https://edictai.org/states/oh/feed.xml 2026-10-09T00:00:00Z Edictai 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/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/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/oh/#us-oh-dew-ai-model-policy 2025-12-30T00:00:00Z

Current. A model board policy on artificial intelligence released by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce on December 30, 2025, as required by Ohio Revised Code 3301.24. Districts, community schools, and STEM schools, which must adopt an AI policy by July 1, 2026, may adopt it as written or customize it. It covers student and staff use, ethics and academic integrity, data privacy and security, curriculum integration, and review of third-party AI tools.

https://edictai.org/states/oh/#us-oh-2025-2026-hb-594 2025-11-19T00:00:00Z

In committee. Requires school districts to offer, and students to complete, at least one unit of high school computer science, and requires that computer science instruction cover evolving areas such as artificial intelligence, including what it is, how it works, and its impact on society.

https://edictai.org/states/oh/#us-oh-2025-2026-hb-96 2025-10-01T00:00:00Z

Became law. Ohio's fiscal year 2026-2027 operating budget. Among many other provisions, it enacted Ohio Revised Code section 3301.24, which required the Department of Education and Workforce to develop a model policy on the use of artificial intelligence in schools by December 31, 2025, and requires every school district, community school, and STEM school to adopt an AI policy by July 1, 2026.

https://edictai.org/states/oh/#us-oh-2025-2026-hb-106 2025-02-26T00:00:00Z

In committee. Enacts Alyssa's Law, appropriating $25 million for a Department of Public Safety pilot grant program that lets school districts, community schools, STEM schools, and chartered nonpublic schools buy panic alert systems or contract for artificial intelligence firearm detection software, and sets criteria the software must meet.