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SENATE BILL 720
F1, S1 (6lr1118)
ENROLLED BILL
— Education, Energy, and the Environment/Ways and Means —
Introduced by Senator Hester Senators Hester, Attar, Brooks, Feldman, Harris, and
Watson
Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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Proofreader.
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Proofreader.
Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M.
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President.
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
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artificial intelligence tools are consistent with certain State guidelines each year the 1
Department to develop and publish a certain rubric and certain evaluative tools to 2
assist local school systems in the evaluation of artificial intelligence tools selected 3
for use by local school systems ; requiring local school systems to procure artificial 4
intelligence tools consistent with certain provisions of law; requiring the 5
Department, in consultation with the Governor’s Workforce Development Board, to 6
ensure that artificial intelligence literacy is a component of workforce preparation 7
standards; requiring the Department to coordinate with the Maryland Center for 8
Computing Education and coo rdinators of professional learning and instructional 9
coaches to promote and implement certain training in artificial intelligence provide 10
certain professional development in artificial intelligence to educators and school 11
leaders; establishing the Maryland AI Education Collaborative on Artificial 12
Intelligence in K –12 Education; and generally relating to artificial intelligence in 13
primary and secondary education. 14
BY adding to 15
Article – Education 16
Section 7–2201 through 7–2204 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 22. Artificial 17
Intelligence in Education” 18
Annotated Code of Maryland 19
(2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 20
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 21
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 22
Article – Education 23
SUBTITLE 22. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN EDUCATION. 24
7–2201. 25
IN THIS SUBTITLE , “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED 26
IN § 3.5–801 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 27
7–2202. 28
(A) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROV IDE GUIDANCE ON ARTIFICIAL 29
INTELLIGENCE TO LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS, EDUCATORS, PARENTS, AND STUDENTS 30
THROUGH AN ONLINE PLATFORM THAT: 31
(I) PROMOTES THE SAFE , RESPONSIBLE, EQUITABLE, AND 32
ETHICAL USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; 33
(II) PROMOTES ARTIFICIAL I NTELLIGENCE LITE RACY 34
THROUGH COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION; 35
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(II) (III) EMPHASIZES STUDENTS A ND TEACHERS AT THE 1
CENTER OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; 2
(III) (IV) PRIORITIZES THE EDUCA TIONAL NEEDS OF 3
STUDENTS USING EVIDENCE–BASED APPROACHES AND METHODOLOGIES; AND 4
(IV) (V) ACKNOWLEDGES TO STATE AND FEDERAL 5
STANDARDS ADDRESSES HOW STATE AND FEDERAL PRI VACY AND ACCESSIBILI TY 6
STANDARDS APPLY TO T HE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INSTRUC TION IN 7
SCHOOLS. 8
(2) THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER INTERESTED 9
STAKEHOLDERS, SHALL PUBLISH SEPARA TELY ON ITS WEBSITE GUIDANCE FOR 10
EACH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS: 11
(I) STUDENTS; 12
(II) EDUCATORS; AND 13
(III) ADMINISTRATORS; AND 14
(IV) PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. 15
(3) EACH YEAR , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REVI EW THE GUIDANCE 16
AND UPDATE THE GUIDANCE AS NECESSARY. 17
(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP STRATEGIES TO AS SIST COUNTY 18
BOARDS AND COUNTY SU PERINTENDENTS TO IMP LEMENT THE GUIDELINE S AND 19
BEST PRACTICES DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER THIS SECTION. 20
