelligence education and development in 
12public and private institutions of higher education. The 
13report shall contain, at a minimum, all of the following 
14information:
15        (1) All existing academic programs and courses focused 
16    on educating students about the use, development, and 
17    ethical and social implications of artificial intelligence 
18    systems.
19        (2) All future plans for implementing such programs 
20    and courses.
21        (3) All current and future plans for research projects 
22    studying the use, development, and implications of 
23    artificial intelligence.
 
 
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1        (4) All current and future plans for the development 
2    of artificial intelligence systems in public and private 
3    institutions of higher education.
4        (5) Recommendations to the General Assembly to further 
5    develop programs and course offerings studying artificial 
6    intelligence.
7        (6) Recommendations on the best way to implement a 
8    State-funded grant program to promote the academic study 
9    and commercial development of artificial intelligence in 
10    public and private institutions of higher education and to 
11    fulfill all of the following objectives:
12            (A) To develop labs to provide students hands-on, 
13        artificial intelligence learning experiences.
14            (B) To develop virtual learning platforms that 
15        facilitate remote and individualized artificial 
16        intelligence education opportunities.
17            (C) To develop programming and pedagogical tools 
18        with respect to artificial intelligence education and 
19        instruction for the benefit of elementary and 
20        secondary school teachers and community education.
21    (b) This Section is repealed 2 years after the effective 
22date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.