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State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB2503 Introduced , by Rep. Laura Faver Dias SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.118a new105 ILCS 5/10-20.74105 ILCS 5/27-13.3 Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish the State Instructional Technology Advisory Board, which shall collaborate with the State Board of Education to provide guidance, integration, oversight, and evaluation of education technologies, including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence technologies. Sets forth the membership of the Advisory Board and terms. Requires the State Board, with the Advisory Board, to develop standards concerning safety, transparency, data privacy, and educational quality for any artificial intelligence technology that may be used in schools and develop guidance for school districts and educators on the use of artificial intelligence in education and the development of artificial intelligence literacy. Requires the annual school district report to the State Board regarding educational technology capacity and policies to include how students, teachers, and district employees use artificial intelligence. Provides that the Internet safety education curriculum shall include instruction in the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 10601 LNS 20677 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB2503 Introduced , by Rep. Laura Faver Dias SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.118a new105 ILCS 5/10-20.74105 ILCS 5/27-13.3 105 ILCS 5/2-3.118a new 105 ILCS 5/10-20.74 105 ILCS 5/27-13.3 Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish the State Instructional Technology Advisory Board, which shall collaborate with the State Board of Education to provide guidance, integration, oversight, and evaluation of education technologies, including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence technologies. Sets forth the membership of the Advisory Board and terms. Requires the State Board, with the Advisory Board, to develop standards concerning safety, transparency, data privacy, and educational quality for any artificial intelligence technology that may be used in schools and develop guidance for school districts and educators on the use of artificial intelligence in education and the development of artificial intelligence literacy. Requires the annual school district report to the State Board regarding educational technology capacity and policies to include how students, teachers, and district employees use artificial intelligence. Provides that the Internet safety education curriculum shall include instruction in the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 10601 LNS 20677 b LRB104 10601 LNS 20677 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB2503 Introduced , by Rep. Laura Faver Dias SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/2-3.118a new105 ILCS 5/10-20.74105 ILCS 5/27-13.3 105 ILCS 5/2-3.118a new 105 ILCS 5/10-20.74 105 ILCS 5/27-13.3
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Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish the State Instructional Technology Advisory Board, which shall collaborate with the State Board of Education to provide guidance, integration, oversight, and evaluation of education technologies, including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence technologies. Sets forth the membership of the Advisory Board and terms. Requires the State Board, with the Advisory Board, to develop standards concerning safety, transparency, data privacy, and educational quality for any artificial intelligence technology that may be used in schools and develop guidance for school districts and educators on the use of artificial intelligence in education and the development of artificial intelligence literacy. Requires the annual school district report to the State Board regarding educational technology capacity and policies to include how students, teachers, and district employees use artificial intelligence. Provides that the Internet safety education curriculum shall include instruction in the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT concerning education.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
5 2-3.118a and by changing Sections 10-20.74 and 27-13.3 as
6 follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.118a new)
8 Sec. 2-3.118a. State Instructional Technology Advisory
9 Board.
10 (a) The State Board of Education shall establish a State
11 Instructional Technology Advisory Board, which shall
12 collaborate with the State Board of Education to provide
13 guidance, integration, oversight, and evaluation of education
14 technologies, including, but not limited to, artificial
15 intelligence technologies.
