https://edictai.org/feed.xml 2026-10-17T00:00:00Z Edictai https://edictai.org/states/id/#us-id-sde-genai-education-framework 2026-10-17T00:00:00Z

Current. The Idaho Department of Education's statewide K-12 framework for generative AI, developed under SB 1227 (2026) by a working group of educators, technology leaders, and cybersecurity experts. It sets guiding principles (including that AI does not replace a teacher), and covers AI literacy, training, age appropriateness, appropriate and inappropriate uses, academic integrity and assessment, and platform purchasing, with an Idaho School Boards Association draft model policy for districts.

https://edictai.org/states/in/#us-in-idoe-ai-guidance 2026-10-17T00:00:00Z

Current. A short Indiana Department of Education guide presenting key considerations for AI in K-12 education, organized around AI literacy, instruction and learning, impact, and security. It offers considerations for local AI policy, such as adding AI to existing acceptable use policies, defining acceptable uses, protecting student data under FERPA and COPPA, and not relying on AI detection tools alone for academic dishonesty decisions.

https://edictai.org/states/ms/#us-ms-mde-ai-guidance-k12-classrooms 2026-10-17T00:00:00Z

Current. Mississippi Department of Education guidance offering procedural advice and instructional strategies to district leaders, school leaders, and teachers on appropriate AI use in schools. It covers digital citizenship, strategies to deter cheating and plagiarism, standards-aligned content, formative assessment, accessibility, considerations for writing an AI use policy, and staff training.

https://edictai.org/states/va/#us-va-soe-ai-education-guidelines 2026-10-17T00:00:00Z

Current. Guidelines from the Virginia Secretary of Education setting guiding principles for AI in K-12 and higher education (including "do no harm," integrity, and augmenting rather than replacing teachers), strategies for integration, and roles for the Virginia Department of Education, SCHEV, local governing boards, and educators, such as creating AI policy resources, approval processes for AI tools, and training.

https://edictai.org/states/ak/#us-ak-ua-genai-communications-principles 2026-10-16T00:00:00Z

Current. University of Alaska System article explaining the five principles, including authenticity, discernment, and accountability, behind its recently published guidelines for using generative AI in communications work. The principles call for human oversight of AI output and hold individuals and the institution responsible for what is published.

https://edictai.org/states/oh/#us-oh-2025-2026-hb-455 2026-10-09T00:00:00Z

Became law. Revises many provisions on public school operation and the Department of Education and Workforce, including a directive that the department promote innovative educational programs by publicizing model projects, including projects that use artificial intelligence in instruction.

https://edictai.org/states/nj/#us-nj-2026-2027-s-4795 2026-10-08T00:00:00Z

In committee. Requires public school employees and contractors performing services in public schools, including charter and renaissance schools, to be natural persons, covering positions such as teachers, administrators, counselors, and aides. The sponsor's statement says the intent is that interactions between students and school personnel be conducted by human beings rather than artificial intelligence.

https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2785 2026-10-06T00:00:00Z

In committee. Requires school entities that contract for artificial intelligence-related technology to include specified contract terms, including data security, a ban on collecting students' biometric information, and data deletion after termination. Directs the Department of Education to publish implementation guidelines and requires AI vendors serving schools to report their products to the department.

https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2786 2026-10-06T00:00:00Z

In committee. Requires each school entity and nonpublic school to adopt a policy on the use of artificial intelligence by the 2027-2028 school year. The policy must bar generative AI from making final decisions on employment, grading, discipline, placement and IEPs, and include vendor safeguards for student data. Directs the Department of Education to develop implementation guidelines.

https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2787 2026-10-06T00:00:00Z

In committee. Prohibits school entities from using artificial intelligence to provide services that would constitute the practice of a school-based mental health professional, such as diagnosis or counseling. Bars AI suppliers from contracting with school entities for such systems, while allowing school mental health professionals to use AI for administrative support.

https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2788 2026-10-06T00:00:00Z

In committee. Allows school entities to train school employees on the use of artificial intelligence in education, covering instructional uses, academic integrity, privacy and bias, with continuing education credit for approved programs. Directs the Department of Education, subject to funding, to provide grants to school entities for this training.

https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2816 2026-10-02T00:00:00Z

In committee. Extends school bullying and cyberbullying policy requirements to nonpublic schools and defines cyberbullying to include the use of artificial intelligence-generated or modified media.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-hr-10719 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z

In committee. Sets age-appropriate design standards for AI chatbots used by minors, requiring a non-personified default setting and parental controls, and gives educational agencies and authorized educators control over chatbot settings in school-managed deployments.

