Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1296
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 20-19-3-36; IC 20-26-5.
Synopsis: Artificial intelligence inventory and policies. Requires the
department of education (department) to establish the following: (1)
Guidelines and a model policy regarding school artificial intelligence
policies. (2) An inventory of artificial intelligence platforms that
includes certain information. (3) A process and review by which
teachers and school administrators may submit an artificial intelligence
platform for inclusion on the inventory. Requires the department to: (1)
conduct a survey of teachers and students regarding artificial
intelligence platforms; and (2) submit a report regarding the results of
the survey to the governor, legislative council, and members of the
artificial intelligence task force. Requires school corporations and
charter schools to adopt, post, and communicate to students a school
policy regarding artificial intelligence. Prohibits school corporations,
charter schools, and employees of a school corporation or charter
school from penalizing a student based solely on evidence provided by
an artificial intelligence detector.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Errington, Pryor, Pfaff
January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1296
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 20-19-3-36 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2025]: Sec. 36. (a) The department shall establish the following:
4 (1) Guidelines for creating a school corporation or charter
5 school artificial intelligence policy.
6 (2) A model school artificial intelligence policy.
7 (3) An inventory of artificial intelligence platforms that:
8 (A) is representative of available artificial intelligence
9 platforms and includes at least twenty (20) platforms;
10 (B) includes a classification by the department as to
11 whether the platforms are supported or discouraged for
12 use in a school;
13 (C) is updated annually; and
14 (D) is entitled "Indiana Department of Education AI
15 Technology Resource Inventory".
16 (b) The department shall establish a process and review by
17 which teachers and school administrators may submit an artificial
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1 intelligence platform for inclusion in the inventory established
2 under subsection (a)(3).
3 (c) The guidelines established by the department under
4 subsection (a)(1) must include the following:
5 (1) Information regarding the growing role of artificial
6 intelligence platforms in the world, including in education.
7 (2) The factors the department used in determining the
8 classifications of artificial intelligence platforms in the
9 inventory described in subsection (a)(3).
10 (3) An inventory, including a description, of artificial
11 intelligence platform resources available to students and
12 teachers.
13 (4) Disclosure requirements for students concerning the use
14 of artificial intelligence platforms on school assignments.
15 (5) Recommendations on restricting or prohibiting the use of
16 artificial intelligence platforms by students.
17 (6) For artificial intelligence platforms included in the
18 inventory established by the department under subsection
19 (a)(3), the:
20 (A) proper and improper use by students and teachers of
21 the artificial intelligence platforms, including examples of
22 proper and improper use; and
23 (B) privacy policies regarding the artificial intelligence
24 platforms.
25 (d) The department shall do the following:
26 (1) Conduct a survey of teachers and students from urban,
27 suburban, and rural school corporations and charter schools
28 regarding the following:
29 (A) Use and usefulness of specific artificial intelligence
30 platforms.
31 (B) Teacher and student experiences using specific
32 artificial intelligence platforms.
33 (C) Whether the training to use specific artificial
34 intelligence platforms was effective.
35 (D) The impact of artificial intelligence platforms on
36 student learning and teaching practices and instruction.
37 (2) Prepare a report each year that summarizes the
38 information from the survey conducted under subdivision (1).
39 (3) Not later than November 1 of each year, submit the report
40 prepared under subdivision (2) to the following:
41 (A) The governor.
42 (B) The legislative council in an electronic format under
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1 IC 5-14-6.
2 (C) The members of the artificial intelligence task force
3 established by IC 2-5-53.7-4 in an electronic format under
4 IC 5-14-6. This clause expires December 31, 2027.
5 (e) The department shall publish artificial intelligence
6 educational materials for students and parents of students on the
7 department's website.
8 SECTION 2. IC 20-26-5-45 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
9 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
10 1, 2025]: Sec. 45. (a) Each school corporation and charter school
11 shall adopt a policy regarding artificial intelligence that includes
12 the following:
13 (1) Any restrictions or prohibitions by the school corporation
14 or charter school on the use of artificial intelligence platforms
15 by students.
16 (2) An inventory of artificial intelligence platforms approved
17 for student use by the school corporation or charter school.
18 (3) A method and process for allowing teachers to report the
19 use of artificial intelligence platforms in:
20 (A) violation of the policy adopted under this section; or
21 (B) a manner that was not permitted by the teacher:
22 (i) for the applicable assignment; or
23 (ii) in the teacher's classroom.
24 (4) For a high school of a school corporation or a charter high
25 school, a formal review process for reports received under
26 subdivision (3).
27 (5) Disclosure requirements for students concerning the use
28 of artificial intelligence platforms on school assignments.
29 (b) Each school corporation and charter school shall do the
30 following:
31 (1) Post the policy adopted under subsection (a) on the website
32 of the school corporation or charter school.
33 (2) Clearly communicate the policy to students of the school
34 corporation or charter school.
35 SECTION 3. IC 20-26-5-46 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
36 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
37 1, 2025]: Sec. 46. A school corporation, charter school, or employee
38 of a school corporation or charter school may not penalize a
39 student based solely on evidence provided by an artificial
40 intelligence detector.
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