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

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Maryland Senate Bill 720 (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act) requires the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) to provide AI guidance, rubrics for tool evaluation, and professional development to local school systems. Local school systems must adopt AI policies aligned with State guidance, designate an AI coordinator, and procure AI tools consistent with Department of Information Technology standards. Additionally, the bill establishes the Maryland AI Education Collaborative to study AI use in schools and make recommendations.

Summary and content fields are drawn from the document text and are pending editorial review.

Who issued it

General Assembly of MarylandLegislature · US

Lead issuer

Legal forceLegally binding

Under whose authorityState law

Judged fromfull text

Who it governs

State or provincial governmentPublic sector bodiesProfessional groupResearchers and academics

Maryland educators, school administrators, and policymakers seeking statutory requirements for artificial intelligence in K-12 education.

Sectors

Education · K-12 public education

What the document contains

What's covered

The bill addresses artificial intelligence in Maryland K-12 public schools by mandating State-level guidance, educator professional development, evaluative rubrics for software selection, local AI coordinator roles, and the creation of a temporary advisory collaborative.

What's missing

The text does not establish binding AI regulations or penalties for private sector entities or universities outside of K-12 public education administration.

Key takeaways

The Maryland State Department of Education must provide online AI guidance and evaluative rubrics for local school systems.
Local school systems are required to adopt an AI policy aligned with State guidance within 120 days and designate an AI coordinator.
Local school systems must procure AI tools consistent with standards adopted by the Department of Information Technology.
MSDE must incorporate AI literacy into workforce preparation and computer science standards by June 1, 2027.
The Maryland AI Education Collaborative is established to study AI uses in schools and report findings and recommendations.

Principles it states

promotes the safe, responsible, equitable, and ethical use of AIpromotes AI literacy through computer science educationemphasizes students and teachers at the center of educational technologyprioritizes the educational needs of students using evidence-based approaches and methodologies

Outline

· AI Guidance
· AI Rubric and Evaluative Tools
· Local School System Artificial Intelligence Policies, Coordinators, and Procurement
· Workforce Preparation – Professional Development Training
· Maryland AI Education Collaborative on Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education

Issued5 May 2026

Length3,303 words

FormatNot recorded

Scopesubnational

How it scores

Pending review

Each score is backed by a quote verified against the document text. Editorial review has not yet confirmed them.

Accountability

4/5

Clear responsibility for AI outcomes

Each local school system must use the rubric and other evaluative tools developed by MSDE in the review and selection of AI tools for use within the local school system.

Local School System Artificial Intelligence Policies, Coordinators, and Procurement

screening score · 2026-10-23

Fairness

2/5

Non-discrimination and equitable treatment

promotes the safe, responsible, equitable, and ethical use of AI

AI Guidance

screening score · 2026-10-23

Human Dignity

2/5

Respect for the inherent worth of persons

emphasizes students and teachers at the center of educational technology

AI Guidance

screening score · 2026-10-23

Human Oversight

4/5

Humans remain in control of consequential decisions

emphasizes students and teachers at the center of educational technology

AI Guidance

screening score · 2026-10-23

Privacy

2/5

Protection of personal data and private life

addresses how State and federal privacy and accessibility standards apply to the use of AI instruction in schools

AI Guidance

screening score · 2026-10-23

Transparency

4/5

Openness about how AI systems work and are used

MSDE must provide guidance on AI to local school systems, educators, parents, and students through an online platform

AI Guidance

screening score · 2026-10-23

Enforcement

1/5

Consequences and compliance mechanisms with real force

Local school systems must adopt an AI policy aligned with the guidance within 120 days of its release

Bill Summary

screening score · 2026-10-23

Impact Assessment

4/5

Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use

MSDE must also (1) develop and publish a rubric and other evaluative tools to assist local school systems in the evaluation of AI tools selected for use by the local school system

Bill Summary

screening score · 2026-10-23

Topics

artificial_intelligence education school_governance workforce_preparation public_procurement