https://edictai.org/states/ok/#us-ok-osde-model-ai-use-policy 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z

Current. A template board policy from the Oklahoma State Department of Education, updated October 2026, that districts can adapt to meet the Oklahoma Responsible Technology in Schools Act. It covers definitions, roles, educator oversight, data privacy, parent opt-out, annual review, and an implementation deadline of the start of the 2027-2028 school year.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-s-5648 2026-09-30T00:00:00Z

In committee. Directs federal agencies to be transparent when using automated systems that use artificial intelligence to make covered decisions about individuals or interact with the public, including public inventories and guidance. Covered decisions include agency determinations affecting access to or the cost or availability of education and vocational training.

https://edictai.org/states/ca/#us-ca-2025-2026-ab-1766 2026-09-30T00:00:00Z

Became law. Requires the Instructional Quality Commission, at the next revision of the health curriculum framework, to consider including content on human trafficking and online safety, including how to stay safe from sexually exploitative materials and deepfakes online, in an age-appropriate progression from kindergarten through grade 12. Requires the State Department of Education to maintain related information and educator training resources.

https://edictai.org/states/ca/#us-ca-2025-2026-ab-2392 2026-09-30T00:00:00Z

Became law. Requires the California Community Colleges chancellor's office and the California State University, and requests the University of California, to convene an intersegmental working group to recommend generative AI procurement standards and training. The systems must provide and annually review the training for students, faculty, and staff, keep training records, and report to the Legislature on systemwide GenAI contracts until standards are adopted.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-hr-10530 2026-09-24T00:00:00Z

In committee. Supports educators through multiple programs and directs the Department of Education's educational technology office to support research on digital literacy skills, including AI skills, and to build the capacity of local educational agencies and educator preparation programs to integrate emerging technologies and develop AI-related skills.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-s-5518 2026-09-24T00:00:00Z

In committee. Establishes an Artificial Intelligence Horizon Fund, with amounts transferable to the Department of Education for grants including foundational AI literacy. Directs the Secretary of Education to create a national clearinghouse for AI education that disseminates instructional resources, voluntary model AI literacy curricula, and model guidance on classroom AI use, academic integrity, student privacy, and related topics.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-s-5549 2026-09-24T00:00:00Z

In committee. Supports educators through programs on educator preparation, recruitment, and retention. Directs the Department of Education's educational technology office to support digital literacy skills, including skills related to artificial intelligence, and to build the capacity of local educational agencies and educator preparation programs to integrate emerging technologies; it also lists AI-driven tutoring platforms among emerging technology tools.

https://edictai.org/states/nj/#us-nj-2026-2027-a-5550 2026-09-24T00:00:00Z

In committee. Establishes an Office of Algorithmic Civil Rights in the Department of Law and Public Safety to audit high-risk algorithmic systems used by State entities, including systems affecting access to education, for bias and discriminatory impacts, and to require corrective action plans.

https://edictai.org/states/oh/#us-oh-2025-2026-sb-19 2026-09-23T00:00:00Z

Became law. Revises academic intervention, mathematics improvement, and related school requirements, and directs the Department of Education and Workforce to promote innovative educational programs, including by publicizing model projects that use artificial intelligence in instruction.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-hr-10515 2026-09-21T00:00:00Z

In committee. Establishes a federal framework for AI in education and the workforce, including training for teachers and school leaders on AI use without replacing educators, research and regional centers on AI in education, AI workforce and reskilling grants, equitable-access grants, and federal resources on AI procurement, family consent, and model policies on AI misuse.

https://edictai.org/states/ca/#us-ca-2025-2026-ab-1792 2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

Became law. Adds Education Code 51900.3 so that sexual health instruction includes content educating pupils about dating abuse and digital violence, including the risks of nonconsensual intimate imagery, deepfakes, and the misuse of generative artificial intelligence.

https://edictai.org/states/ca/#us-ca-2025-2026-ab-2504 2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

Became law. Requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, upon appropriation, to establish the Future of Creative Industries Pilot Program at up to 10 community colleges to reskill and upskill creative-industry workers displaced or at risk of displacement by generative AI, and to report on outcomes by January 1, 2032.

https://edictai.org/states/nj/#us-nj-2026-2027-a-5529 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

In committee. Requires public school employees and contractors performing services in public schools, including charter and renaissance schools, to be natural persons, covering positions such as teachers, administrators, counselors, and aides. The sponsor's statement says the intent is that interactions between students and school personnel be conducted by human beings rather than artificial intelligence.

https://edictai.org/states/fl/#us-fl-sbe-ai-edtech-rules-florida-college-system 2026-09-16T00:00:00Z

