Schools can teach kids about AI safety using federal money.
S. 4958 — Safeguard Kids Act · Filed by Rick Scott (R-FL) · Introduced Jul 14, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill lets schools use federal money to teach students about artificial intelligence. Schools can teach about AI dangers, limits, and safe use. Schools can also use the money to help students hurt by AI chatbots. The bill defines what artificial intelligence and AI chatbots mean.
Who it affects
Students get free AI safety classes at school. Schools can add AI lessons to what they teach. Mental health counselors can help students who had bad experiences with AI.
One thing to notice
Schools will need to buy or make AI lesson plans. Schools may need to hire more counselors, which could cost extra money.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 14, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 14, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- artificial intelligence — Computer programs that learn and make decisions like humans do.
- AI chatbots — Computer programs that talk with people and answer questions.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,155 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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