The Maryland General Assembly considered House Bill 1391 and Senate Bill 906 in the 2025 session. The legislation would require the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) to develop comprehensive AI guidelines for K-12 schools, with an original deadline of August 1, 2026, later amended to March 1, 2027, to allow adequate development time.
The bills include provisions requiring MSDE to incorporate AI literacy into workforce preparation standards by June 1, 2027, promote statewide teacher professional development in AI using a train-the-trainer model, staff the Maryland AI Education Collaborative, and issue recommendations by December 1, 2026. Teacher professional development must include AI literacy and technical expertise, and teachers are entitled to compensation for participation.
The estimated annual cost of implementing the legislation is $575,000 for staffing the collaborative and task force. Maryland’s 2025 AI Enablement Strategy and AI Study Roadmap, published by the Department of Information Technology, also identifies K-12 AI education as a key domain.
Who it affects: Maryland K-12 students and educators (through guidelines and teacher PD requirements). Workforce preparation programmes through the AI literacy integration requirement.
What is notably missing: The bill passed one chamber in 2025 but its final enactment status is not confirmed as of April 2026. All implementation timelines are in 2026-2027. No binding curriculum mandate has been signed into law. The teacher PD requirement depends on the bill’s final passage.