HB 1297

Education - Artificial Intelligence - Study and Regulations

Sponsor: Caylin Young (District 45)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Education to conduct a comprehensive study of the potential use of artificial intelligence in public schools; requiring the study to evaluate best practices for the safe, responsible, and ethical uses of artificial intelligence, including practices that protect the personal information of students and school personnel; and requiring the Department to report the results of the study to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2024, and to adopt regulations based on the study by June 1, 2025.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 6FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Finin, Tim	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Brennan, Amy	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Young, Delegate Younglegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Nyarko, Kofi	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Patterson, Ken	Individual	Oral
FAV	Waters, Gabriella	Individual	Oral
UNF	Price, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Diefenbach, Linda	Individual	Position only
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Love, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	Pedersen, Stacy	Individual	Position only
UNF	Phelps, Mary	Individual	Position only
UNF	Sirkel, Robin	Individual	Position only
UNF	Volkmar, Leslie	Individual	Position only
UNF	sirkel, jess	Individual	Position only
FWA	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Fannon, Mary Patlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Sterrette, Dawana	Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners	Written (PDF)
INFO	Cratsley, Laurel	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)
INFO	Lamb, Laurenlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
INFO	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Baltimore City Board of School CommissionersINFO 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationFWA 1

Maryland State Department of EducationINFO 1

Maryland State Education AssociationINFO 1

University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWAWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

FWAFannon, Mary PatRegistered for: Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland

INFOLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association