Current. On September 16, 2026, the Florida State Board of Education adopted rules on AI and educational technology that apply to Florida College System institutions as well as school districts and charter school boards. Each must adopt policies that notify parents when an AI instructional tool is approved, let parents choose a non-AI alternative, prohibit companion-style AI and undisclosed monitoring, bar vendors from selling student data, and set academic integrity expectations.

https://edictai.org/states/fl/#us-fl-sbe-rule-6a-1-0957-ai-instructional-tools 2026-09-16T00:00:00Z

Current. A State Board of Education rule amendment requiring every Florida school district and charter school governing board to add AI instructional tool rules to its internet safety policy by July 1, 2027. Local policies must notify parents of approved AI tools and let them opt their child in, add extra review for tools used in pre-K through grade 5, require human review of AI-driven decisions, train staff, publish a list of approved tools, and bar vendors from using student data to train commercial AI models. The rule also bars AI designed to meet students' social or emotional needs or to simulate companionship.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-hr-8800 2026-09-14T00:00:00Z

Passed one chamber. Requires the Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy to report a strategy to improve academic outcomes, including an assessment of the Cadet Honor Code and recommendations to update it to address artificial intelligence and large language models.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-hr-10347 2026-09-10T00:00:00Z

In committee. Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to states, local educational agencies, Tribal schools, and institutions of higher education to expand data literacy and data science education, defined to include artificial intelligence and machine learning.

https://edictai.org/states/ca/#us-ca-2025-2026-ab-1159 2026-09-10T00:00:00Z

Became law. Amends California's student online privacy laws for K-12 and preschool so that operators of school-purpose websites, services, and apps may not use covered student information to train generative AI systems or develop AI systems. It also creates a Higher Education Student Information Protection Act, operative July 1, 2027, with similar protections for college students, and lets harmed students bring civil actions against noncompliant operators.

https://edictai.org/states/ca/#us-ca-2025-2026-ab-2071 2026-09-10T00:00:00Z

Became law. Requires the State Department of Education to develop, by January 1, 2028, a plan to expand digital wellness instruction in California public schools. The plan must include strategies for keeping curriculum current with evolving digital and artificial intelligence technology and for educator professional development.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-hr-10315 2026-09-08T00:00:00Z

In committee. Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to states to establish or expand educational programs on artificial intelligence in elementary and secondary schools, including dedicated AI curricula and professional education for teachers, and to study the program.

https://edictai.org/states/la/#us-la-ldoe-ai-guidance 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z

Current. Louisiana Department of Education guidance for K-12 schools that sets guiding principles for AI use, an AI literacy framework with Louisiana AI competencies for students, teachers, and leaders, and advice on classroom integration, career pathways, and prompting. It includes an AI technology evaluation rubric for vetting tools, a summary of relevant state privacy laws including data-sharing agreement requirements, and a sample family letter.

https://edictai.org/states/ny/#us-ny-2025-2026-a-11669 2026-09-02T00:00:00Z

In committee. Enacts the FOCUS act, which requires schools to adopt written policies limiting student device use, requires school-issued devices to block AI companions, generative AI, and conversational AI (except conversational AI used as assistive technology), and requires schools to share department findings on educational technology and AI with families.

https://edictai.org/states/ny/#us-ny-2025-2026-a-11693 2026-09-02T00:00:00Z

In committee. Requires each school district, charter school, and BOCES to adopt a written policy on humanoid robots that prohibits AI-enabled humanoid robots from delivering instruction, tutoring, grading student work, or performing duties ordinarily performed by certified school staff.

https://edictai.org/states/dc/#us-dc-osse-ai-model-policy-staff-use 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z

Current. A customizable model policy from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education for DC local education agencies to adapt for staff use of AI; adoption is optional. It sorts staff uses into a "stoplight" framework, with red uses (such as student discipline decisions, teacher evaluations, and IEP or Section 504 eligibility) prohibited, yellow uses (such as grading and drafting IEPs) allowed with enhanced oversight, and green uses (such as lesson planning) allowed with human review. It does not cover student use or tool procurement.

https://edictai.org/states/ca/#us-ca-2025-2026-ab-1018 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Passed one chamber. Regulates the development and deployment of automated decision systems used to make consequential decisions, with duties for developers and deployers including instructions, notice, and disclosures. Consequential decisions include education and vocational training decisions on assessment and placement, accreditation, certification, admissions and enrollment, discipline, and financial aid, and education deployers subject to FERPA may give notice through FERPA processes.

