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SB 1194FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026dead

Proposed Rules for Artificial Intelligence in Florida Schools

Original title: Artificial Intelligence in Education

March 13, 2026

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The Frame

What this does

If enacted, this bill would change how students in grades 6-12 are taught to use AI and would require all Florida school districts to formally regulate AI use in student handbooks, impacting daily classroom procedures and academic integrity monitoring.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

K-12 students

Students in grades 6-12 will be required to receive new instruction on digital literacy and AI ethics.

Teachers

Teachers will receive mandatory training on AI detection and responsible use, and must manage student AI usage permissions.

School districts

Districts must update student codes of conduct to include AI policies and notify parents about available instructional materials.

What changed

Last recorded activity March 13, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Background

  • The Florida Legislature considers various bills each session to update educational standards to reflect emerging technologies. context

Summary

This bill would require the State Board of Education to create statewide policies for how students and teachers use artificial intelligence in the classroom. It also mandates new and AI ethics lessons for students in grades 6 through 12 and requires school districts to include AI usage rules in their student codes of conduct.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Will students still be allowed to use AI for schoolwork?
Yes, but only when a teacher has expressly permitted its use for specific applications.
What are students required to do if they use AI on an assignment?
Students must disclose how AI was used in their work.
Will parents be able to see the AI instructional materials?
Yes, the Department of Education is required to make these materials available online, and school districts must notify parents of their availability.

Why It Matters

If enacted, this bill would change how students in grades 6-12 are taught to use AI and would require all Florida school districts to formally regulate AI use in student handbooks, impacting daily classroom procedures and academic integrity monitoring.

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Lobbying Activity

ADOBE INC

$450,000

2026

COMPUTER INDUSTRYDEFENSEGOVERNMENT ISSUESCOPYRIGHT/PATENT/TRADEMARK

IT Modernization and Digital Service delivery issues; Digital Service Delivery IT Acquisition, and Content Authenticity and digital provenance issues; Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI); artificial intelligence; content provenance; privacy; technology in and competition issues; AI innovation and the economy; Content provenance and AI Labelling; IT modernization; Support for H.R. 9112 - CREATOR Act

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

VENABLE LLP

on behalf of SUTTER HEALTH

AVOQ, LLC

on behalf of OTUS

AVOQ, LLC

on behalf of OTUS

SKYLINE CAPITOL LLC

on behalf of THE ALLIANCE FOR SECURE AI ACTION

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

$240,000

2024

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAID

Telehealth Artificial intelligence Quantum legislation National Institutes of Health Reform Medical Nutrition Therapy Act The REDUCE Act Amputation Reduction and Compassion Act Affordable housing School-based health Food insecurity Breast cancer innovation Traumatic Brain Injury Technology Graduate Medical Education Reform Wage index Tax Exempt Status

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