Utah

Revises school safety personnel standards and adds AI glasses to the devices students may not use at school during classroom hours, with local education agency policies required to permit use for emergencies, accommodations, and medical needs.

Provisions

• Section 7, 53G-7-227(3)Students may not use AI glasses at school during classroom hours except as LEA policy allows.
• Section 7, 53G-7-227(2)(a)Each LEA must adopt a policy permitting student use of AI glasses and other devices in emergencies and for accommodations or medical necessity.

Latest action: 19 Mar 2026 — Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing

• HB 44 bill page
• HB 44 text (Enrolled)

Requires the Utah State Board of Education to publish a model policy on balanced classroom technology use that includes a model artificial intelligence use policy, and requires each local education agency to adopt its own AI use policy based on that model. It also adds AI to the core computer science standards and allows high schools to offer an AI "sandbox" course.

Provisions

• Utah Code 53G-7-1402(2); 53G-7-228(5)Directs the state board to publish and maintain a model AI use policy, part of a balanced technology model policy to be posted before December 1, 2026.
• Utah Code 53G-7-1402(3)-(4)Requires each LEA to adopt an AI use policy based on the model, submit it to the state board, train staff on it, and review it at least every two years; the model policy is the default for an LEA that fails to adopt one.
• Utah Code 53G-7-1402(1), (2)(f)The model policy must prohibit educators from using generative AI to independently grade student work or make high-stakes determinations about placement, discipline, progression, or program eligibility.
• Utah Code 53G-7-1402(2)(h)The model policy must prohibit students from using generative AI to complete academic work unless an educator authorizes it for a specific instructional purpose.
• Utah Code 53G-7-1402(2)(j)The model policy must require written notice to parents when a school or educator uses generative AI for instruction, assessment, or classroom activities.
• Utah Code 53E-4-202(2)(b)Requires the state board to include AI standards in the core computer science standards.
• Utah Code 53G-7-1403(1)Allows an LEA to offer an AI sandbox course to students in grades 9 through 12 aligned with workforce needs in AI, data science, and related fields.

Latest action: 18 Mar 2026 — Governor Signed

• H.B. 273 Classroom Technology Amendments (2026 General Session) · archived
• H.B. 273 bill status data · archived

Requires the State Board of Education to have standards in place, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, for a grade 7 or 8 digital skills course whose concepts include artificial intelligence literacy alongside topics such as digital privacy, cybersecurity, media literacy, and algorithms. It also lets the state superintendent create an advisory tech council on technology education.

Provisions

• Utah Code 53E-4-208(1)(b)(iii), (2)Defines digital skills concepts to include AI literacy and requires state board standards for a grade 7 or 8 digital skills course beginning in the 2027-2028 school year.

Latest action: 18 Mar 2026 — Governor Signed

• H.B. 218 Digital Skills Amendments (2026 General Session) · archived
• H.B. 218 bill status data · archived

Requires the State Board of Education to study best practices for software used in public schools, including student data practices, algorithmic systems that may prioritize engagement over learning, and transparency about embedded analytics or artificial intelligence systems, and to publish and distribute guidance to local education agencies before July 1, 2027.

Provisions

• Sec. 2, (3)(a)(ix)-(xi)The state board must study software practices in schools, including transparency about embedded AI systems and algorithmic systems that may prioritize engagement over learning.
• Sec. 2, (4)The state board must publish guidance and best practices from the study and distribute them to each LEA.

Latest action: 18 Mar 2026 — Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing

• SB 267 bill page
• SB 267 text (Enrolled)

Creates an Educational Technology Regulatory Sandbox in public education for time-limited pilots of artificial intelligence technologies, with parental notice and opt-out rights, limits on AI grading and placement decisions without educator review, student disclosure of substantial AI use, and state board training requirements for educators.

Provisions

• 53E-11 (sandbox participant duties), (5)(a)-(b)Sandbox participants must give parents annual notice of AI use and disclose when students will interact with conversational AI.
• 53E-11 (vendor requirements), (2)(a)-(b)Vendor AI systems may not assign final grades or make placement decisions without educator review and approval.
• 53E-11 (vendor requirements), (5)Sandbox participants must require students to disclose substantial use of AI.
• Section 15, new 53E-11-212(2)The state board must develop educator training requirements and curricula covering AI use, integrity, privacy, and bias.

Latest action: 6 Mar 2026 — Senate/ filed in Senate file for bills not passed

• SB 322 bill page
• SB 322 text (Substitute)

Adds AI glasses to the devices students may not use at school during classroom hours, requires local education agencies to adopt policies allowing use for emergencies, crisis lines, accommodations, and medical needs, and directs the State Board of Education to set cybersecurity standards for local education agencies.

Provisions

• Sec. 1, 53G-7-227(3)Students may not use AI glasses at school during classroom hours except as LEA policy allows.
• Sec. 1, 53G-7-227(2)(a)Each LEA must adopt a policy permitting student use of AI glasses and other devices in emergencies and for accommodations or medical necessity.

Latest action: 6 Mar 2026 — House/ received from Senate in Clerk of the House

• HB 42 bill page
• HB 42 text (Substitute)

Revises rules on sensitive instructional materials in public schools, including review duties for local education agencies and prohibitions on vendors of digital instructional material. As introduced, would require the state board to contract with a book reviewer whose service uses artificial intelligence assisted analysis to screen materials, and require each local education agency to train schools on that AI tool. The AI provisions were removed by amendment.

Provisions

• Introduced, Section 2, 53G-10-103(8)(e)Would require the state board to contract with a book reviewer whose service uses AI-assisted analysis to screen instructional materials.
• Introduced, Section 2, 53G-10-103(11)(c)Would require each LEA to train schools on using the AI tool the state board procures.

Latest action: 6 Mar 2026 — House/ filed in House file for bills not passed

• HB 197 bill page
• HB 197 text (Substitute)
• HB 197 text (Introduced)

Utah State Board of Education guidance for students, staff, and school communities on responsible use of AI, especially generative AI, in instruction, school management, and operations where local policy permits. It sets guiding principles, lists responsible and prohibited uses (including AI-manipulated media for bullying, plagiarism, and uses that compromise privacy), and addresses safety, security, and privacy. The version posted at access is dated March 2026 and is described as a living document.

Provisions

• p. 11, Prohibited Use of AI ToolsStates that students should not submit AI-generated work as their own and that teachers will clarify when and how AI tools may be used on assignments.
• p. 11, Prohibited Use of AI ToolsProhibits using AI tools to manipulate media to impersonate others for bullying, harassment, or intimidation.

• Artificial Intelligence · archived
• Artificial Intelligence Framework for Utah P-12 Education: Guidance on the Use of AI in Our Schools (March 2026) · archived