(C) ON OR BEFORE 120 DAYS FR OM THE DATE THAT THE DEPARTMENT 21
RELEASES THE GUIDANCE REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (A)(1) OF THIS SECTION, 22
EACH LOCAL SCHOOL SY STEM SHALL HAVE AN A RTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POLICY 23
ALIGNED WITH THE GUIDANCE. 24
(D) (1) EACH COUNTY BOARD LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM SHALL DESIGNATE 25
A COORDINATOR BETWEE N THE LOCAL SCHOOL S YSTEM AND THE STATE ON THE 26
PRODUCTIVE AND ETHICAL USE OF SYSTEMS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE 27
LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM. 28
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(2) A COORDINATOR DESIGNATED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 1
SUBSECTION SHALL BE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS EMPLOYED AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE 2
ADMINISTRATION LEVEL AS NONINSTRUCTIONAL STAFF. 3
(E) EACH YEAR , MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY OR ANOTHER 4–YEAR 4
INSTITUTION OF HIGHE R EDUCATION IN THE STATE SHALL SUPPORT T HE 5
DEPARTMENT: 6
(1) IN EVALUATING A PR IORITIZED LIST OF AR TIFICIAL 7
INTELLIGENCE TOOLS SUBMITTED BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOLS; 8
AND 9
(2) TO CERTIFY THAT ARTIF ICIAL INTELLIGENCE T OOLS ARE 10
CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE GUIDELINES. 11
(E) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND PUBLISH A RUBRIC AND 12
OTHER EVALUATIVE TOOLS, AS NECESSARY, TO ASSIST LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN 13
THE EVALUATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS SELECTED FOR USE BY THE 14
LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM. 15
(2) THE RUBRIC SHALL BE D ESIGNED TO SUPPORT L OCAL SCHOOL 16
SYSTEMS IN DETERMINI NG WHETHER ARTIFICIAL I NTELLIGENCE TOOLS AR E 17
CONSISTENT WITH STATE GUIDELINES. 18
(3) EACH LOCAL SCHOOL SYS TEM SHALL USE THE RU BRIC AND 19
OTHER EVALUATIVE TOOLS DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN THE REVIEW AND 20
SELECTION OF ARTIFIC IAL INTELLIGENCE TOO LS FOR USE WIT HIN THE LOCAL 21
SCHOOL SYSTEM. 22
(4) THE DEPARTMENT PERIODICALLY MAY REVIEW AND UPDATE THE 23
RUBRIC AS NECESSARY TO REFLECT CHANGES I N TECHNOLOGY , LAW, OR STATE 24
POLICY. 25
(5) ON REQUEST, MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, OR ANOTHER 4–YEAR 26
INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE STATE, MAY SUPPORT LOCAL SCHOOL 27
SYSTEMS IN ASSESSING THE TOOLS AGAINST THE RUBRIC. 28
(F) LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS SHALL PROCURE ARTIFI CIAL INTELLIGENCE 29
TOOLS CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 3.5, SUBTITLE 8 OF THE STATE 30
FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 31
7–2203. 32
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(A) ON OR BEFORE JUNE 1, 2027, THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION 1
WITH THE GOVERNOR’S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, SHALL ENSURE THAT 2
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGE NCE LITERACY IS A CO MPONENT OF WORKFORCE 3
PREPARATION STANDARD S AND COMPUTER SC IENCE STANDARDS FOR 4
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12. 5
(B) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COOR DINATE WITH THE MARYLAND 6
CENTER FOR COMPUTING EDUCATION ESTABLISHED UNDER § 12–118 OF THIS 7
ARTICLE AND COORDINA TORS OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND INSTRUC TIONAL 8
COACHES TO PROMOTE TEACHER PROF ESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING IN 9
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 10
(2) THE TEACHER PROFESSIO NAL DEVELOPMENT TRAI NING SHALL 11
BE IMPLEMENTED STATE WIDE IN A TRAIN –THE–TRAINER MODEL RELATE D TO 12
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGE NCE LITERACY AND TEC HNICAL EXPERTI SE, WITH THE 13
INTENT OF TRAINING EDUCATORS BY JULY 1, 2027. 14
(3) (I) TEACHERS IN THE TEACH ER PROFESSIONAL 15
DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SHALL BE COMPENSATED FOR THE TRAINING WITH TIME, 16
