New California education laws address AI, staffing, student supports and more – OCDE Newsroom

California has enacted new education laws covering artificial intelligence, staffing, student supports and other areas, according to an article published by the OCDE Newsroom. The article is headlined 'New California education laws address AI, staffing, student supports and more.'

The first is SB 1119, known as Adam's Law, which establishes protections for minors who use AI companion chatbots. According to the article, those protections include safety notifications, parental controls, crisis protocols, risk assessments and independent audits. The second measure strengthens protections for student data held by education technology companies. The article states that the law bars covered student information from being used to train generative AI systems beginning in 2027.

The excerpt provided does not describe the staffing or student support measures referred to in the headline, and it does not detail the further items implied by the phrase 'and more.' It also does not state penalties, enforcement bodies, or the effective dates of any provision other than the 2027 training restriction. The article establishes that California has placed restrictions on AI companion chatbots used by minors and on the use of covered student information for training generative AI systems, with the training restriction taking effect in 2027. Both measures are presented as part of the same set of new education laws.