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SB 979

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Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines and Pilot Program

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the AI Subcabinet of the Governor's Executive Council, to develop and update guidelines on artificial intelligence for county boards of education and to develop a pilot program to support the AI Subcabinet of the Governor's Executive Council; requiring the Department to develop certain strategies to coordinate and assist county boards to provide certain recommendations for integrating artificial intelligence into certain college and career readiness standards; etc.

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Testimony (11)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVFry Hester, KatieMaryland SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVJordan, AlishaNational Cryptologic FoundationPosition only
FAVNelson, LauraNational Cryptologic Museum FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVBhatt, NikhitaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Hester, Senator HesterlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFmcavoy, vinceIndividualPosition only
FWAWoolums, JohnlobbyistMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationWritten (PDF)
FWAFannon, Mary PatlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOCratsley, LaurelMaryland State Department of EducationWritten (PDF)
INFOLamb, LaurenlobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
INFOHarris, Mrs.IndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

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