Arizona House Bill 2409, formally titled the “Getting Arizona Ready for AI Act,” was placed on the Senate consent calendar on March 9, 2026. The bill has two components: a statewide summer AI education programme for students and a curriculum teaching small businesses and entrepreneurs how to use AI for operational efficiency and marketing.
The student-facing programme would cover digital literacy, how to identify AI-generated content, and how to protect personal information online. The entrepreneurship curriculum would address AI tools for small business operations. A separate bill, HB 4005, would require instruction on the ethical, moral, and educational uses of AI to be delivered either as a standalone course or embedded in existing coursework.
Arizona has an existing AI resources page maintained by the Arizona Department of Education, though statewide binding curriculum guidance has not been enacted.
Who it affects: Arizona K-12 students through the proposed summer programme; small business owners and entrepreneurs through the AI curriculum component; teachers if HB 4005 advances.
What is notably missing: HB 2409 was still on the Senate consent calendar as of early April 2026 and had not been signed into law. The bill does not mandate year-round AI instruction in standard coursework. No teacher training obligation or dedicated recurring funding is attached.