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HOUSE BILL 1057
F1, S1 6lr1560
CF SB 720
By: Delegates Ebersole, Young, Fair, Healey, Stein, and Wu Wu, Coley,
Mireku–North, Palakovich Carr, Vogel, and Wims
Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2026
Assigned to: Ways and Means
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 27, 2026
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Education – Artificial Intelligence – Guidelines, Professional Development, and 2
Collaborative 3
(Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act) 4
FOR the purpose of requiring the State Department of Education to provide certain 5
guidance on artificial intelligence to certain groups through an online platform; 6
requiring the Department, in consultation with certain stakeholders, to separately 7
publish certain guidance for certain groups; requiring the Department to develop 8
certain strategies to implement certain guidelines and best practices; requiring each 9
county board of education to have a certain artificial intelligence policy on or before 10
a certain date; requiring each county board local school system to designate a certain 11
coordinator for the use of artificial intelligence in the local school system; requiring 12
Morgan State University or another 4 –year institution of higher education in the 13
State to support the Department in a certain evaluation and to certify that certain 14
artificial intelligence tools are consistent with certain State guidelines each year the 15
Department to develop and publish a certain rubric and certain evaluative tools to 16
assist local school systems in the evaluation of artificial intelligence tools selected 17
for use by local school systems ; requiring local school systems to procure artificial 18
intelligence tools consistent with certain provisions of law; requiring the 19
Department, in consultation with the Governor’s Workforce Development Board, to 20
ensure that artificial intelligence literacy is a component of workforce preparation 21
standards; requiring the Department to coordinate with the Maryland Center for 22
Computing Education and coo rdinators of professional learning and instructional 23
coaches to promote and implement certain training in artificial intelligence provide 24
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certain professional development in artificial intelligence to educators and school 1
leaders; establishing the Maryland AI Education Collaborative on Artificial 2
Intelligence in K –12 Education; and generally relating to artificial intelligence in 3
primary and secondary education. 4
BY adding to 5
Article – Education 6
Section 7–2201 through 7–2204 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 22. Artificial 7
Intelligence in Education” 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 10
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12
Article – Education 13
SUBTITLE 22. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN EDUCATION. 14
7–2201. 15
IN THIS SUBTITLE , “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED 16
IN § 3.5–801 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 17
7–2202. 18
(A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROV IDE GUIDANCE ON ARTIFICIAL 19
INTELLIGENCE TO LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS, EDUCATORS, PARENTS, AND STUDENTS 20
THROUGH AN ONLINE PLATFORM THAT: 21
(I) PROMOTES THE SAFE , RESPONSIBLE, EQUITABLE, AND 22
ETHICAL USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; 23
(II) PROMOTES ARTIFICIAL I NTELLIGENCE LITE RACY 24
THROUGH COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION; 25
(II) (III) EMPHASIZES STUDENTS A ND TEACHERS AT THE 26
CENTER OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; 27
(III) (IV) PRIORITIZES THE EDUCA TIONAL NEEDS OF 28
STUDENTS USING EVIDENCE–BASED APPROACHES AND METHODOLOGIES; AND 29
(IV) (V) ACKNOWLEDGES STATE AND FEDERAL STA NDARDS 30
ADDRESSES HOW STATE AND FEDERAL PRI VACY AND ACCESSIBILI TY STANDARDS 31
APPLY TO THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS. 32
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(2) THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER INTERESTED 1
STAKEHOLDERS, SHALL PUBLISH SEPARA TELY ON ITS WEBSITE GUIDANCE FOR 2
