Utah
CurrentHB 273 · Classroom Technology Amendments
Requires evidence-based, safe classroom technology, less nonessential screen time and local balanced-use and AI policies.
- Jurisdiction
- Utah · State / DC
- Policy status
- Enacted · phased duties
- Implementation phase
- Current
- Requirement
- Required
- Grades
- Grade-specific framework across K–12
- Audience
- Schools / students
- Learning evidence
- No student-learning claim
- Instrument
- Official enacted-law summary
Dates & implementation
Legal start
Jul 1, 2026
Law effective July 1, 2026; local balanced-use policy adoption before July 1, 2027. Rulemaking and classroom implementation are separate stages.
A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.
Exceptions & instructional scope
Alternative learning supports and accessibility requirements remain relevant; review local and final state rules.
Learning connection: Adds AI to CS standards, staff training and optional high-school AI sandbox courses.
Funding & support
Support provision; funding not confirmed
USBE reports $127,900 one-time state funding through HB 3; this is not an award to each district.
Read funding sourceEvidence & source location
Printed pages 44–46 (PDF pages 44–46): HB 273, policy deadline, funding and effective date.
Additional official sources: https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0273.pdf
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
2026-10-04 — Official source scope, grades, status, exceptions and timeline reviewed for the historical register and reconciled with the main inventory. Independent review pending.
Record ID: UT-2026-HB273
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