https://edictai.org/states/ca/#us-ca-2025-2026-sb-928 2026-08-27T00:00:00Z

Became law. Requires the instructor of record for a California State University course, and CSU faculty employees, to be persons who meet the trustees' rules for faculty service, while stating that CSU employees may still use artificial intelligence tools in operations and student services.

https://edictai.org/states/ca/#us-ca-2025-2026-sb-1133 2026-08-22T00:00:00Z

Became law. Enacts the Ready to Learn, Ready for Health Act, requiring the Instructional Quality Commission, when the Health Education Framework is next revised on or after January 1, 2027, to consider including preventative health information, including the impacts and responsible use of social media, artificial intelligence, and digital platforms.

https://edictai.org/states/ny/#us-ny-2025-2026-s-10685 2026-08-21T00:00:00Z

In committee. Enacts the FOCUS act, which requires schools to adopt written policies limiting student device use, requires school-issued devices to block AI companions, generative AI, and conversational AI (except conversational AI used as assistive technology), and requires schools to share department findings on educational technology and AI with families.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-fr-2026-17001 2026-08-20T00:00:00Z

Current. Proposes changes to the Secretary's recognition of accrediting agencies and related institutional eligibility rules. In explaining a research-misconduct standard, the preamble states that accrediting agencies and institutions must ensure AI is not used by faculty to supplant teaching and that AI should not degrade research methods.

https://edictai.org/states/ca/#us-ca-2025-2026-ab-1694 2026-08-13T00:00:00Z

Passed one chamber. Amends the California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program renewal criteria. Applicants must show partnerships with postsecondary institutions, including dual enrollment, to establish or expand career pathways in fields including artificial intelligence.

https://edictai.org/states/ca/#us-ca-2025-2026-scr-82 2026-08-13T00:00:00Z

Did not pass. Encourages the leaders of the University of California, California State University, and California Community Colleges to create a workgroup of faculty, staff, and administrators to review AI use in higher education, discuss best practices on academic honesty, student privacy, academic support, and faculty support, and report to the Legislature within one year.

https://edictai.org/states/nc/#us-nc-2025-2026-h-268 2026-08-11T00:00:00Z

Became law. Makes technical and other changes to the 2026 budget, including creating a North Carolina High School Redesign Commission that must consider uses of artificial intelligence to expand student career exploration and work-based learning. Also allows the Friday Institute to carry forward nonrecurring funds for AI professional development modules.

https://edictai.org/states/nc/#us-nc-dpi-generative-ai-recommendations 2026-08-06T00:00:00Z

Current. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction recommendations for responsible use of generative AI and AI literacy in public schools, organized around the five focus areas of the state Digital Learning Plan (leadership and vision, human capacity, curriculum and instruction, data privacy and cybersecurity, and technology infrastructure). It is a living document, first published January 16, 2024 and revised repeatedly since, with additions such as the EVERY responsible-use framework, tool evaluation resources, and guidance on deepfakes and AI social companions.

https://edictai.org/states/ny/#us-ny-2025-2026-s-10675 2026-08-05T00:00:00Z

In committee. Bars chatbot operators from knowingly letting a chatbot impersonate a practitioner of a covered profession, including professions certified under article 61 of the education law, in a way that would be unlawful if done by a person, including a violation of the education law bar on paying an unqualified teacher from school moneys. Requires operators to give notice that users are interacting with an artificial intelligence chatbot.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-s-5225 2026-08-04T00:00:00Z

In committee. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act so that state and local Student Support and Academic Enrichment funds may be used for instruction on safe, effective, and responsible use of artificial intelligence and for professional development that prepares teachers and other school staff to use and teach the use of AI.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-hr-10042 2026-08-03T00:00:00Z

In committee. Directs the National Science Foundation to hold workshops identifying gaps in data and research on the effects and harms to children of integrating artificial intelligence into classrooms, with participation from researchers, educators, school leaders, and parent groups, and to report the findings.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-hlc-ai-foundational-principles 2026-08-01T00:00:00Z

Current. Seven principles the Higher Learning Commission set for its own use of AI across its operations, including accreditation activities: integrity, transparency, mission and strategic alignment, guidance, responsible efficiency, accountability, and privacy and security. HLC also said it would name an advisory group to develop AI resources for member institutions.

https://edictai.org/states/mt/#us-mt-opi-ai-k12-guidelines 2026-08-01T00:00:00Z

Current. Advisory guidelines from the Montana Office of Public Instruction, developed with the Montana Digital Academy's Frontier Learning Lab, to help district and school leaders build local AI guidance, policy, and professional learning. Version 2.0 covers core principles for AI integration, an implementation roadmap, universal access, student privacy and responsible procurement, and a protocol for responding to malicious deepfakes and synthetic media.

