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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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8	5		hb1391
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 1391
11	8		F1, S1 5lr3071
12	9		CF SB 906
13	10		By: Delegates Young, Ebersole, Fair, and Miller
14	11		Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025
15	12		Assigned to: Ways and Means
16		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17		-	House action: Adopted
18		-	Read second time: March 8, 2025
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20		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
21	15
22	16		AN ACT concerning 1
23	17
24	18		Education – Artificial Intelligence – Guidelines, Professional Development, and 2
25		-	Task Force ~~and Professional Development~~ 3
	19	+	Task Force 3
26	20
27	21		FOR the purpose of requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the 4
28	22		State Board of Education, and the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in K–12 5
29		-	Education relevant stakeholders, to develop or and periodically update certain 6
30		-	guidance and strategies on artificial intelligence for county boards of education; 7
31		-	requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Department 8
32		-	of Information Technology, to develop and update annually a list of approved 9
33		-	artificial intelligence tools; requiring each county board to designate an employee to 10
34		-	facilitate the use of artificial intelligence in the local school system and to conduct 11
35		-	an annual inventory of systems that employ artificial intelligence; requiring the 12
36		-	Career and Technical Education Committee to ensure that artificial intelligence 13
37		-	literacy is a component of workforce preparation; requiring the State Department of 14
38		-	Education, in consultation with certain entities, to develop and administer a certain 15
39		-	artificial intelligence needs assessment; requiring the State Department of 16
40		-	Education to promote training and workforce development in artificial intelligence; 17
41		-	establishing the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in K–12 Education; requiring 18
42		-	the Career and Technical Education Committee and the CTE Skills Standards 19
43		-	Advisory Committee to use the Department’s guidance and, if necessary, consult 20
44		-	with the Department before incorporating the use of artificial intelligence into 21
45		-	certain CTE–based actions; and generally relating to artificial intelligence in 22
46		-	primary and secondary education. 23
	23	+	Education, to develop or update certain guidance and strategies on artificial 6
	24	+	intelligence for county boards of education; requiring the State Department of 7
	25	+	Education, in consultation with the Department of Information Technology, to 8
	26	+	develop and update annually a list of approved artificial intelligence tools; requiring 9
	27	+	each county board to designate an employee to facilitate the use of artificial 10
	28	+	intelligence in the local school system and to conduct an annual inventory of systems 11
	29	+	that employ artificial intelligence; requiring the Career and Technical Education 12
	30	+	Committee to ensure that artificial intelligence literacy is a component of workforce 13
	31	+	preparation; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with 14
	32	+	certain entities, to develop and administer a certain artificial intelligence needs 15
	33	+	assessment; requiring the State Department of Education to promote training and 16
	34	+	workforce development in artificial intelligence; establishing the Task Force on 17
	35	+	Artificial Intelligence in K–12 Education; and generally relating to artificial 18
	36	+	intelligence in primary and secondary education. 19
47	37
48		-	BY adding to 24 2 HOUSE BILL 1391
	38	+	BY adding to 20
	39	+	Article – Education 21
	40	+	Section 7–2201 through 7–2203 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 22. Artificial 22
	41	+	Intelligence in Education” 23
	42	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 24
	43	+	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 25
49	44
	45	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 26
	46	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 27
50	47
51		-	Article – Education 1
52		-	Section 7–2201 through 7–2203 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 22. Artificial 2
53		-	Intelligence in Education” 3
54		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 4
