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Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act)

MD · Legislation · 2026 · SB720

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Introduced

Record updated Mar 23, 2026

Summary

Requiring the State Department of Education to provide certain guidance on artificial intelligence to local school systems, educators, parents, and students through an online platform; requiring the Department to develop certain guidelines and best practices; requiring each local school system to designate a certain coordinator for the use of artificial intelligence; establishing the Maryland AI Education Collaborative on Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education; etc.

Timeline

2026-03-23

H

Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.

2026-03-21

H

Referred Ways and Means

2026-03-20

S

Third Reading Passed (41-0)

2026-03-19

S

Favorable with Amendments {983227/1 Adopted

2026-03-19

S

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

2026-03-18

S

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

2026-02-16

S

Hearing canceled

2026-02-16

S

Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

Bill Text

Pending

Bill Text is not available yet for this record.

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