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IN HB1296: Artificial intelligence inventory and policies.

Dead/Failed Indiana · 2025 session

Last verified Oct 12, 2026 · official bill text

HB1296 · where it stands

This bill did not become law (dead/failed) · last action Jan 13, 2025.

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In one paragraph

Indiana's HB 1296 would have required the Department of Education to create guidelines, a model policy and an inventory of at least 20 AI platforms for schools, survey teachers and students, and report yearly, and required every school corporation and charter school to adopt and post an AI policy and not penalize a student based solely on an AI detector. It was referred to the House Education Committee January 13, 2025 and died with the 2025 session.

Plain-English summary, written with AI assistance. The official text controls.

What it means for business

None: the bill did not pass. It would have required public school corporations and charter schools, not businesses, to adopt AI policies.

Key provisions

  1. Department of Education would set guidelines and a model school AI policy, and keep an inventory of at least 20 AI platforms, classified as supported or discouraged and updated annually
  2. Department would set a process for teachers and administrators to submit platforms for the inventory, and publish AI educational materials for students and parents
  3. Department would survey teachers and students and report to the governor, legislative council and AI task force by November 1 each year
  4. Each school corporation and charter school would have to adopt a policy covering student AI restrictions, an approved-platform inventory, teacher reporting of misuse and student disclosure rules, post it online and communicate it to students
  5. Schools and employees could not penalize a student based solely on evidence from an AI detector
  6. Would have taken effect July 1, 2025

Latest legislative action

Jan 13, 2025. First reading: referred to Committee on Education

Sponsors

NameRoleDistrict
D Sponsor HD-094
D Sponsor HD-034
D Sponsor HD-043

Topics and industries

Related topics

AI in EducationAI in Government

Affected industries

EducationGovernment

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