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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1734 By: Seifried
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to schools; stating legislative
7 findings; creating the Oklahoma Responsible
8 Technology in Schools Act; providing short title;
8 providing purpose; defining terms; prohibiting
9 artificial intelligence tools from being used in
9 public school districts for certain purposes except
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10 intelligence use to comply with certain provisions;
11 directing the State Department of Education to
11 develop and make available guidance regarding certain
12 use of artificial intelligence and emerging
12 technologies; requiring school district boards of
13 education to adopt certain policy prior to the
13 beginning of certain school year; providing for
14 minimum contents of policy; providing certain
14 construction; providing for promulgation of rules;
15 providing for codification; providing an effective
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19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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20 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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21 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11-120 of Title 70, unless there
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22 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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23 A. The Legislature finds that technology in the classroom
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24 including artificial intelligence is increasingly present and
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1 pervasive in educational environments. Classroom teachers play an
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2 essential and irreplaceable role in a student's educational career,
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3 and artificial intelligence tools, when used in classrooms, should
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4 supplement educator-led instruction, not supplant it. The absence
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5 of consistent guardrails for student-facing emerging technologies
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6 may increase risks to student data privacy and instructional
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7 integrity.
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8 B. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma
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9 Responsible Technology in Schools Act". The purpose of the act is
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10 to provide clarity, accountability, and consistency by:
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11 1. Establishing principles and guardrails for the appropriate
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12 and responsible use of artificial intelligence in public school
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13 districts in this state;
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14 2. Protecting student data, privacy, and educational integrity;
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15 3. Preserving local control and educator discretion; and
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16 4. Supporting transparency to students and families.
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17 C. As used in this act:
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18 1. "Artificial intelligence" or "AI" means a system or
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19 application consistent with the definition set forth in 15 U.S.C.,
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20 Section 9401(3);
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21 2. "Classroom AI tool" means an artificial intelligence
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22 application used to support instruction, learning activities,
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23 assessment assistance, or educator workflows in a school setting;
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1 3. "Educator-directed AI use" means use of an artificial
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2 intelligence tool under the supervision and professional judgment of
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3 a teacher or school employee;
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4 4. "Student-facing AI tool" means an artificial intelligence
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5 tool with which students interact directly as part of an
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6 instructional activity; and
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7 5. "Human-in-the-loop" means that an educator or authorized
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8 school employee maintains oversight, review, and final decision-
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9 making authority over outputs generated by an artificial
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10 intelligence tool.
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11 D. Artificial intelligence tools shall not be used in public
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12 school districts in this state for instructional or educational
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13 purposes except through educator-directed AI use, subject to
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14 applicable law and the policy of the school district board of
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15 education.
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16 E. If artificial intelligence is used in a public school
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17 district in this state, such use shall be subject to the following:
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18 1. All classroom AI tools shall be deployed through educator-
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19 directed AI use. The responsibility for decisions informed by
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20 artificial intelligence shall remain with school employees and shall
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21 not be delegated to an artificial intelligence system or vendor;
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22 2. Classroom AI tools and student-facing AI tools shall operate
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23 with a human-in-the-loop. Outputs generated by artificial
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24 intelligence shall be reviewed by an educator or authorized school
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1 employee prior to use in instruction, feedback, assessment, or
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2 decision-making;
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3 3. Artificial intelligence tools shall not be used as the
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4 primary basis for student grading, discipline, placement, promotion,
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5 retention, or other high-stakes educational decisions;
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6 4. Student-facing AI tools shall be appropriate to the age and
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7 developmental level of students and shall be used only for clearly
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8 defined educational or instructional purposes;
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9 5. Artificial intelligence tools shall comply with applicable
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10 federal and state student data privacy and security laws including
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11 the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) and
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12 shall meet recognized industry standards or otherwise stringent
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13 private audit and security standards. School districts shall take
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14 reasonable steps to minimize the amount of student data shared with
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15 artificial intelligence tools; and
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16 6. School districts in this state shall address transparency
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17 regarding the instructional use of artificial intelligence including
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18 communication to students and families regarding the role and
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19 limitations of such tools.
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20 F. The State Department of Education shall develop and make
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21 available guidance regarding the responsible use of artificial
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22 intelligence and emerging technologies for public school districts
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1 G. Prior to the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year, each
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2 school district board of education shall adopt and maintain a policy
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3 governing the use of artificial intelligence and emerging
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4 technologies. The policy shall at a minimum:
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5 1. Identify roles or school employees responsible for approving
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6 and overseeing the use of artificial intelligence tools;
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7 2. Address appropriate instructional uses and prohibited uses;
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8 3. Address student data protection and data minimization
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9 practices;
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10 4. Address transparency to students and families;
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11 5. Provide for periodic review and updates; and
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12 6. Comply with the provisions set forth in subsection E of this
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13 section and the guidance developed by the State Department of
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15 H. Nothing in this section shall be construed to:
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19 to make decisions regarding instructional methods or technology use.
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20 I. The State Board of Education may promulgate rules to
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21 implement the provisions of this section.
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22 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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23 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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1 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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