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Utah
Model artificial intelligence use policy: local education agency policy, training, review and certification, and the state board's default policy
In force since .
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 Utah local education agency, produce and adopt an artificial intelligence use policy based on the state board's model artificial intelligence use policy (Utah Code 53G-7-1402(3)(a)).
- After adopting the policy, submit it to the state board, provide training to educators and staff on it, ensure compliance at each school within the agency, review it at least once every two years, and update it as needed (Utah Code 53G-7-1402(3)(b)).
- Base the policy on a model that requires educators to use only the student facing AI tools the agency approves, prohibits educators from using generative artificial intelligence to independently grade student work or issue high-stakes determinations, prohibits a student from using generative artificial intelligence to complete academic work unless an educator authorizes it, and requires written notice to a student's parent when generative artificial intelligence is used for instruction, assessment, or classroom activities (Utah Code 53G-7-1402(2)(d), (f), (h) and (j)).
- Do not use AI tools for any practice that threatens student safety or wellbeing, including biometric surveillance or psychological profiling, which the model policy prohibits (Utah Code 53G-7-1402(2)(m)).
- To receive state funds for digital literacy, computer science, or educational technology programs under Section 53F-2-510, certify to the state board that you have adopted and are implementing an artificial intelligence use policy consistent with the model policy (Utah Code 53G-7-228(8)(a)(iii)).
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What record it asks for
Logging duty
Section 53G-7-1402 requires a local education agency to adopt, train on, review and submit an artificial intelligence use policy, and states no duty to create or keep a record of any use of artificial intelligence.
- Kind
- None
- As of
What this law does
Utah Code 53G-7-1402, which governs the model artificial intelligence use policy for public schools, took effect on . A local education agency must produce and adopt an artificial intelligence use policy based on the model policy the state board publishes. After adopting the policy, a local education agency must submit it to the state board, train educators and staff on it, ensure compliance at each school, review it at least once every two years, and update it as needed.
The state board's model policy must require educators to use only the student facing AI tools a local education agency approves. The state board's model policy must prohibit educators from using generative artificial intelligence to independently grade student work or issue high-stakes determinations. A high-stakes determination means a decision regarding a student's placement, discipline, academic progression, or eligibility for a program or service.
The state board's model policy must prohibit a student from using generative artificial intelligence to complete academic work unless an educator authorizes the use for a specific instructional purpose. The state board's model policy must require a school or educator that uses generative artificial intelligence for instruction, assessment, or classroom activities to notify the student's parent in writing.
The state board's model policy must prohibit the use of AI tools for any practice that threatens student safety or wellbeing, including biometric surveillance or psychological profiling. The state board must declare the model policy the default policy for a local education agency that fails to adopt a policy. A local education agency must certify to the state board that it has adopted and is implementing an artificial intelligence use policy consistent with the model policy.
The certification is a condition of receiving state funds for digital literacy, computer science, or educational technology programs. The state board may withhold or delay the distribution of those funds to a local education agency that fails to meet the requirements of the section until the agency demonstrates compliance.
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