Bill > SB720

This bill, the Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act, aims to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly into Maryland's K-12 education system by requiring the State Department of Education to provide guidance on AI to schools, educators, parents, and students through an online platform, emphasizing safe, equitable, and ethical use, and promoting AI literacy through computer science education. The Department will also develop guidelines and best practices, and each local school system must appoint a non-instructional coordinator from its central office to manage AI use. Furthermore, the bill establishes the Maryland AI Education Collaborative on Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education, a diverse group of stakeholders including educators, administrators, parents, students, and representatives from various educational organizations, tasked with studying AI's use in schools and making recommendations for guidance, professional development, and policy adoption, with the goal of ensuring AI is used effectively and ethically in education.