55		-	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 5
56		-
57		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6
58		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 7
59		-
60		-	Article – Education 8
61		-
62		-	SUBTITLE 22. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN EDUCATION. 9
63		-
64		-	7–2201. 10
65		-
66		-	(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWI NG WORDS HAVE THE ME ANINGS 11
67		-	INDICATED. 12
68		-
69		-	(B) “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGEN CE” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 3.5–801 13
70		-	OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 14
71		-
72		-	(C) “CTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE” MEANS THE CTE SKILLS STANDARDS 15
73		-	ADVISORY COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER § 21–210 OF THIS ARTICLE. 16
74		-
75		-	(C) (D) “CTE COMMITTEE” MEANS THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL 17
76		-	EDUCATION COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER § 21–209 OF THIS ARTICLE. 18
77		-
78		-	7–2202. 19
79		-
80		-	(A) (1) ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 1, 2026, THE DEPARTMENT , IN 20
81		-	CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE BOARD AND THE TASK FORCE ON ARTIFICIAL 21
82		-	INTELLIGENCE IN K–12 EDUCATION RELEVANT STAKEHOLDER S, SHALL DEVELOP 22
83		-	OR UPDATE K–12 GUIDANCE ON CLASSROO M USE AND IMPLEMENTA TION OF 23
84		-	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGE NCE THAT: 24
85		-
86		-	(I) PROMOTES THE SAFE , RESPONSIBLE , AND ETHICAL USE OF 25
87		-	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGE NCE; 26
88		-
89		-	(II) EMPHASIZES STUDENTS A ND TEACHERS AT THE C ENTER OF 27
90		-	EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLO GY; AND 28
91		-
92		-	(III) PRIORITIZES THE EDUCA TIONAL NEEDS OF STUD ENTS 29
93		-	USING EVIDENCE –BASED APPROACHES AND METHODOLOGIES . 30
94		-	HOUSE BILL 1391 3
95		-
96		-
97		-	(2) THE DEPARTMENT , IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER INTERESTED 1
98		-	STAKEHOLDERS , SHALL PUBLISH ON ITS WEBSITE SEPARATE GUI DANCE FOR 2
99		-	STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS . 3
100		-
101		-	(B) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP STRATEGIES TO AS SIST 4
102		-	COUNTY BOARDS AN D COUNTY SUPERINTEND ENTS TO IMPLEMENT TH E 5
103		-	GUIDELINES, STANDARDS, AND BEST PRACTICES D EVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT 6
104		-	UNDER THIS SECTION . 7
105		-
106		-	(2) (I) THE DEPARTMENT , IN CONSULTATION WITH THE 8
107		-	DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY , SHALL DEVELOP AND AN NUALLY 9
108		-	UPDATE A LIST OF COMMONLY A VAILABLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS 10
109		-	APPROVED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS. 11
110		-
111		-	(II) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENSU RE THAT ARTIFICIAL 12
112		-	INTELLIGENCE TOOLS A PPROVED UNDER SUBPAR AGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH 13
113		-	SAFEGUARD PRIVACY AN D SECURITY. 14
114		-
115		-	(C) EACH COUNTY BOARD SHALL DESI GNATE AN EMPLOYEE TO FACILITATE 15
116		-	THE PRODUCTIVE AND E THICAL USE OF SYSTEM S OF ARTIFICIAL INTE LLIGENCE IN 16
117		-	THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYS TEM. 17
118		-
119		-	(D) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2025, THE CTE COMMITTEE SHALL 18
120		-	ENSURE THAT ARTIFICI AL INTELLIGENCE LITE RACY IS A COMPONENT OF 19
121		-	WORKFORCE PREPARATIO N. 20
122		-
123		-	(E) (1) THE DEPARTMENT , IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MARYLAND 21
124		-	ASSOCIATION OF BOARDS OF EDUCATION, THE MARYLAND STATE EDUCATION 22
125		-	ASSOCIATION, AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS ’ ASSOCIATION OF 23
126		-	MARYLAND, SHALL DEVELOP A ND ADMINISTER A STAT EWIDE ARTIFICIAL 24
127		-	INTELLIGENCE NEEDS A SSESSMENT TO DETERMI NE THE CAPACITY OF L OCAL 25
128		-	SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO IN TEGRATE ARTIFICIAL I NTELLIGENCE . 26
129		-
130		-	(2) THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT SHOULD IDENTIFY WHET HER LOCAL 27
131		-	SCHOOL SYSTEMS NEED SUPPORT IN INTEGRATI NG ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGE NCE, 28
132		-	INCLUDING THE TYPE A ND LEVEL OF SUPPORT . 29
133		-
134		-	(F) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, AND EACH JULY 1 THEREAFTER , EACH 30
135		-	COUNTY BOARD SHALL R EPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT ON : 31
