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Sen. Katie Fry Hester outlines AI Ready Schools Act, cites budget and scope changes
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Sen. Katie Fry Hester told the committee SB 720 would require MSDE guidance, local policy alignment, AI literacy in standards, professional development and an AI collaborative; she said amendments narrowed scope, added privacy and accessibility requirements, and reduced the fiscal estimate from $600,000 to $500,000 per an MSDE letter.
Sen. Katie Fry Hester presented Senate Bill 720, the Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act, telling the Ways and Means Committee the measure would prepare Maryland’s public schools to integrate artificial intelligence responsibly. "The bill does four things," Hester said: task the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) with guidance for safe and ethical AI use, require…
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