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SB 720 / Ch. 634 (2026), Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act: school-system policy, coordinator, tool evaluation and procurement

Md. Code Ann., Educ. §§7-2201 to 7-2204

In force since 1 Jun 2026.

An AI sector rules rule binding government bodies.

Instrument type

an act of a legislature

Obligation class

Governance, Reporting

Audit expectation

none

What it requires

• If you are a Maryland local school system, have an artificial intelligence policy aligned with the State Department of Education's guidance on or before 120 days from the date the Department releases the guidance (Md. Code Ann., Educ. 7-2202(C)).
• If you are a Maryland local school system, designate a coordinator between the local school system and the State on the productive and ethical use of systems of artificial intelligence in the local school system; the coordinator must be an individual employed at the central office administration level as noninstructional staff (Md. Code Ann., Educ. 7-2202(D)).
• If you are a Maryland local school system, use the rubric and other evaluative tools the State Department of Education develops in the review and selection of artificial intelligence tools for use within the local school system (Md. Code Ann., Educ. 7-2202(E)(3)).
• If you are a Maryland local school system, procure artificial intelligence tools consistent with the provisions of Title 3.5, Subtitle 8 of the State Finance and Procurement Article (Md. Code Ann., Educ. 7-2202(F)).
• If you are the Maryland State Department of Education, provide guidance on artificial intelligence to local school systems, educators, parents, and students through an online platform, publish separate guidance for students, educators, administrators, and parents and guardians in consultation with other interested stakeholders, and review and update the guidance each year as necessary (Md. Code Ann., Educ. 7-2202(A)).
• If you are the Maryland State Department of Education, develop strategies to assist county boards and county superintendents to implement the guidelines and best practices you develop under section 7-2202, and develop and publish a rubric and other evaluative tools, as necessary, to assist local school systems in evaluating the artificial intelligence tools they select for use (Md. Code Ann., Educ. 7-2202(B) and (E)(1)).
• If you are the Maryland State Department of Education, on or before June 1, 2027 and in consultation with the Governor's Workforce Development Board, ensure that artificial intelligence literacy is a component of workforce preparation standards and computer science standards for kindergarten through grade 12 (Md. Code Ann., Educ. 7-2203(A)).
• If you are the Maryland State Department of Education, provide professional development in artificial intelligence to educators and school leaders that prepares them for the professional use of artificial intelligence, to apply it to instruction and to understand its ethical considerations, and offer it during the employee's regular workday as part of time designated for professional development or as a course eligible for credit toward licensure renewal (Md. Code Ann., Educ. 7-2203(B)).
• If you are the Maryland AI Education Collaborative on Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education, study the uses of artificial intelligence in each local school system, make findings and recommendations to the State Board of Education on the guidance, on professional development and on policies for systems that employ artificial intelligence, and on or before December 1, 2027 and each December 1 after that report them to the State Board of Education, the Accountability and Implementation Board, and the General Assembly (Md. Code Ann., Educ. 7-2204(H) and (J)).

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