136		-
137		-	(1) PRODUCTS THE LOCAL SC HOOL SYSTEM HAS PURC HASED IN THE 32
138		-	PRIOR SCHOOL YE AR THAT INCLUDE SIGN IFICANT USE OF ARTIF ICIAL 33
139		-	INTELLIGENCE ; 34
140		-	4 HOUSE BILL 1391
141		-
142		-
143		-	(2) USE OF ARTIFICIAL INT ELLIGENCE TO ASSIST TEACHERS; 1
144		-
145		-	(3) USE OF ARTIFICIAL INT ELLIGENCE TO ASSIST STUDENTS; 2
146		-
147		-	(4) RESULTS OF STUDENT PE RFORMANCE DIRECTLY R ELATED TO 3
148		-	THE USE OF ARTIFICIA L INTELLIGENCE IN THE CLASSROOM ; AND 4
149		-
150		-	(5) COMPLIANCE WITH STATE DATA PRIVACY LA WS. 5
151		-
152		-	(G) ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 1, 2026, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPO RT TO 6
153		-	THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE 7
154		-	GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, ON THE RESULTS OF TH E ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENC E 8
155		-	NEEDS ASSESSMENT UND ER THIS SECTION. 9
156		-
157		-	(B) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PERI ODICALLY UPDATE THE GUIDANCE 10
158		-	TO REFLECT CHANGES I N ARTIFICIAL INTELLI GENCE, THE ETHICS THAT SURR OUND 11
159		-	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGE NCE, AND THE NEEDS OF STU DENTS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS , 12
160		-	AND ADMINISTRATORS . 13
161		-
162		-	(2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONT INUE TO CONSULT WITH 14
163		-	REGULAR STAKEHOLDERS IN UPDATING THE GUID ANCE. 15
164		-
165		-	(C) (1) THE CTE COMMITTEE SHALL USE T HE DEPARTMENT ’S 16
166		-	GUIDANCE AND , IF NECESSARY , CONSULT WITH THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE 17
167		-	INCORPORATING THE US E OF ARTIFICIAL INTE LLIGENCE INTO THE ST ATEWIDE 18
168		-	FRAMEWORK FOR CTE. 19
169		-
170		-	(2) THE CTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL USE T HE 20
171		-	DEPARTMENT ’S GUIDANCE AND, IF NECESSARY, CONSULT WITH THE DEPARTMENT 21
172		-	BEFORE INCORPORATING THE USE OF ARTIFICIA L INTELLIGENCE INTO THE 22
173		-	POST–CCR CTE PATHWAY THE CTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TO THE 23
174		-	CTE COMMITTEE. 24
175		-
176		-	7–2203. 25
177		-
178		-	(A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROM OTE TRAINING AND WO RKFORCE 26
179		-	DEVELOPMENT IN ARTIF ICIAL INTELLIGENCE . 27
180		-
181		-	(B) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPM ENT IN ARTIFICIAL IN TELLIGENCE FOR 28
182		-	TEACHERS AND ADMINIS TRATORS SHALL INCLUD E: 29
183		-
184		-	(1) COURSES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ; 30
185		-	HOUSE BILL 1391 5
186		-
187		-
188		-	(2) TRAINING FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS T O LEARN TO 1
189		-	TRAIN OTHER TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS R ELATED TO ARTIFICIAL 2
190		-	INTELLIGENCE ; AND 3
191		-
192		-	(3) MONTHLY WEBINARS . 4
193		-
194		-	(C) FUNDS FOR PROFESSIONA L DEVELOPMENT ON ART IFICIAL 5
195		-	INTELLIGENCE FOR TEA CHERS AND ADMINISTRA TORS SHALL BE AS PRO VIDED IN 6
196		-	THE STATE BUDGET . 7
197		-
198		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 8
199		-
200		-	(a) There is a Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in K–12 Education. 9
201		-
202		-	(b) The Task Force consists of the following members: 10
203		-
204		-	(1) the State Superintendent, or the State Superintendent’s designee; 11
205		-
206		-	(2) the Executive Director of the Maryland Association of Boards of 12
207		-	Education, or the Executive Director’s designee; 13
208		-
209		-	(3) the President of the Maryland State Education Association, or the 14
210		-	President’s designee; 15
211		-
212		-	(4) the President of the Maryland Association of School Personnel 16
213		-	Administrators, or the President’s designee; 17
214		-
215		-	(5) the Executive Director of the Public School Superintendents’ 18
216		-	Association of Maryland, or the Executive Director’s designee; 19
217		-
218		-	(6) a teacher, student, or parent from each local school system, appointed 20
219		-	by the county superintendent; and 21
220		-
221		-	(7) the employees designated by the county boards under § 7–2202(c) of the 22
222		-	Education Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act. 23
223		-
224		-	(c) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the teachers appointed or 24
225		-	designated to the Task Force shall represent diverse subject areas. 25
226		-
227		-	(d) The State Superintendent of Schools shall designate the chair of the Task 26
228		-	Force from the Department and may establish subcommittees of the Task Force. 27