EACH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS: 3
(I) STUDENTS; 4
(II) EDUCATORS; AND 5
(III) ADMINISTRATORS; AND 6
(IV) PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. 7
(3) EACH YEAR , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REVI EW THE GUIDANCE 8
AND UPDATE THE GUIDANCE AS NECESSARY. 9
(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP STRATEGIES TO AS SIST COUNTY 10
BOARDS AND COUNTY SU PERINTENDENTS TO IMP LEMENT THE GUIDELINE S AND 11
BEST PRACTICES DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER THIS SECTION. 12
(C) ON OR BEFORE 120 DAYS FROM THE DATE THAT THE DEPARTMENT 13
RELEASES THE GUIDANCE REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (A)(1) OF THIS SECTION, 14
EACH LOCAL SCHOOL SY STEM SHALL HAVE AN A RTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POLICY 15
ALIGNED WITH THE GUIDANCE. 16
(D) (1) EACH COUNTY BOARD LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM SHALL DESIGNATE 17
A COORDINATOR BETWEE N THE LOCAL SCHOOL S YSTEM AND THE STATE ON THE 18
PRODUCTIVE AND ETHICAL USE OF SYSTEMS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE 19
LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM. 20
(2) A COORDINATOR DESIGNATED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 21
SUBSECTION SHALL BE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS EMPLOYED AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE 22
ADMINISTRATION LEVEL AS NONINSTRUCTIONAL STAFF. 23
(E) EACH YEAR , MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY OR ANOTHER 4–YEAR 24
INSTITUTION OF HIGHE R EDUCATION IN THE STATE SHALL SUPPORT T HE 25
DEPARTMENT: 26
(1) IN EVALUATING A PRIORITIZED LIST O F ARTIFICIAL 27
INTELLIGENCE TOOLS SUBMITTED BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOLS; 28
AND 29
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(2) TO CERTIFY THAT ARTIF ICIAL INTELLIGENCE T OOLS ARE 1
CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE GUIDELINES. 2
(E) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND PUBLISH A RUBRIC AND 3
OTHER EVALUATIVE TOOLS, AS NECESSARY, TO ASSIST LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN 4
THE EVALUATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS SELECTED FOR USE BY THE 5
LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM. 6
(2) THE RUBRIC SHALL BE D ESIGNED TO SUPPORT L OCAL SCHOOL 7
SYSTEMS IN DETERMINI NG WHETHER ARTIFICIA L INTELLIGENCE TOOLS ARE 8
CONSISTENT WITH STATE GUIDELINES. 9
(3) EACH LOCAL SCHOOL SYS TEM SHALL USE THE RU BRIC AND 10
OTHER EVALUATIVE TOOLS DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN THE REVIEW AND 11
SELECTION OF ARTIFIC IAL INTELLIGENCE TOO LS FOR USE WITHIN THE LOCAL 12
SCHOOL SYSTEM. 13
(4) THE DEPARTMENT PERIODICALLY MAY REVIEW AND UPDATE THE 14
RUBRIC AS NECESSARY TO REFLECT CHANGES I N TECHNOLOGY , LAW, OR STATE 15
POLICY. 16
(5) ON REQUEST, MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, OR ANOTHER 4–YEAR 17
INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE STATE, MAY SUPPORT LOCAL SCHOOL 18
SYSTEMS IN ASSESSING THE TOOLS AGAINST THE RUBRIC. 19
(F) LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS SHALL PROCURE ARTIFI CIAL INTELLIGENCE 20
TOOLS CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 3.5, SUBTITLE 8 OF THE STATE 21
FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 22
7–2203. 23
(A) ON OR BEFORE JUNE 1, 2027, THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION 24
WITH THE GOVERNOR’S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, SHALL ENSURE THAT 25
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGE NCE LITERACY IS A CO MPONENT OF WORKFORCE 26
PREPARATION STANDARD S AND COMPUTER SC IENCE STANDARDS FOR 27
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12. 28
(B) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COOR DINATE WITH THE MARYLAND 29
CENTER FOR COMPUTING EDUCATION ESTABLISHED UNDER § 12–118 OF THIS 30
ARTICLE AND COORDINA TORS OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND INSTRUC TIONAL 31
COACHES TO PROMOTE TEACHER PROF ESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING IN 32
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 33
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(2) THE TEACHER PROFESSIO NAL DEVELOPMENT TRAI NING SHALL 1
