Virginia
7%
2/28
AI Gap Index
2/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
0/6
Governance
0/4
Access
Schools 2/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 HB 1186 / SB 394 passed the General Assembly near-unanimously in March 2026, requiring the state DoE to issue guidelines for safe, ethical, and equitable AI use in instructional settings; pending governor signature.
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 1 The bills create a binding obligation on the DoE to produce and maintain guidelines; not a curriculum mandate but a mandated guidance framework that school divisions must receive.
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 0
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0
Workforce 0/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0
D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0
D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0
Civil Service & Governance 0/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 0
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 0/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 0
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0