https://edictai.org/states/ny/#us-ny-2025-2026-a-11662 2026-07-31T00:00:00Z

In committee. Bars schools, including school districts, BOCES, charter schools, and nonpublic schools, from using humanoid robots in instructional settings and from using AI systems as the primary instructor, limits AI to supplemental use under a certified educator's supervision, restricts collection and use of student data by school AI systems, and requires annual compliance certification to the commissioner.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-s-5187 2026-07-30T00:00:00Z

In committee. Requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a program supporting accelerated doctoral programs at institutions of higher education in specified technology areas, including artificial intelligence. Participating institutions must provide education and training to develop dual competency, defined to include applying AI and related computational methods to research in a discipline.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-s-5157 2026-07-29T00:00:00Z

In committee. Rewrites the federal grant program for statewide longitudinal data systems that connect early childhood, K-12, postsecondary, and workforce data. Allowable uses include exploring evidence-based, innovative, and secure methods of leveraging artificial intelligence.

https://edictai.org/states/mi/#us-mi-2025-2026-hb-5630 2026-07-29T00:00:00Z

Became law. Makes fiscal year 2026-2027 omnibus appropriations for Michigan K-12 school aid, higher education, and community colleges. Directs Michigan Virtual University, from its section 98 school aid allocation, to operate a statewide laboratory for research, best practices, policy formulation, and awareness about responsible use of artificial intelligence in schools.

https://edictai.org/states/mi/#us-mi-2025-2026-sb-878 2026-07-29T00:00:00Z

Became law. Makes supplemental omnibus appropriations for Michigan state departments for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027. Allocates up to $250,000 for the Department of Education to develop state artificial intelligence model policies, guidelines, and implementation tools and to integrate AI into its teaching, learning, and assessment supports for school districts.

https://edictai.org/states/ny/#us-ny-2025-2026-s-10671 2026-07-29T00:00:00Z

In committee. Requires each school district, charter school, and BOCES to adopt a written policy on humanoid robots that prohibits AI-enabled humanoid robots from delivering instruction, tutoring, grading student work, or performing duties ordinarily performed by certified school staff.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-hr-9948 2026-07-27T00:00:00Z

In committee. Creates an interagency task force on addictive design features and youth mental health, with a focus on AI chatbots. Directs HHS to fund research by institutions of higher education on AI chatbots and youth mental health, and outreach grants that train parents and elementary and secondary school teachers to recognize and respond to warning signs of mental health risks from AI chatbot use.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-hr-8747 2026-07-21T00:00:00Z

In committee. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act so that state and local Student Support and Academic Enrichment funds may be used for instruction on safe, effective, and responsible use of artificial intelligence and for professional development that prepares teachers and other school staff to use and teach the use of AI.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-s-5050 2026-07-21T00:00:00Z

In committee. Directs the National Science Foundation to make competitive awards that broaden participation in artificial intelligence research, education, and workforce development, including at institutions with limited AI capacity. Funds may support AI research programs, faculty recruitment and professional development in AI, bridge programs preparing students for AI graduate programs, and integration of safe and reliable practices into AI education programs.

https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-hb-2705 2026-07-16T00:00:00Z

In committee. Directs the Department of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Office of Administration, to study artificial intelligence's impact on the state workforce and report to the General Assembly. The report must identify the skills and education needed to work with AI and the resources school entities and institutions of higher education need to deliver them, and the study must involve school entities and institutions of higher education.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-hr-9686 2026-07-14T00:00:00Z

In committee. Expands Department of Agriculture programs to increase access to artificial intelligence in agriculture, including by adding AI to cooperative extension work and by prioritizing food and agricultural sciences education grants for teaching enhancement projects on AI systems and precision agriculture. Creates an Artificial Intelligence Agriculture Advisor.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-s-4958 2026-07-14T00:00:00Z

In committee. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act so that Student Support and Academic Enrichment funds may support teaching elementary and secondary students about the dangers, limitations, and responsible use of artificial intelligence, including AI chatbots, and may provide counseling for mental health issues arising from AI chatbot use.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-hr-7757 2026-07-13T00:00:00Z

In committee. Requires the Federal Trade Commission to develop and publish educational resources for parents, educators, and minors on the safe and responsible use of chatbots by minors, covering risks and benefits and privacy practices. The bill also regulates chatbot providers' statements and disclosures to minors.

https://edictai.org/states/pa/#us-pa-2025-2026-hb-1505 2026-07-12T00:00:00Z

Became law. Amends the Public School Code on several topics, including defining cyberbullying to include the use of artificial intelligence-generated or modified media. Requires school entity safety reports to count cyberbullying incidents suspected to involve AI-generated or modified media.