229		-
230		-	(e) The Department: 28
231		-
232		-	(1) shall provide staff for the Task Force; and 29
233		-	6 HOUSE BILL 1391
234		-
235		-
236		-	(2) may partner or contract with an organization to support the Task Force. 1
237		-
238		-	(f) A member of the Task Force: 2
239		-
240		-	(1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Task Force; but 3
241		-
242		-	(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 4
243		-	Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 5
244		-
245		-	(g) The Task Force shall: 6
246		-
247		-	(1) study the uses of artificial intelligence in each local school system, 7
248		-	including a review of innovation by industry and philanthropic support of schools in the 8
249		-	use of artificial intelligence; and 9
250		-
251		-	(2) make findings and recommendations regarding: 10
252		-
253		-	(i) the development or update of guidance and best practices for 11
254		-	county boards under § 7–2202 of the Education Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act; 12
255		-
256		-	(ii) the implementation of best practices for relevant professional 13
257		-	development; 14
258		-
259		-	(iii) the development and administration of the statewide artificial 15
260		-	intelligence needs assessment; and 16
261		-
262		-	(iv) the adoption of policies and procedures regarding the 17
263		-	development, procurement, implementation, utilization, and ongoing assessment of 18
264		-	systems that employ artificial intelligence by a county board. 19
265		-
266		-	(h) The Task Force shall coordinate with the Department, the CTE Committee, 20
267		-	and the CTE Skills Standards Advisory Committee to provide recommendations for 21
268		-	integrating artificial intelligence into the college and career readiness standards 22
269		-	established by the State Board under § 7–205.1 of the Education Article. 23
270		-
271		-	(i) On or before January 1, 2026, based on best practices from across the country, 24
272		-	the Task Force shall create a document with examples of artificial intelligence integrated 25
273		-	into curriculum, including examples for: 26
274		-
275		-	(1) elementary, middle, and high school curriculum; and 27
276		-
277		-	(2) all subject areas represented in the courses required for graduation. 28
278		-
279		-	(j) On or before December 1, 2026, the Task Force shall report its findings and 29
280		-	recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State 30
281		-	Government Article, the General Assembly. 31
282		-	HOUSE BILL 1391 7
283		-
284		-
285		-	SECTION 3. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 1
286		-	June 1, 2025. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and 8 months 2
287		-	and, at the end of January 31, 2027, Section 2 of this Act, with no further action required 3
288		-	by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 4
	48	+	Article – Education 28 2 HOUSE BILL 1391
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290	50
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292		-	Approved:
293		-	________________________________________________________________________________
294		-	Governor.
295		-	________________________________________________________________________________
296		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
297		-	________________________________________________________________________________
298		-	President of the Senate.
	52	+	SUBTITLE 22. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN EDUCATION. 1
	53	+
	54	+	7–2201. 2
	55	+
	56	+	(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 3
	57	+	INDICATED. 4
	58	+
	59	+	(B) “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGEN CE” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 3.5–801 5
	60	+	OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 6
	61	+
	62	+	(C) “CTE COMMITTEE” MEANS THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 7
	63	+	COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER § 21–209 OF THIS ARTICLE. 8
	64	+
	65	+	7–2202. 9
	66	+
	67	+	(A) (1) ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 1, 2026, THE DEPARTMENT , IN 10
	68	+	CONSULTATION WITH TH E STATE BOARD AND THE TASK FORCE ON ARTIFICIAL 11
	69	+	INTELLIGENCE IN K–12 EDUCATION, SHALL DEVELOP OR UPD ATE K–12 GUIDANCE 12
	70	+	ON CLASSROOM USE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AR TIFICIAL INTELLIGENC E THAT: 13
	71	+
	72	+	(I) PROMOTES THE SAFE , RESPONSIBLE , AND ETHICAL USE OF 14
	73	+	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGE NCE; 15
	74	+
