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“They're gonna have an AI innovation hub,” Chairman Williams said, describing ITS as the central source to assess and deploy AI and cloud services across state assets. He said the fund would back a cloud center of excellence and provide “sandbox” resources so ITS can pilot new approaches with guardrails while accounting for expenditures on the back end.

A committee member asked whether there would be a mechanism to review whether fund objectives were being met. An ITS representative said reports would be provided to the chairs of the technology committees, the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House, giving legislative leaders an opportunity to review fund activity. Williams also said private dollars and other sources could supplement the fund, and he praised community college leaders and the state’s existing networks for their contributions to technology work.

Committee discussion emphasized oversight and flexibility: members said the bill creates an enabling mechanism rather than immediately spending specific appropriations. The committee voted in favor of the enabling legislation and cleared the item from the agenda.

Key details discussed at the meeting: the fund would pull a 1% fee currently applied to infrastructure- and software-as-a-service contracts (the amount described as “a few hundred thousand dollars” in current receipts), ITS would run the AI innovation hub and cloud center of excellence, and the legislation includes reporting and accountability provisions to legislative technology chairs and executive leaders.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Technology - Room 210; 30 January, 2025: 11:15 AM","oneSentenceSummary","Chairman Williams presented bill 24-43 to establish a Technology Innovation Fund, diverting a 1% fee on cloud services to an ITS-managed fund to support an AI innovation hub, cloud center of excellence and sandbox projects; the committee voted to approve and forward the bill.","taxTitle","Technology, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Mississippi","taxId",30855,"location","Mississippi","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6361884,"Sen. Johnson proposes K-12 AI task force; committee forwards bill to education panel",166,38240,204455,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2169256-281ad7cf86f05b7171600d5c9cb790ef&start=38&end=204","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2169256-281ad7cf86f05b7171600d5c9cb790ef/thumbnail_38240.jpg","/articles/6361884/Mississippi/Sen-Johnson-proposes-K-12-AI-task-force-committee-forwards-bill-to-education-panel","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6361884-aa44d9829f4c07f1168106add7d3ac69/orig.mp4?Expires=1771133189&Signature=o4viYt5Vjb0ah9DK0DzPVwKzNZ6oHphjWpLKRbr54x6oMwMH3ixn~G-mqlyDJq44z78xQgt04eVxCTMmFHC830FRKsW0pM8x-VtWALcpHKlOZHScG2hr9Vi4mTUGgZpz38yiE1AZy3hyitd6fzSHg-F6YZjwrNWMOzKDciNXGuQezjCi62mm~HvKp32dc3So5WmpiHO~qSXeCCt500aXGE3jO6JGRPxwcGIN57U8~6AuxRau83xLeRQViqUiRPt8RtJIyutZIFJTS8mgFFgO1gDEvJr87SR87sZBlSEhAWjCX-DEWBdY9RLD-bfJdvlk4wUPBdmNIy1~ZhJA2-aJNA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senator Johnson introduced Senate Bill 2059 on the committee floor, saying the bill “sets up a task force to look at how K through 12, and specifically K through 12, can implement AI in education.” The Technology Committee voted to send the measure to the education committee for further consideration.

The bill, Johnson said, largely repeats language from a prior bill that cleared the Senate but did not reach a floor vote in the House. Johnson told the committee the task force is intended to identify ways to make AI resources available to school districts that “don't normally have resources.” He said the task force will work with school districts and technology stakeholders and return recommendations for policy moves to the legislature.

Senator Johnson said the bill also incorporates an amendment from Senator Blackman to ensure the task force’s membership includes representatives from different school districts so the group better reflects the state’s range of needs. A committee member asked where the task force’s report would be filed; Johnson said the findings will be provided to multiple recipients and later confirmed the recommendations would be sent to the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House.

Committee members did not request further amendments during the discussion. A voice vote was taken and the committee agreed to send SB 2059 to the education committee.

The bill’s current language, as described at the committee meeting, is focused on study and recommendations: it creates an appointed task force to assess K–12 implementation of AI, gather input from districts and technology staff, and report back to legislative leaders.","Senator Johnson introduced Senate Bill 2059 to create a task force that would study how K–12 schools can implement artificial intelligence; the committee voted to send the bill to the education committee.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee backs enabling bill to create Technology Innovation Fund for ITS to centralize AI and cloud services

Sen. Johnson proposes K-12 AI task force; committee forwards bill to education panel