https://edictai.org/states/il/#us-il-2025-2026-sb-2909 2026-07-10T00:00:00Z

Became law. Bars teacher evaluators from using AI tools to assign scores or ratings in a teacher's evaluation and bars teachers from using AI to generate evidence of professional practice for their evaluations, while allowing AI for administrative tasks. Evaluators and teachers must disclose the name and purpose of any AI tool they use. Takes effect January 1, 2027.

https://edictai.org/states/ca/#us-ca-2025-2026-ab-126 2026-07-09T00:00:00Z

Became law. Appropriates $600,000 to the State Department of Education to contract with a county office of education to maintain the California Educators Together online repository, which must include guidance and resources for educators and pupils on safeguards for use of new and emerging technology in schools, including artificial intelligence. It also creates a statewide subject matter transcript review service for the Commission on Teacher Credentialing that must comply with applicable AI governance standards.

https://edictai.org/states/il/#us-il-isbe-ai-guidance 2026-07-09T00:00:00Z

Current. Statewide, non-mandatory guidance from the Illinois State Board of Education on AI use in prekindergarten through grade 12, developed under Public Act 104-0399 with a blue-ribbon advisory panel. It frames AI as a means to inform teaching and learning that keeps the teacher-student relationship central, and offers districts tools, model policy resources, and case studies on instruction, AI literacy, data privacy, and local decision-making.

https://edictai.org/states/nc/#us-nc-2025-2026-s-257 2026-07-07T00:00:00Z

Became law. The Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2026 funds AI programs letting public school units buy Khanmigo and MagicSchool licenses for grades 6-12 and a Wake County-Wake Tech math project using Khanmigo. It requires K-12 AI literacy standards in the computer science course of study, a Department of Public Instruction model AI policy, local AI policies, and AI training modules for educators.

https://edictai.org/states/ca/#us-ca-2025-2026-sb-126 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z

Passed one chamber. Appropriates $600,000 to the State Department of Education to contract with a county office of education to maintain the California Educators Together online repository, which must include guidance and resources for educators and pupils on safeguards for use of new and emerging technology in schools, including artificial intelligence. It also creates a statewide subject matter transcript review service for the Commission on Teacher Credentialing that must comply with applicable AI governance standards.

https://edictai.org/states/fl/#us-fl-2026-s5-hb-5001 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z

Became law. Makes the state's 2026-2027 appropriations, including Department of Education school and instructional enhancement projects for ZeroEyes AI firearm detection in Franklin, Hernando, Miami-Dade, and Seminole.

https://edictai.org/states/il/#us-il-2025-2026-hjr-50 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z

In committee. Directs the Professional Review Panel and the Illinois State Board of Education to analyze and model the current and potential impacts of artificial intelligence and related technologies on the cost factors in the evidence-based school funding model, and to report to the General Assembly and Governor by December 31, 2027.

https://edictai.org/states/ok/#us-ok-osde-ai-guidance 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z

Current. Oklahoma State Department of Education guidance for PK-12 schools, revised as Version 3.0 in July 2026 to incorporate the Oklahoma Responsible Technology in Schools Act (70 O.S. § 11-120). It explains the law's requirements, including educator-directed use, human review, the bar on AI as the primary basis for high-stakes decisions, parent disclosure and opt-out, and the district policy deadline, and offers instructional guidance on AI literacy, academic integrity, accessibility, and vendor vetting.

https://edictai.org/states/ca/#us-ca-2025-2026-ab-2148 2026-06-30T00:00:00Z

Became law. Defines a public school employee and a contractor performing services in a public school as a natural person. As amended March 19, 2026, would have barred discipline or dismissal of K-12 and public college and university employees based on information produced via artificial intelligence or automated decision system output, or for refusing to use educational technology, and required educational technology to let employees turn it off. The AI provisions were removed by amendment.

https://edictai.org/states/de/#us-de-2025-2026-hb-404 2026-06-30T00:00:00Z

Passed one chamber. Establishes a three-year Artificial Intelligence and Extended Reality in Schools Pilot Program in which the Department of Education funds and supports 6 to 12 selected schools to procure and implement AI and XR products, forms a committee to study best practices and recommend products that safeguard student and educator data, and finalizes contracts with state technology and legal staff.

https://edictai.org/states/mo/#us-mo-2026-hb-2002 2026-06-30T00:00:00Z

Vetoed. Appropriates money for the Missouri State Board of Education and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Includes funding for safe schools programs, distributed to a statewide school board organization, that covers cyber and artificial intelligence threat management.

