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SB 906

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Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Task Force

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/07 at 9:00 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the State Board of Education and the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education, to develop or update guidance on artificial intelligence for county boards of education; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Department of Information Technology, to develop and update annually a list of approved artificial intelligence tools; requiring each county board to conduct an annual inventory of systems that employ artificial intelligence; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHalleman, JulienCRASCWritten (PDF)
FAVYongpradit, PatCode.orgOral
FAVCross, Dr Cashenna ACouncilwoman At-Large, GlenardenOral
FAVFry Hester, KatieMaryland SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVHouck, MadelineMaryland State Department of EducationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHarding, ChristineNational Cryptologic FoundationOral
FAVBenson, KathyTequity4allWritten (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Hester, Senator HesterlegislatorIndividualOral
FWAWaheed, FatimaIndividualOral
INFOElalamy, SaraDepartment of Information Technology (DoIT)Written (PDF)
INFOLamb, LaurenlobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

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