MONEY, OR RECERTIFICATION CREDITS. 17
(II) TEACHERS MAY NOT BE C HARGED TO ATTE ND OR 18
COMPLETE THE TRAINING. 19
(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROV IDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN 20
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL LEADERS THAT: 21
(1) IS SUFFICIENT IN DURA TION AND QUALITY TO PREPARE THE 22
EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL LEADERS: 23
(I) FOR THE PROFESSIONAL USE OF ARTIFICIAL 24
INTELLIGENCE; 25
(II) TO APPLY ARTIFICIAL I NTELLIGENCE TO INSTR UCTION; 26
AND 27
(III) TO UNDERSTAND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF 28
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AND 29
(2) PROVIDES SUBSTANTIVE COVERAGE OF: 30
(I) THE PURPOSE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGE NCE IN 31
EDUCATION; 32
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(II) BASIC ARTIFICIAL INTE LLIGENCE VOCABULARY AND 1
CONCEPTS; 2
(III) HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORKS; 3
(IV) EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM U SE CASES , INCLUDING TO 4
STREAMLINE ADMINISTR ATIVE TASKS , TO SUPPORT SPECIALLY DESIGNED 5
INSTRUCTION, AND TO PROVIDE TIMELY FEEDBACK; AND 6
(V) EFFECTIVE USE , PRIVACY, SECURITY, ACADEMIC 7
INTEGRITY, AND MEANS OF AVOIDING OVERDEPENDENCE; AND 8
(3) IS OFFERED: 9
(I) DURING THE EMPLOYEE’S REGULAR WORKDAY AS PART OF 10
TIME DESIGNATED FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; OR 11
(II) AS A COURSE THAT IS E LIGIBLE FOR CREDIT T OWARD 12
LICENSURE RENEWAL. 13
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 14
as follows: 15
Article – Education 16
7–2204. 17
(A) IN THIS SECTION , “COLLABORATIVE” MEANS THE MARYLAND AI 18
EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN K–12 EDUCATION. 19
(B) THERE IS A MARYLAND AI EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE ON 20
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN K–12 EDUCATION. 21
(C) THE COLLABORATIVE CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS: 22
(1) THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT, OR THE STATE 23
SUPERINTENDENT’S DESIGNEE; 24
(2) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF 25
BOARDS OF EDUCATION, OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S DESIGNEE; 26
(3) THE PRESIDENT OF THE MARYLAND STATE EDUCATION 27
ASSOCIATION, OR THE PRESIDENT’S DESIGNEE; 28
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(4) THE PRESIDENT OF THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL 1
PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATORS, OR THE PRESIDENT’S DESIGNEE; 2
(5) THE PRESIDENT OF THE BALTIMORE TEACHERS UNION, OR THE 3
PRESIDENT’S DESIGNEE; 4
(5) (6) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL 5
SUPERINTENDENTS’ ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND, OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S 6
DESIGNEE; 7
(6) (7) FIVE COORDINATORS DES IGNATED BY THE COUNT Y 8
BOARDS UNDER § 7–2202(D) OF THIS SUBTITLE; 9
(7) (8) THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM NONPROFIT 10
ORGANIZATIONS THAT REPRESENT PARENTS; 11
(8) (9) THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM STUDENT 12
ORGANIZATIONS; AND 13
(10) ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION THAT 14
REPRESENTS STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES; 15
(11) ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION THAT 16
REPRESENTS MULTILINGUAL FAMILIES AND STUDENTS; 17
(9) (12) THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM LABOR UNIONS TH AT 18
REPRESENT TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF; 19
(13) THE PRESIDENT OF THE MARYLAND CHAPTER OF THE 20
COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, OR THE PRESIDENT’S DESIGNEE; 21
(14) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MARYLAND CENTER FOR 22
COMPUTING EDUCATION, OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S DESIGNEE; 23
(15) THE CHAIR OF THE GOVERNOR’S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 24
BOARD, OR THE CHAIR’S DESIGNEE; AND 25