16 (b) The Advisory Board shall consist of the following
17 members:
18 (1) the State Superintendent of Education or his or
19 her designee, who shall serve as chairperson of the
20 Advisory Board;
21 (2) 3 representatives appointed by a statewide
22 association representing teachers;
23 (3) 2 principals appointed by a statewide principals
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB2503 Introduced , by Rep. Laura Faver Dias SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/2-3.118a new105 ILCS 5/10-20.74105 ILCS 5/27-13.3 105 ILCS 5/2-3.118a new 105 ILCS 5/10-20.74 105 ILCS 5/27-13.3
105 ILCS 5/2-3.118a new
105 ILCS 5/10-20.74
105 ILCS 5/27-13.3
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish the State Instructional Technology Advisory Board, which shall collaborate with the State Board of Education to provide guidance, integration, oversight, and evaluation of education technologies, including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence technologies. Sets forth the membership of the Advisory Board and terms. Requires the State Board, with the Advisory Board, to develop standards concerning safety, transparency, data privacy, and educational quality for any artificial intelligence technology that may be used in schools and develop guidance for school districts and educators on the use of artificial intelligence in education and the development of artificial intelligence literacy. Requires the annual school district report to the State Board regarding educational technology capacity and policies to include how students, teachers, and district employees use artificial intelligence. Provides that the Internet safety education curriculum shall include instruction in the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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1 association;
2 (4) 2 superintendents appointed by a statewide
3 superintendents association;
4 (5) 2 school board members appointed by a statewide
5 school board association;
6 (6) 2 members representing regional offices of
7 education appointed by the State Superintendent of
8 Education;
9 (7) 2 currently practicing classroom teachers
10 appointed by the State Superintendent of Education;
11 (8) one representative of a statewide association of
12 educators concerned with instructional technology
13 appointed by the State Superintendent of Education; and
14 (9) 2 experts on educational applications of
15 artificial intelligence appointed by the State
16 Superintendent of Education.
17 The members of the Advisory Board shall serve 2-year
18 terms, as long as they continue to meet the criteria under
19 which they were appointed, and may be reappointed without
20 limitation to additional 2-year terms.
21 (c) The State Board of Education shall, in consultation
22 with the Advisory Board, develop standards concerning safety,
23 transparency, data privacy, and educational quality for any
24 artificial intelligence technology that may be used in
25 schools.
26 (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules
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1 necessary to create these standards and to develop and use
2 a rubric or other method that may be used to evaluate
3 artificial intelligence tools and applications against
4 these standards.
5 (2) No later than December 31, 2025 and no later than
6 July 1 of each subsequent calendar year, the State Board
7 of Education shall make a reasonable effort to identify
8 and evaluate the artificial intelligence tools and
9 applications most commonly used in schools in this State,
10 which includes making available a means for educators to
11 request an evaluation of specific tools.
12 (3) No later than December 31, 2025 and no later than
13 July 1 of each subsequent calendar year, the State Board
14 of Education shall publish and provide to school districts
15 a list of technology tools employing artificial
16 intelligence that have been evaluated against these
17 standards and the results of that evaluation. The State
18 Board of Education may update this list from time to time
19 in addition to the required annual publication. This list
20 shall be provided only as an informational resource and
21 may not be used to prohibit or require the use of any
22 artificial intelligence technology by districts. The
23 inclusion of a tool on this list does not constitute an
24 endorsement by the State Board of Education.
25 (d) The State Board of Education shall, in collaboration
26 with the Advisory Board, develop guidance for school districts
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1 and educators on the use of artificial intelligence in
2 education and the development of artificial intelligence
3 literacy. This guidance shall include, but is not limited to:
4 (1) explanations of basic artificial intelligence
5 concepts, including machine learning, natural language
6 processing, and computer vision;
7 (2) specific ways artificial intelligence can be used
8 at the district, school, classroom, and individual level
9 to enhance teaching and learning while preserving the
10 human relationships essential to effective teaching and
11 learning;
12 (3) how districts and individual educators can
13 evaluate and address bias, privacy, and transparency in
14 artificial intelligence technologies and applications,
15 including how they can access the results of evaluations
16 performed by the State Board of Education;
17 (4) best practices for selecting, implementing, and
18 evaluating the use of artificial intelligence technologies
19 and applications;
20 (5) best practices for developing student literacy in
21 artificial intelligence and engaging students in
22 age-appropriate discussions on the responsible and ethical
23 use of artificial intelligence; and
24 (6) best practices for making artificial intelligence
25 technologies and applications available and accessible to
26 all students.
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1 (e) The State Board of Education shall provide this
2 guidance to all school districts and charter schools in this
3 State no later than December 31, 2025 and no later than July 1
4 of each subsequent calendar year.
