Industry guide
AI compliance for educational institutions
Schools and universities using AI in admissions, assessment, or operations face emerging AI obligations alongside long-standing student-data duties.
Your regulatory exposure
Companies in Education using common AI tools could face up to 24 regulations across 10 states.
- Colorado AI Act (SB 24-205)
Colorado's AI Act requires companies doing business in Colorado that develop or use high-risk AI systems for consequential decisions (employme...
HighUpcoming - CCPA/CPRA Automated Decision-Making Technology Regulations
California's ADMT regulations require businesses using automated decisionmaking technology for significant decisions (employment, finance, hou...
HighUpcoming - Colorado Privacy Act (CPA profiling and ADM)
Colorado profiling rules define three tiers: Solely Automated Processing, Human Reviewed Automated Processing, and Human Involved Automated Pr...
HighIn effect - California FEHA regulations on automated decision systems (Civil Rights Council)
California Civil Rights Council regulations apply FEHA's anti-discrimination framework to automated decision systems (ADS) in employment. Defi...
HighIn effect - Texas TRAIGA (Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act, HB 149)
Texas RAIGA (HB 149) prohibits AI systems from intentionally manipulating behavior to cause harm, infringing constitutional rights, or discrim...
MediumIn effect
Key obligations
Risk factors
- Student data carries strict privacy obligations
- Admissions decisions are consequential under most laws
- Use cases involving minors increase compliance sensitivity
Upcoming deadlines
- May 19, 2026 · TAKE IT DOWN Act (S. 146)
- June 30, 2026 · Colorado AI Act (SB 24-205)
- January 1, 2027 · CCPA/CPRA Automated Decision-Making Technology Regulations
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