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The Tennessee Conservative Staff –
The Tennessee House and Senate are both scheduled to hear a bill next week that would require schools in the state to create policies regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by students, teachers, faculty, and staff.
House Bill 1630 (HB1630), sponsored by Representative Scott Cepicky (R-Culleoka-District 64), stipulates that all state universities and K-12 public and charter schools must adopt a policy for how AI is used for assignment purposes.
The original bill was amended to include a requirement that K-12 schools have a policy in place for the ’24-’25 school year. Universities may work on a policy to have in place by July 2025.
The bill passed the House Education Committee and will be heard in the Government Operations Committee on February 12.
The companion Senate Bill 1711 (SB1711), sponsored by Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald-District 28), is scheduled on the Senate Education Committee’s calendar for February 14.
The contact information for the members of the House Government Operations Committee and the Senate Education Committee is listed below should you wish to reach out to them before those meeting dates.
House Government Operations Committee
Rep. John Ragan (R) – Chair – rep.john.ragan@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-4400
Rep. Jay Reedy (R) – Vice-Chair – rep.jay.reedy@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-7098
Rep. Gino Bulso (R) – rep.gino.bulso@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-6808
Rep. Karen Camper (D) – rep.karen.camper@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-1898
Rep. Dale Carr (R) – rep.dale.carr@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-5981
Rep. Jesse Chism (D) – rep.jesse.chism@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-6954
Rep. John Ray Clemmons (D) – rep.john.ray.clemmons@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-4410
Rep. John Crawford (R) – rep.john.crawford@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-7623
Rep. Rick Eldridge (R) – rep.rick.eldridge@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-6877
Rep. Jeremy Faison (R) – rep.jeremy.faison@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-6871
Rep. Yusuf Hakeem (D) – rep.yusuf.hakeem@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-2702
Rep. Caleb Hemmer (D) – rep.caleb.hemmer@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-2035
Rep. Justin Jones (D) – rep.justin.jones@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-2184
Rep. Kelly Keisling (R) – rep.kelly.keisling@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-6852
Rep. Sabi Kumar (R) – rep.sabi.kumar@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-2860
Rep. Justin Lafferty (R) – rep.justin.lafferty@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-4110
Rep. William Lamberth (R) – rep.william.lamberth@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-1980
Rep. Mary Littleton (R) – rep.mary.littleton@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-7477
Rep. Pat Marsh (R) – rep.pat.marsh@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-6824
Rep. Greg Martin (R) – rep.greg.martin@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-2548
Rep. Jake McCalmon (R) – rep.jake.mccalmon@capitol.tn.gov – 615-741-4389
Senate Education Committee
Jon Lundberg (Chair) (R)- sen.jon.lundberg@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-5761
Bill Powers (Vice-Chair) (R) – sen.bill.powers@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-2734
Raumesh Akbari (2nd Vice-Chair) (D) – sen.raumesh.akbari@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-1767
Rusty Crowe (R) – sen.rusty.crowe@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-2468
Todd Gardenhire (Chair) (R)- sen.todd.gardenhire@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-6682
Ferrell Haile (R) – sen.ferrell.haile@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-1999
Joey Hensley (R) – sen.joey.hensley@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-3100
Mark Pody (R) – sen.mark.pody@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-2421
Dawn White (R) – sen.dawn.white@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-6853