BE IMPLEMENTED STATE WIDE IN A TRAIN –THE–TRAINER MODEL RELATE D TO 2
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGE NCE LITERACY AND TEC HNICAL EXPERTI SE, WITH THE 3
INTENT OF TRAINING EDUCATORS BY JULY 1, 2027. 4
(3) (I) TEACHERS IN THE TEACH ER PROFESSIONAL 5
DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SHALL BE COMPENSATED FOR THE TRAINING WITH TIME, 6
MONEY, OR RECERTIFICATION CREDITS. 7
(II) TEACHERS MAY NOT BE C HARGED TO ATTE ND OR 8
COMPLETE THE TRAINING. 9
(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROV IDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN 10
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL LEADERS THAT: 11
(1) IS SUFFICIENT IN DURA TION AND QUALITY TO PREPARE THE 12
EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL LEADERS: 13
(I) FOR THE PROFESSIONAL USE OF ARTIFICIAL 14
INTELLIGENCE; 15
(II) TO APPLY ARTIFICIAL I NTELLIGENCE TO INSTR UCTION; 16
AND 17
(III) TO UNDERSTAND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF 18
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; 19
(2) PROVIDES SUBSTANTIVE COVERAGE OF: 20
(I) THE PURPOSE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGE NCE IN 21
EDUCATION; 22
(II) BASIC ARTIFICIAL INTE LLIGENCE VOCABULARY AND 23
CONCEPTS; 24
(III) HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORKS; 25
(IV) EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM U SE CASES , INCLUDING TO 26
STREAMLINE ADMINISTR ATIVE TASKS , TO SUPPORT SPECIALLY DESIGNED 27
INSTRUCTION, AND TO PROVIDE TIMELY FEEDBACK; AND 28
(V) EFFECTIVE USE , PRIVACY, SECURITY, ACADEMIC 29
INTEGRITY, AND MEANS OF AVOIDING OVERDEPENDENCE; AND 30
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(3) IS OFFERED: 1
(I) DURING THE EMPLOYEE’S REGULAR WORKDAY AS PART OF 2
TIME DESIGNATED FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; OR 3
(II) AS A COURSE THAT IS E LIGIBLE FOR CREDIT T OWARD 4
LICENSURE RENEWAL. 5
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 6
as follows: 7
Article – Education 8
7–2204. 9
(A) IN THIS SECTION , “COLLABORATIVE” MEANS THE MARYLAND AI 10
EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN K–12 EDUCATION. 11
(B) THERE IS A MARYLAND AI EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE ON 12
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN K–12 EDUCATION. 13
(C) THE COLLABORATIVE CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS: 14
(1) THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT, OR THE STATE 15
SUPERINTENDENT’S DESIGNEE; 16
(2) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF 17
BOARDS OF EDUCATION, OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S DESIGNEE; 18
(3) THE PRESIDENT OF THE MARYLAND STATE EDUCATION 19
ASSOCIATION, OR THE PRESIDENT’S DESIGNEE; 20
(4) THE PRESIDENT OF THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL 21
PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATORS, OR THE PRESIDENT’S DESIGNEE; 22
(5) THE PRESIDENT OF THE BALTIMORE TEACHERS UNION, OR THE 23
PRESIDENT’S DESIGNEE; 24
(5) (6) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL 25
SUPERINTENDENTS’ ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND, OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S 26
DESIGNEE; 27
(6) (7) FIVE COORDINATORS DES IGNATED BY THE COUNT Y 28
BOARDS UNDER § 7–2202(D) OF THIS SUBTITLE; 29
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(7) (8) THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM NONPROFIT 1
ORGANIZATIONS THAT REPRESENT PARENTS; 2
(8) (9) THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM STUDENT 3
ORGANIZATIONS; AND 4
(10) ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION THAT 5
REPRESENTS STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES; 6
(11) ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION THAT 7
REPRESENTS MULTILINGUAL FAMILIES AND STUDENTS; 8
(9) (12) THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM LABOR UNIONS TH AT 9
REPRESENT TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF; 10
(13) THE PRESIDENT OF THE MARYLAND CHAPTER OF THE 11
COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, OR THE PRESIDENT’S DESIGNEE; 12
(14) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MARYLAND CENTER FOR 13
COMPUTING EDUCATION, OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S DESIGNEE; 14
