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Senate bill would let local school systems use a statewide clearinghouse to vet teacher hiring after AI impersonation case
Summary
Sen. Shelly Hettleman introduced Senate Bill 845 to let the Maryland State Department of Education join a national clearinghouse that would allow local school systems to screen prospective hires for prior administrative actions before offering employment.
Sen. Shelly Hettleman, sponsor of Senate Bill 845, told the Ways and Means Committee that the bill would enable the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) to become a member of a national clearinghouse so local education agencies (LEAs) can screen prospective hires for prior administrative actions before extending job offers.
The bill grew out of a January 2024 incident at Pikesville High School in Baltimore County where an athletic director used artificial intelligence to impersonate the principal and produce a recording of racist and antisemitic remarks. Senator Hettleman said some background information on the athletic director existed in other jurisdictions and might have been discovered earlier through a cross‑jurisdictional administrative screening service.
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