5 The State Board of Education shall develop and offer both
6 synchronous and asynchronous professional development
7 opportunities designed to help educators develop artificial
8 intelligence literacy and understand and implement this
9 guidance effectively.
10 The State Board of Education shall review and update the
11 guidance for educators on the use of artificial intelligence
12 in education from time to time as needed and no less than once
13 per year.
14 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.74)
15 Sec. 10-20.74. Educational technology capacity and
16 policies; report. School districts shall submit to the State
17 Board of Education, or its designee, an annual report that
18 shall include, at a minimum, information regarding educational
19 technology capacity and policies, including device
20 availability for students, school-based access and
21 infrastructure, professional learning and training
22 opportunities, and documentation of developmentally
23 appropriate computer literacy instruction embedded in the
24 district's curriculum at each grade level, and how students,
25 teachers, and district employees use artificial intelligence.
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1 (Source: P.A. 101-654, eff. 3-8-21.)
2 (105 ILCS 5/27-13.3)
3 Sec. 27-13.3. Internet safety education curriculum.
4 (a) The purpose of this Section is to inform and protect
5 students from inappropriate or illegal communications and
6 solicitation and to encourage school districts to provide
7 education about Internet threats and risks, including without
8 limitation child predators, fraud, and other dangers.
9 (b) The General Assembly finds and declares the following:
10 (1) it is the policy of this State to protect
11 consumers and Illinois residents from deceptive and unsafe
12 communications that result in harassment, exploitation, or
13 physical harm;
14 (2) children have easy access to the Internet at home,
15 school, and public places;
16 (3) the Internet is used by sexual predators and other
17 criminals to make initial contact with children and other
18 vulnerable residents in Illinois; and
19 (4) education is an effective method for preventing
20 children from falling prey to online predators, identity
21 theft, and other dangers.
22 (c) Each school may adopt an age-appropriate curriculum
23 for Internet safety instruction of students in grades
24 kindergarten through 12. However, beginning with the 2009-2010
25 school year, a school district must incorporate into the
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1 school curriculum a component on Internet safety to be taught
2 at least once each school year to students in grades 3 through
3 12. The school board shall determine the scope and duration of
4 this unit of instruction. The age-appropriate unit of
5 instruction may be incorporated into the current courses of
6 study regularly taught in the district's schools, as
7 determined by the school board, and it is recommended that the
8 unit of instruction include the following topics:
9 (1) Safe and responsible use of social networking
10 websites, chat rooms, electronic mail, bulletin boards,
11 instant messaging, artificial intelligence, and other
12 means of communication on the Internet.
13 (2) Recognizing, avoiding, and reporting online
14 solicitations of students, their classmates, and their
15 friends by sexual predators.
16 (3) Risks of transmitting personal information on the
17 Internet.
18 (4) Recognizing and avoiding unsolicited or deceptive
19 communications received online.
20 (5) Recognizing and reporting online harassment and
21 cyber-bullying, including the creation and distribution of
22 false representations of individuals created by artificial
23 intelligence, including, but not limited to, sexually
24 explicit images and videos.
25 (6) Reporting illegal activities and communications on
26 the Internet.
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1 (7) Copyright laws on written materials, photographs,
2 music, and video.
3 (d) Curricula devised in accordance with subsection (c) of
4 this Section may be submitted for review to the Office of the
5 Illinois Attorney General.
6 (e) The State Board of Education shall make available
7 resource materials for educating children regarding child
8 online safety and may take into consideration the curriculum
9 on this subject developed by other states, as well as any other
10 curricular materials suggested by education experts, child
11 psychologists, or technology companies that work on child
12 online safety issues. Materials may include without limitation
13 safe online communications, privacy protection,
14 cyber-bullying, viewing inappropriate material, file sharing,
15 responsible use of artificial intelligence, and the importance
16 of open communication with responsible adults. The State Board
17 of Education shall make these resource materials available on
18 its Internet website.
19 (Source: P.A. 95-509, eff. 8-28-07; 95-869, eff. 1-1-09;
20 96-734, eff. 8-25-09.)
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