(16) ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. 26
(D) IT IS THE INTENT OF T HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT THE TEACHERS 27
APPOINTED TO EDUCATORS CONSULTED BY THE COLLABORATIVE UNDER 28
SUBSECTION (C)(6) OF THIS SECTION SHALL REPRESENT DIVERSE SUBJECT AREAS 29
AND LICENSURE AREAS, INCLUDING GENERAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATORS. 30
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(E) THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL DESIGNATE THE CHAIR OF THE 1
COLLABORATIVE AND MAY ESTABLISH SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE COLLABORATIVE. 2
(F) THE DEPARTMENT: 3
(1) SHALL PROVIDE STAFF FOR THE COLLABORATIVE; AND 4
(2) MAY PARTNER OR CONTRA CT WITH AN ORGANIZAT ION TO 5
SUPPORT THE COLLABORATIVE. 6
(G) A MEMBER OF THE COLLABORATIVE: 7
(1) MAY NOT RECEIVE COMPE NSATION AS A MEMBER OF THE 8
COLLABORATIVE; BUT 9
(2) IS ENTITLED TO REIMBU RSEMENT FOR EXPENSES UNDER THE 10
STANDARD STATE TRAVEL REGULATIONS, AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET. 11
(H) THE COLLABORATIVE SHALL: 12
(1) STUDY THE USES OF ART IFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN EACH LOCAL 13
SCHOOL SYSTEM , INCLUDING A REVIEW O F INNOVATION BY INDU STRY AND 14
PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS IN THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; 15
AND 16
(2) MAKE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING: 17
(I) THE DEVELOPMENT OR UP DATE OF THE GUIDANCE AND 18
BEST PRACTICES FOR COUNTY BOARDS UNDER § 7–2202 OF THIS SUBTITLE; 19
(II) THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BEST PRACTICES FOR RELEVANT 20
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; AND 21
(III) THE ADOPTION OF POLIC IES AND PROCEDURES 22
REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT, PROCUREMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, UTILIZATION, 23
AND ONGOING ASSESSMENT OF SYSTEMS THAT EMPLOY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 24
BY A COUNTY BOARD. 25
(I) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2027, BASED ON BEST PRACTI CES FROM 26
ACROSS THE COUNTRY , THE COLLABORATIVE SHALL CREATE A DOCUMENT WI TH 27
EXAMPLES OF ARTIFICI AL INTELLIGENCE INTE GRATED INTO CURRICUL A, 28
INCLUDING EXAMPLES FOR: 29
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(1) ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULA; AND 1
(2) ALL SUBJECT AREAS REPRESENTED IN THE COURSES REQUIRED 2
FOR GRADUATION RECOMMEND A PROCESS FOR THE STATE BOARD TO UPDATE ON 3
A REGULAR BASIS RELEVANT STATE CONTENT STANDARDS TO ADDRESS THE ROLE 4
OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 5
(J) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2027, AND EACH DECEMBER 1 6
THEREAFTER, THE COLLABORATIVE SHALL R EPORT ITS FINDINGS A ND 7
RECOMMENDATIONS TO T HE STATE BOARD AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND 8
IMPLEMENTATION BOARD AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE 9
GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE LEVEL AND QUALITY OF: 10
(1) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPM ENT OFFERED BY LOCAL SCHOOL 11
SYSTEMS AND PARTICIPANTS IN EACH PROFESSIONAL DE VELOPMENT ACTIVITY 12
DISAGGREGATED BY ROLE; 13
(2) STATEWIDE ADOPTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GUIDANCE; 14
(3) THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN INSTRUCTION; 15
(4) THE INSTRUCTION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; 16
(5) THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS; 17
(6) STUDENT SCREEN TIME P ER GRADE IN EACH LOCAL SCHOOL 18
SYSTEM; AND 19
(7) (5) THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN 20
ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS. 21
SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 22
June 1, 2026. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective for a period of 2 years and, at the 23
end of May 31, 2028, Section 2 of this Act, with no further action required by the General 24
Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 25