https://edictai.org/states/va/#us-va-2026-s1-hb-30 2026-06-29T00:00:00Z

Became law. Enacts the 2026-2028 budget, which includes $2,000,000 for an AI Innovation in Education Pilot Program administered by the Department of Education to support adoption of artificial intelligence software, programs, and training, and $500,000 for a pilot providing internships and apprenticeships in artificial intelligence, data science, and cybersecurity for Virginia Community College System students and graduates.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-hr-5351 2026-06-25T00:00:00Z

In committee. Would authorize the National Science Foundation to fund AI scholarships and fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students, professional development fellowships for K-12 teachers and other school professionals, up to eight community college and career and technical education Centers of AI Excellence, and research on AI in education. The House Science Committee ordered it reported with a substitute amendment on June 25, 2026.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-hr-5584 2026-06-25T00:00:00Z

In committee. Authorizes the National Science Foundation to make competitive awards to institutions of higher education and nonprofits to develop K-12 AI literacy curricula, instructional materials, teacher professional development, and evaluation methods.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-hr-9334 2026-06-25T00:00:00Z

In committee. Amends the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act to support graduate and postdoctoral fellowships through institutions of higher education for research on trustworthy artificial intelligence, authorizes NSF workshops, and directs NIST to develop an AI workforce framework with outreach to AI programs at all education levels.

https://edictai.org/states/ca/#us-ca-cde-ai-model-policy 2026-06-25T00:00:00Z

Current. A non-binding model board policy that California school districts and charter schools can adapt, developed by the California Department of Education with the SB 1288 working group. It covers disclosure and plagiarism, limits on AI detection software, privacy and vendor contract safeguards, parent review rights, teacher-retained grading authority, and AI literacy as a core academic competency.

https://edictai.org/states/wv/#us-wv-2026-sb-402 2026-06-25T00:00:00Z

Became law. Establishes the West Virginia Micro-Credential Program within the Higher Education Policy Commission to set standards for micro-credentials that document student and employee skills. Authorizes the commission to use digital, web-based, and artificial intelligence-based micro-credentials to meet workforce demands.

https://edictai.org/states/nc/#us-nc-2025-2026-h-301 2026-06-24T00:00:00Z

Did not pass. Provides social media protections for children under 16 and requires the State Board of Education to adopt K-12 AI literacy standards included in computer science courses. Requires the Department of Public Instruction to adopt a model AI policy, requires local boards to adopt AI use policies, calls for a framework for evaluating generative AI educational tools, and directs AI training modules for educators and administrators developed with the Friday Institute.

https://edictai.org/states/nj/#us-nj-2026-2027-a-5316 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z

In committee. Establishes the New Jersey Artificial Intelligence Workforce Transition Act, with supports for workers displaced by AI. Directs the Council of County Colleges to develop stackable credentials prioritizing fields such as AI systems oversight, and directs the Secretary of Higher Education to recommend performance supplements for county colleges, including for graduates who were AI-displaced workers.

https://edictai.org/states/az/#us-az-2026-hb-4005 2026-06-19T00:00:00Z

Vetoed. Would have required Arizona school districts, starting in 2027-28, to provide instruction on the ethical, moral, and educational uses of AI to students in grades 3, 6, 8, 10, and 12, using a curriculum adopted by the Department of Education, and to report annually on that instruction. Both chambers passed the bill, but Governor Hobbs vetoed it on June 19, 2026.

https://edictai.org/states/nj/#us-nj-2026-2027-a-5292 2026-06-18T00:00:00Z

In committee. Directs the Commissioner of Education to develop K-12 guidelines on instructional technology, defined to include artificial intelligence tools, that prioritize teacher-led instruction and address academic integrity and student privacy. Requires each public school governing body to adopt a policy on instructional technology use.

https://edictai.org/states/il/#us-il-2025-2026-hb-862 2026-06-16T00:00:00Z

Became law. Omnibus state government act that creates, dissolves, and renames funds and amends the Human Rights Act and other laws. Among its changes, it amends the School Code bullying section to add definitions of artificial intelligence and unauthorized digital replica.

https://edictai.org/states/oh/#us-oh-2025-2026-sb-326 2026-06-16T00:00:00Z

Passed one chamber. Requires school districts to offer at least one-half unit of computer science and, beginning with students entering ninth grade on or after July 1, 2029, requires students to complete it; the unit must include instruction in artificial intelligence, and students may be exempted by demonstrating competency in computer science and AI.