	75	+	(II) EMPHASIZES STUDENTS A ND TEACHERS AT THE C ENTER OF 16
	76	+	EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLO GY; AND 17
	77	+
	78	+	(III) PRIORITIZES THE EDUCA TIONAL NEEDS OF STUD ENTS 18
	79	+	USING EVIDENCE –BASED APPROACHES AND METHODOLOGIES . 19
	80	+
	81	+	(2) THE DEPARTMENT , IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER INTERESTE D 20
	82	+	STAKEHOLDERS , SHALL PUBLISH ON ITS WEBSITE SEPARATE GUI DANCE FOR 21
	83	+	STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS . 22
	84	+
	85	+	(B) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP STRATEGIES TO AS SIST 23
	86	+	COUNTY BOARDS AND CO UNTY SUPERINTENDENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE 24
	87	+	GUIDELINES, STANDARDS, AND BEST PRACTICES D EVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT 25
	88	+	UNDER THIS SECTION . 26
	89	+
	90	+	(2) (I) THE DEPARTMENT , IN CONSULTATION WITH THE 27
	91	+	DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY , SHALL DEVELOP AND ANNUALLY 28
	92	+	UPDATE A LIST OF COMMONLY A VAILABLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS 29
	93	+	APPROVED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS. 30 HOUSE BILL 1391 3
	94	+
	95	+
	96	+
	97	+	(II) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENSU RE THAT ARTIFICIAL 1
	98	+	INTELLIGENCE TOOLS A PPROVED UNDER SUBPAR AGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH 2
	99	+	SAFEGUARD PRIVACY AN D SECURITY. 3
	100	+
	101	+	(C) EACH COUNTY BOARD SHA LL DESIGNATE AN EMPL OYEE TO FACILITATE 4
	102	+	THE PRODUCTIVE AND E THICAL USE OF SYSTEM S OF ARTIFICIAL INTE LLIGENCE IN 5
	103	+	THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYS TEM. 6
	104	+
	105	+	(D) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2025, THE CTE COMMITTEE SHALL 7
	106	+	ENSURE THAT ARTIFICI AL INTELLIGENCE LITE RACY IS A COMPONENT OF 8
	107	+	WORKFORCE PREPARATIO N. 9
	108	+
	109	+	(E) (1) THE DEPARTMENT , IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MARYLAND 10
	110	+	ASSOCIATION OF BOARDS OF EDUCATION, THE MARYLAND STATE EDUCATION 11
	111	+	ASSOCIATION, AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS ’ ASSOCIATION OF 12
	112	+	MARYLAND, SHALL DEVELOP AND AD MINISTER A STATEWIDE ARTIFICIAL 13
	113	+	INTELLIGENCE NE EDS ASSESSMENT TO DE TERMINE THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL 14
	114	+	SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO IN TEGRATE ARTIFICIAL I NTELLIGENCE . 15
	115	+
	116	+	(2) THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT SHOULD IDENTIFY WHET HER LOCAL 16
	117	+	SCHOOL SYSTEMS NEED SUPPORT IN INTEGRATI NG ARTIFICIAL INTELL IGENCE, 17
	118	+	INCLUDING THE TYPE A ND LEVEL OF SUPPORT. 18
	119	+
	120	+	(F) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, AND EACH JULY 1 THEREAFTER , EACH 19
	121	+	COUNTY BOARD SHALL R EPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT ON : 20
	122	+
	123	+	(1) PRODUCTS THE LOCAL SC HOOL SYSTEM HAS PURC HASED IN THE 21
	124	+	PRIOR SCHOOL YEAR TH AT INCLUDE SIGNIFICA NT USE OF ARTIFICIAL 22
	125	+	INTELLIGENCE; 23
	126	+
	127	+	(2) USE OF ARTIFICIAL INT ELLIGENCE TO ASSIST TEACHERS; 24
	128	+
	129	+	(3) USE OF ARTIFICIAL INT ELLIGENCE TO ASSIST STUDENTS; 25
	130	+
	131	+	(4) RESULTS OF STUDENT PE RFORMANCE DIRECTLY R ELATED TO 26
	132	+	THE USE OF ARTIFICIA L INTELLIGENCE IN TH E CLASSROOM ; AND 27
	133	+
	134	+	(5) COMPLIANCE WITH STATE DATA PRIVACY LA WS. 28
	135	+
	136	+	(G) ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 1, 2026, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPO RT TO 29
	137	+	THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE 30 4 HOUSE BILL 1391
	138	+
	139	+
	140	+	GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, ON THE RESULTS OF TH E ARTIFICIAL INTELLI GENCE 1
	141	+	NEEDS ASSESSMENT UND ER THIS SECTION. 2
	142	+
	143	+	7–2203. 3
	144	+
	145	+	(A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL P ROMOTE TRAINING AND WORKFORCE 4
	146	+	DEVELOPMENT IN ARTIF ICIAL INTELLIGENCE . 5
	147	+
	148	+	(B) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPM ENT IN ARTIFICIAL INTELL IGENCE FOR 6
	149	+	TEACHERS AND ADMINIS TRATORS SHALL INCLUDE : 7
	150	+
	151	+	(1) COURSES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ; 8
	152	+
	153	+	(2) TRAINING FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS T O LEARN TO 9
	154	+	TRAIN OTHER TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS R ELATED TO ARTIFICIAL 10
	155	+	INTELLIGENCE ; AND 11
	156	+
	157	+	(3) MONTHLY WEBINARS . 12
	158	+
	159	+	(C) FUNDS FOR PROFESSIONA L DEVELOPMENT ON ART IFICIAL 13