(15) THE CHAIR OF THE GOVERNOR’S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 15
BOARD, OR THE CHAIR’S DESIGNEE; AND 16
(16) ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. 17
(D) IT IS THE INTENT OF T HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT THE TEACHERS 18
APPOINTED TO EDUCATORS CONSULTED BY THE COLLABORATIVE UNDER 19
SUBSECTION (C)(6) OF THIS SECTION SHALL REPRESENT DIVERSE SUBJECT AREAS 20
AND LICENSURE AREAS, INCLUDING GENERAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATORS. 21
(E) THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL DESIGNATE THE CHAIR OF THE 22
COLLABORATIVE AND MAY ESTABLISH SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE COLLABORATIVE. 23
(F) THE DEPARTMENT: 24
(1) SHALL PROVIDE STAFF FOR THE COLLABORATIVE; AND 25
(2) MAY PARTNER OR CONTRA CT WITH AN ORGANIZAT ION TO 26
SUPPORT THE COLLABORATIVE. 27
(G) A MEMBER OF THE COLLABORATIVE: 28
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(1) MAY NOT RECEIVE COMPE NSATION AS A MEMBER OF THE 1
COLLABORATIVE; BUT 2
(2) IS ENTITLED TO REIMBU RSEMENT FOR EXPE NSES UNDER THE 3
STANDARD STATE TRAVEL REGULATIONS, AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET. 4
(H) THE COLLABORATIVE SHALL: 5
(1) STUDY THE USES OF ART IFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN EACH LOCAL 6
SCHOOL SYSTEM , INCLUDING A REVIEW O F INNOVATION BY INDU STRY AND 7
PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS IN THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; 8
AND 9
(2) MAKE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING: 10
(I) THE DEVELOPMENT OR UP DATE OF THE GUIDANCE AND 11
BEST PRACTICES FOR COUNTY BOARDS UNDER § 7–2202 OF THIS SUBTITLE; 12
(II) THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BEST PRACTICES FOR RELEVANT 13
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; AND 14
(III) THE ADOPTION OF POLIC IES AND PROCEDURES 15
REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT, PROCUREMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, UTILIZATION, 16
AND ONGOING ASSESSMENT OF SYSTEMS THAT EMPLOY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 17
BY A COUNTY BOARD. 18
(I) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2027, BASED ON BEST PRACTI CES FROM 19
ACROSS THE COUNTRY , THE COLLABORATIVE SHALL CREATE A DOCUMENT WI TH 20
EXAMPLES OF ARTIFICI AL INTELLIGENCE INTE GRATED INTO CURRICUL A, 21
INCLUDING EXAMPLES FOR: 22
(1) ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULA; AND 23
(2) ALL SUBJECT AREAS REPRESENTED IN THE COURSES REQUIRED 24
FOR GRADUATION RECOMMEND A PROCESS FOR THE STATE BOARD TO UPDATE ON 25
A REGULAR BASIS RELEVANT STATE CONTENT STANDARDS TO ADDRESS THE ROLE 26
OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 27
(J) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2027, AND EACH DECEMBER 1 28
THEREAFTER, THE COLLABORATIVE SHALL R EPORT ITS FINDINGS A ND 29
RECOMMENDATIONS TO T HE STATE BOARD AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND 30
IMPLEMENTATION BOARD AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE 31
GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE LEVEL AND QUALITY OF: 32
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(1) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPM ENT OFFERED BY LOCAL SCHOOL 1
SYSTEMS AND PARTICIPANTS IN EACH PROFESSIONAL DE VELOPMENT ACTIVITY 2
DISAGGREGATED BY ROLE; 3
(2) STATEWIDE ADOPTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GUIDANCE; 4
(3) THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN INSTRUCTION; 5
(4) THE INSTRUCTION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; 6
(5) THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS; 7
(6) STUDENT SCREEN TIME P ER GRADE IN EACH LOCAL SCHOOL 8
SYSTEM; AND 9
(7) (5) THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN 10
ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS. 11
SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 12
June 1, 2026. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective for a period of 2 years and, at the 13
end of May 31, 2028, Section 2 of this Act, with no further action required by the General 14
Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 15
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.