Ohio local AI-use policy requirement

Each school district, community school and STEM school must adopt an AI-use policy by July 1, 2026. The state model covers educational use by students and staff; local adoption is required, but the statute does not impose a statewide AI ban or student AI course.

AI governance

Jurisdiction: Ohio · State / DC
Policy status: Effective
Implementation phase: Current
Requirement: Required with local discretion
Grades: All K-12
Audience: Multiple
Learning evidence: No student-learning claim
Instrument: Statute

Dates & implementation

Legal start

Sep 30, 2025

Statute effective September 30, 2025. State model due December 31, 2025; local policies due July 1, 2026.

A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.

Funding & support

Policy-specific support

This section sets model-policy and local-adoption requirements; it does not appropriate implementation funding.

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Evidence & source location

§3301.24(A)–(B)

Ohio Revised Code §3301.24https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3301.24 ↗

HB 96 creates the local-policy mandate; the Department's model policy is implementation guidance.

Review history

Reviewed against official sources

Source availability checked Oct 4, 2026: Source reopened. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.

Source review date recorded in database: 2026-10-04

2026-10-03 — Carried forward from the source-linked baseline; topic, grade and evidence-type inventory reviewed. Individual source was not re-opened in this update. 2026-10-04 — Substantive source review: Current Ohio Revised Code §3301.24(A)–(B) establishes a mandatory local AI-policy deadline, rather than an optional guidance-only finding.

Record ID: OH-2025-AIGOV-001

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