https://edictai.org/states/us/#us-119-hr-9323 2026-06-15T00:00:00Z

In committee. Establishes a federal Department of Advanced Technology and Artificial Intelligence to coordinate federal AI standards and policy. Among its functions, the Secretary must provide strategies on promoting AI literacy in schools and AI workforce programs.

https://edictai.org/states/nj/#us-nj-2026-2027-s-4458 2026-06-15T00:00:00Z

In committee. Establishes the New Jersey Artificial Intelligence Workforce Transition Act, with supports for workers displaced by AI. Directs the Council of County Colleges to develop stackable credentials prioritizing fields such as AI systems oversight, and directs the Secretary of Higher Education to recommend performance supplements for county colleges, including for graduates who were AI-displaced workers.

https://edictai.org/states/nj/#us-nj-2026-2027-s-4469 2026-06-15T00:00:00Z

In committee. Requires each school district board of education to adopt, annually review, and post a policy on the responsible use of artificial intelligence in its schools, including a process for questions or concerns, equity of student access, and standards and approval processes for AI implementation. Directs the Commissioner of Education to develop a model policy.

https://edictai.org/states/az/#us-az-2026-hb-4040 2026-06-13T00:00:00Z

Did not pass. Requires school district and charter school governing bodies, and state universities, to adopt policies and procedures to detect and prevent unauthorized student use of artificial intelligence to complete coursework, with human review, appeals, bias mitigation, and privacy safeguards for any detection system, and guidelines on authorized use. Requires training for teachers and staff and annual reports to the Department of Education.

https://edictai.org/states/ny/#us-ny-2025-2026-a-10000 2026-06-10T00:00:00Z

Passed legislature. Makes state operations appropriations, including funds for City University of New York artificial intelligence initiatives, the Education Department's Empire AI Student Challenge program, State University of New York AI and society departments and a natural language processing AI program, and opportunity promise scholarships for associate's degrees in high-demand fields including artificial intelligence.

https://edictai.org/states/la/#us-la-2026-hb-119 2026-06-09T00:00:00Z

Became law. Expands crimes involving AI-generated sexual images, including a new crime of possessing such images of persons under seventeen, and defines 'student' for these offenses. Requires public school principals to give students in grade six and above and their parents information each year about these crimes, using materials developed by the Department of Education.

https://edictai.org/states/nc/#us-nc-2025-2026-s-1006 2026-06-03T00:00:00Z

In committee. Funds and changes K-12 education programs, including an AI Academic Support Program letting public school units contract for the AI tool Khanmigo in grades 6-12 and a project in which Wake County schools and Wake Tech use Khanmigo for college math courses. Creates a High School Redesign Commission that must consider AI uses for career exploration, defines high-tech learning accelerators including AI, and lists AI learning tools in a competency-based education grant objective.

https://edictai.org/states/ny/#us-ny-2025-2026-s-1169 2026-06-03T00:00:00Z

Passed one chamber. Regulates the development and use of high-risk AI systems to prevent algorithmic discrimination, covering consequential decisions in education and vocational training such as accreditation, certification, admissions, and financial aid, and requires deployers to notify affected individuals, with independent audits and attorney general enforcement.

https://edictai.org/states/ri/#us-ri-2026-h-8345 2026-06-02T00:00:00Z

Passed one chamber. Creates a 14-member special legislative commission to study the use and impact of digital and electronic technology, including artificial intelligence, in Rhode Island public education and on mental health. The study covers third-party platforms in schools, safe school software, AI in mental health care and AI companion technology.

https://edictai.org/states/nj/#us-nj-2026-2027-a-5184 2026-06-01T00:00:00Z

In committee. Requires each school district board of education to adopt, annually review, and post a policy on the responsible use of artificial intelligence in its schools, including a process for questions or concerns, equity of student access, and standards and approval processes for AI implementation. Directs the Commissioner of Education to develop a model policy.

https://edictai.org/states/ny/#us-ny-2025-2026-a-8884 2026-06-01T00:00:00Z

In committee. Regulates the development and use of high-risk AI systems to prevent algorithmic discrimination, covering consequential decisions in education and vocational training such as accreditation, certification, admissions, and financial aid, and requires deployers to notify affected individuals, with independent audits and attorney general enforcement.

https://edictai.org/states/md/#us-md-msde-ai-framework 2026-06-01T00:00:00Z

Current. Statewide framework from the Maryland State Department of Education for responsible AI use in K-12 schools, covering roles and responsibilities, data privacy and security, equity, academic integrity and assessment, professional learning, student AI literacy, operational uses, and procurement and vendor governance. It says MSDE does not approve specific AI tools and that local education agencies adopt district AI policies and vet tools.