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HB 2503

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2025 Regular Session

HB 2503 would create statewide AI guidance, evaluation tools, and training for Illinois K–12 schools to ensure safe, transparent, and equitable use of AI in education.

In committee upon adjournment.
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Bill Summary · HB 2503

Summary — HB 2503 (School Code: Artificial Intelligence)

Status: House bill (School Code — Artificial Intelligence). Introduced Feb 5, 2025; House Amendment 001 filed Apr 8, 2025. Amendment adds/rewrites the bill text. Added co-sponsors include Rep. Will Guzzardi (4/23/2025). Effective immediately upon enactment.

Purpose

To direct the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to create statewide guidance, evaluation criteria, training, and advisory capacity for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other instructional technologies in early childhood through K–12 education — with attention to safety, transparency, privacy, equity, and educational quality.

Key provisions

  • Adds Section 2-3.118a to the School Code and amends Sections 10-20.74 and 27-13.3.
  • Statewide AI guidance: ISBE, in consultation with stakeholders, must develop and publish guidance addressing:
    • Basic AI concepts (machine learning, NLP, computer vision).
    • District/school/classroom/individual use cases that enhance teaching while preserving human relationships.
    • Evaluation and mitigation of bias, privacy, transparency, and risk.
    • Student data privacy considerations and applicable federal/state laws (e.g., FERPA, CIPA, COPPA, Illinois Student Records/Online Personal Protection statutes).
    • Age-appropriate AI literacy and ethical use instruction.
    • Accessibility and practices for English learners, students with disabilities, and other special populations.
  • Deadlines (as amended):
    • High-level guidance published by July 1, 2026.
    • ISBE to develop and publish a list of evaluated AI tools: initial publication by December 1, 2026 and subsequently no later than May 1 each year. (Earlier introduced version set Dec 31, 2025 and July 1 annual dates; the amendment revises these.)
    • ISBE to provide guidance to districts no later than December 31, 2025 (introduced text) and to update annually (amendment mandates July 1, 2026 guidance date).
  • Evaluation rubric/list: ISBE must adopt standards and a rubric for evaluating safety, transparency, data privacy, and educational quality of AI tools. The published list is informational only — neither an endorsement nor a mandate to use or avoid technologies.
  • Instructional Technology Advisory Board:
    • ISBE must establish an Instructional Technology Advisory Board (by Jan 31, 2027 in the amendment) to advise on guidance, resources, and evaluation.
    • Membership includes the State Superintendent (chair) and appointed representatives (teachers, principals, superintendents, school board members, ed‑tech leaders, regional office reps, practicing teachers, educator preparation faculty, instructional technology organizations, and AI experts).
    • Members serve 2‑year terms and may be reappointed.
    • Board must publish an annual report by Dec 1 each year reviewing evaluation criteria, rubrics, guidance/training, state policies, and emerging technologies; it may issue recommendations at other times.
  • Professional learning: Subject to appropriation, ISBE shall develop synchronous/asynchronous professional learning to build educator AI literacy and support implementation.
  • District reporting and curricula:
    • School districts’ annual Educational Technology Capacity report must include how students, teachers, and district employees use AI.
    • The Internet safety education curriculum must include instruction on the safe and responsible use of AI.

Who is affected

  • State Board of Education (responsible for guidance, evaluations, and advisory board).
  • School districts and charter schools (must receive guidance, include AI use in annual reports, and align policies).
  • Educators, students, and district staff (training, curriculum changes, transparency in tool usage).
  • Ed‑tech vendors (may be evaluated and listed informationally).

Procedural/ fiscal notes

  • Many responsibilities are “subject to appropriation” (professional learning/training depends on funding).
  • The published list of evaluated tools is informational and cannot be used to compel or ban use by districts.
  • The bill notes State Mandates Act considerations (may require reimbursement).

Current legislative actions (selected)

  • Introduced Feb 4–5, 2025; referred to Education Policy and Rules committees; Amendment No. 1 filed Apr 8, 2025; co-sponsors added (e.g., Rep. Will Guzzardi on Apr 23, 2025). Committee votes and readings occurred in March 2025.

If enacted, HB 2503 would create statewide structures and timelines to guide safe, equitable, and transparent adoption of AI in Illinois K–12 schools while building educator capacity and requiring annual reporting and public evaluation resources.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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