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Maryland

Reviewed policies, grades and school implementation dates. District examples cover 0 distinct districts; it is not a statewide implementation survey.

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Detailed device brief

Rules for use: affected grades and timing

Personal devices · statewide finding

Elementary
Future requirement
Middle
Future requirement
High
Future requirement

The cited act establishes a future school-day restriction. It does not by itself resolve the current local rule.

Law effective July 1, 2026; implementation in 2027–28.

Upcoming: Full-school-day policy requirement starts in 2027–28.

Exceptions & source ↗

School devices, screen time and student AI

No reviewed policy is available here for these topics yet. Further research appears in the policy explorer.

Learning & relevant rules for use

What changes by age?

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Elementary

AI literacy

Current · Optional resources / support

Maryland’s AI law directs the department to provide substantive AI professional development to educators and school leaders, during designated work time or for licensure-renewal credit. This is an agency support requirement, not a student course.

Enacted requirement; this source does not establish current training delivery or a dedicated funding amount.

Source & dates
Upcoming · Standards development required

Requires AI literacy in K–12 computer-science and workforce-preparation standards by June 1, 2027. This is a standards-development mandate, not evidence of universal classroom instruction.

Standards deadline: June 1, 2027.

Source & dates

Relevant rules for use

Personal devices: Future requirement

Law effective July 1, 2026; implementation in 2027–28.

Device scope, exceptions & source

Middle

AI literacy

Current · Optional resources / support

Maryland’s AI law directs the department to provide substantive AI professional development to educators and school leaders, during designated work time or for licensure-renewal credit. This is an agency support requirement, not a student course.

Enacted requirement; this source does not establish current training delivery or a dedicated funding amount.

Source & dates
Upcoming · Standards development required

Requires AI literacy in K–12 computer-science and workforce-preparation standards by June 1, 2027. This is a standards-development mandate, not evidence of universal classroom instruction.

Standards deadline: June 1, 2027.

Source & dates

Relevant rules for use

Personal devices: Future requirement

Law effective July 1, 2026; implementation in 2027–28.

Device scope, exceptions & source

High

AI literacy

Current · Optional resources / support

Maryland’s AI law directs the department to provide substantive AI professional development to educators and school leaders, during designated work time or for licensure-renewal credit. This is an agency support requirement, not a student course.

Enacted requirement; this source does not establish current training delivery or a dedicated funding amount.

Source & dates
Upcoming · Standards development required

Requires AI literacy in K–12 computer-science and workforce-preparation standards by June 1, 2027. This is a standards-development mandate, not evidence of universal classroom instruction.

Standards deadline: June 1, 2027.

Source & dates

Relevant rules for use

Personal devices: Future requirement

Law effective July 1, 2026; implementation in 2027–28.

Device scope, exceptions & source

Teacher capacity, funding & delivery

AI literacy · Support duty documented; funding unverified

Chapter 634 requires substantive AI professional development during designated work time or for licensure-renewal credit. A dedicated funding amount and delivery were not established.

Teacher support: The duty addresses how AI works, instructional use, privacy, academic integrity and avoiding overdependence.

Delivery evidence: An agency PD duty is documented. Earlier struck-out train-the-trainer language is not treated as operative law.

Official source · reviewed Oct 3, 2026
Questions for a district curriculum meeting
  1. Which students receive instruction, in which grades and subjects, and for how much time?
  2. What sequence connects computing concepts, data, AI understanding and digital judgment?
  3. Who teaches it, and what training, preparation time and accessible materials do they receive?
  4. Which documented funding or services can support delivery, and what remains a local budget decision?
  5. What student work demonstrates understanding? Check who participates and who is missing.

These are Stewart Brown’s planning questions, not additional legal requirements.

Reviewed policy findings, district examples & history (5 records)

Restrictions

Upcoming evidence indexed

1 upcoming action; see the timeline below.

Governance

Current evidence indexed

2 actions in this collection

Learning

Current evidence indexed

1 action in this collection

Current statewide policies

Maryland· State / DCCurrent

AI Ready Schools Act — guidance and local policies

Requires state AI guidance, local policies aligned within 120 days after its release, and designated local AI coordinators.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026

AI governance
Requirement
Required
Grades
All K-12
Learning evidence
No student-learning claim
Adopted / approved
May 26, 2026
Legal start
Jun 1, 2026
School implementation
Local policy deadline is 120 days after state guidance release; release date not verified here.
Maryland· State / DCCurrent

AI Ready Schools Act — tool evaluation

Requires an evaluation rubric for AI tools and its use in local tool selection, alongside applicable procurement requirements.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026

AI governance
Requirement
Required
Grades
All K-12
Learning evidence
No student-learning claim
Adopted / approved
May 26, 2026
Legal start
Jun 1, 2026
School implementation
Implementation follows state rubric development; local compliance not measured.
Maryland· State / DCCurrent

Professional development in artificial intelligence

Maryland’s AI law directs the department to provide substantive AI professional development to educators and school leaders, during designated work time or for licensure-renewal credit. This is an agency support requirement, not a student course.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026

AI literacy
Requirement
Required
Grades
All K-12
Learning evidence
Optional support / resources
School implementation
Enacted requirement; this source does not establish current training delivery or a dedicated funding amount.

Upcoming requirements

Maryland· State / DCUpcoming

HB 525 / Chapter 596

Requires local school systems to adopt policies restricting personal electronic devices by 2027–28. The law took effect July 1, 2026; school-issued instructional devices are excluded.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026

Personal devices
Requirement
Required with local discretion
Grades
All K-12
Learning evidence
No student-learning claim
Adopted / approved
May 26, 2026
Legal start
Jul 1, 2026
School implementation
Local policies required by the 2027–28 school year.
Maryland· State / DCUpcoming

AI Ready Schools Act — AI literacy standards

Requires AI literacy in K–12 computer-science and workforce-preparation standards by June 1, 2027. This is a standards-development mandate, not evidence of universal classroom instruction.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026

AI literacy
Requirement
Required
Grades
All K-12
Learning evidence
Standards development required
Adopted / approved
May 26, 2026
Legal start
Jun 1, 2026
School implementation
Standards deadline: June 1, 2027.

Proposals under consideration

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Selected district examples

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Historical records

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Evidence coverage & remaining research

Consistent 16-dimension checklist

Coverage & remaining research

Inventory reviewed October 3, 2026. 3/16 dimensions have published evidence of any status. Every dimension remains open to additional sources and superseding actions.

DimensionCurrent statewide evidenceOther published evidence
Personal devicesNot yet established0 current district actions · 1 future, proposed, or historical
School-issued devicesNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Screen timeNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Student AINot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Staff AINot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
AI governance2 linked actions0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
Social media / networkNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Privacy / cybersecurityNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
AI literacy1 linked action0 current district actions · 1 future, proposed, or historical
Computer scienceNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Digital literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Media literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Digital citizenshipNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Cybersecurity literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Data literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Social-media literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion

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