Illinois’ AI-in-schools bill could help the state catch up | StateScoop

Illinois could soon join roughly two dozen other states in issuing guidance on the use of artificial intelligence tools in classrooms.

Last week, Illinois state Rep. Laura Faver Dias introduced HB 2503, which would create a task force to develop guidance on the use of AI tools by students and teachers. It would also require school districts to report their uses of AI to the Illinois State Board of Education.

A former high school teacher, Dias said there’s a need for timely…