Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB981 Compare Versions

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7	7	HOUSE BILL 981
8	8	F1, S1 5lr1351
9	9	CF SB 704
10	10	By: Delegates Ebersole, Young, Kaufman, Pasteur, Patterson, and Solomon
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Ways and Means
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	State Department of Education and Department of Information Technology – 2
19	19	Evaluation on Artificial Intelligence in Public Schools 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring the State Department of Education to conduct an evaluation 4
22	22	on the use and potential use of artificial intelligence in public schools; requiring that 5
23	23	the evaluation consist of a survey of local school systems and a review of available 6
24	24	systems that use artificial intelligence to assist with student learning; requiring the 7
25	25	Department of Information Technology to assist the State Department of Education 8
26	26	in performing its review; and generally relating to an evaluation of artificial 9
27	27	intelligence in public schools. 10
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29	29	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
30	30	That: 12
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32	32	(a) In this section, “artificial intelligence” means a machine–based system that: 13
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34	34	(1) can, for a given set of human–defined objectives, make predictions, 14
35	35	recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments; 15
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37	37	(2) uses machine and human–based inputs to perceive real and virtual 16
38	38	environments and abstracts those perceptions into models through analysis in an 17
39	39	automated manner; and 18
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41	41	(3) uses model inference to formulate options for information or action. 19
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43	43	(b) The State Department of Education shall conduct an evaluation of the use and 20
44	44	potential use of artificial intelligence in public schools. 21
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46	46	(c) (1) In conducting its evaluation, the State Department of Education shall 22
47	47	create a survey for local school systems that assesses: 23
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51	51	(i) whether the local school system has a policy for the use of 1
52	52	artificial intelligence by students, and if so, how the policy differs by student age, disability 2
53	53	status, and English language learning status; 3
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55	55	(ii) whether the local school system has a policy for the use of 4
56	56	artificial intelligence as part of curricula, teaching materials, or lessons; 5
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58	58	(iii) whether the local school system or any school within the school 6
59	59	system currently uses a system that makes use of artificial intelligence to assist with 7
60	60	student learning and, if so, which system is used and whether the system has been effective; 8
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62	62	(iv) whether the local school system is adequately prepared for the 9
63	63	use of artificial intelligence, including whether the school system currently has in place: 10
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65	65	1. sufficient technological infrastructure; 11
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67	67	2. staff capacity to implement artificial intelligence systems 12
68	68	to assist with student learning; and 13
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70	70	3. plans to address specific student needs using artificial 14
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73	73	(v) the local school system’s identification and assessment of the 16
74	74	most commonly used artificial intelligence systems in education; and 17
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76	76	(vi) how the State Department of Education could best assist the 18
77	77	local school system in its use of artificial intelligence to meet staff and student needs. 19
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79	79	(2) On or before August 1, 2025, the State Department of Education shall 20
80	80	distribute the survey required under this subsection to each county board of education, 21
81	81	including Baltimore City. 22
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83	83	(3) On or before October 1, 2025, each county board of education, including 23
84	84	Baltimore City, shall return a completed survey to the State Department of Education. 24
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86	86	(d) (1) In addition to the survey required under subsection (c) of this section, 25
87	87	the State Department of Education’s evaluation shall include a review of available systems 26
88	88	that use artificial intelligence to: 27
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90	90	(i) assist with student learning; 28
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92	92	(ii) aid in the creation of curricula, lesson plans, and teaching 29
93	93	material; 30
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95	95	(iii) help with the evaluation of student work; and 31
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99	99	(iv) support administrators and educators in the administration of 1
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102	102	(2) In completing its review of available artificial intelligence systems, the 3
103	103	State Department of Education shall analyze the pedagogical value of available artificial 4
104	104	intelligence systems and administrative aspects with which the artificial intelligence 5
105	105	systems are able to assist. 6
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107	107	(3) (i) The Department of Information Technology shall assist the State 7
108	108	Department of Education in completing the review of artificial intelligence systems 8
109	109	required by this subsection. 9
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111	111	(ii) The Department of Information Technology shall assist with the 10
112	112	review of artificial intelligence systems by evaluating the relative costs and benefits of: 11
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114	114	1. the available artificial intelligence systems identified by 12
115	115	local school systems under subsection (c) of this section; 13
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117	117	2. any additional available artificial intelligence systems 14
118	118	that meet the objectives listed under paragraph (1) of this subsection; and 15
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120	120	3. the implementation of one or more statewide artificial 16
121	121	intelligence systems for use in public schools throughout the State, in accordance with the 17
122	122	policies and strategies developed by the Governor’s Artificial Intelligence Subcabinet of the 18
123	123	Governor’s Executive Council. 19
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125	125	(e) (1) On or before January 1, 2026, the Department shall provide an interim 20
126	126	report on the results of the survey conducted under subsection (c) of this section to the 21
127	127	Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General 22
128	128	Assembly. 23
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130	130	(2) On or before December 15, 2026, the Department shall issue a final 24
131	131	report on the results of its evaluation to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of 25
132	132	the State Government Article, the General Assembly. 26
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134	134	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 27
135	135	1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 2 years and 1 month and, at the end of June 28
136	136	30, 2027, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 29
137	137	abrogated and of no further force and effect. 30