	160	+	INTELLIGENCE FOR TEA CHERS AND ADMINISTRATO RS SHALL BE AS PROVI DED IN 14
	161	+	THE STATE BUDGET . 15
	162	+
	163	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 16
	164	+
	165	+	(a) There is a Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in K–12 Education. 17
	166	+
	167	+	(b) The Task Force consists of the following members: 18
	168	+
	169	+	(1) the State Superintendent, or the State Superintendent’s designee; 19
	170	+
	171	+	(2) the Executive Director of the Maryland Association of Boards of 20
	172	+	Education, or the Executive Director’s designee; 21
	173	+
	174	+	(3) the President of the Maryland State Education Association, or the 22
	175	+	President’s designee; 23
	176	+
	177	+	(4) the President of the Maryland Association of School Personnel 24
	178	+	Administrators, or the President’s designee; 25
	179	+
	180	+	(5) the Executive Director of the Public School Superintendents’ 26
	181	+	Association of Maryland, or the Executive Director’s designee; 27
	182	+
	183	+	(6) a teacher, student, or parent from each local school system, appointed 28
	184	+	by the county superintendent; and 29 HOUSE BILL 1391 5
	185	+
	186	+
	187	+
	188	+	(7) the employees designated by the county boards under § 7–2202(c) of the 1
	189	+	Education Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act. 2
	190	+
	191	+	(c) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the teachers appointed or 3
	192	+	designated to the Task Force shall represent diverse subject areas. 4
	193	+
	194	+	(d) The State Superintendent of Schools shall designate the chair of the Task 5
	195	+	Force from the Department and may establish subcommittees of the Task Force. 6
	196	+
	197	+	(e) The Department: 7
	198	+
	199	+	(1) shall provide staff for the Task Force; and 8
	200	+
	201	+	(2) may partner or contract with an organization to support the Task Force. 9
	202	+
	203	+	(f) A member of the Task Force: 10
	204	+
	205	+	(1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Task Force; but 11
	206	+
	207	+	(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 12
	208	+	Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 13
	209	+
	210	+	(g) The Task Force shall: 14
	211	+
	212	+	(1) study the uses of artificial intelligence in each local school system, 15
	213	+	including a review of innovation by industry and philanthropic support of schools in the 16
	214	+	use of artificial intelligence; and 17
	215	+
	216	+	(2) make findings and recommendations regarding: 18
	217	+
	218	+	(i) the development or update of guidance and best practices for 19
	219	+	county boards under § 7–2202 of the Education Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act; 20
	220	+
	221	+	(ii) the implementation of best practices for relevant professional 21
	222	+	development; 22
	223	+
	224	+	(iii) the development and administration of the statewide artificial 23
	225	+	intelligence needs assessment; and 24
	226	+
	227	+	(iv) the adoption of policies and procedures regarding the 25
	228	+	development, procurement, implementation, utilization, and ongoing assessment of 26
	229	+	systems that employ artificial intelligence by a county board. 27
	230	+
	231	+	(h) The Task Force shall coordinate with the Department, the CTE Committee, 28
	232	+	and the CTE Skills Standards Advisory Committee to provide recommendations for 29 6 HOUSE BILL 1391
	233	+
	234	+
	235	+	integrating artificial intelligence into the college and career readiness standards 1
	236	+	established by the State Board under § 7–205.1 of the Education Article. 2
	237	+
	238	+	(i) On or before January 1, 2026, based on best practices from across the country, 3
	239	+	the Task Force shall create a document with examples of artificial intelligence integrated 4
	240	+	into curriculum, including examples for: 5
	241	+
	242	+	(1) elementary, middle, and high school curriculum; and 6
	243	+
	244	+	(2) all subject areas represented in the courses required for graduation. 7
	245	+
	246	+	(j) On or before December 1, 2026, the Task Force shall report its findings and 8
	247	+	recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 9
	248	+	Government Article, the General Assembly. 10
	249	+
	250	+	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That th is Act shall take effect June 11
	251	+	1, 2025. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and 8 months and, 12
	252	+	at the end of January 31, 2027, Section 2 of this Act, with no further action required by the 13
	253	+	General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 14
	254	+