Utah HB 273 (AI in school core standards + required LEA AI policies)
Utah House Bill 273 — Classroom Technology Amendments
Utah · Utah Code 53E-4-202, 53G-7-228 to -229, 53G-7-1401 to -1403 (H.B. 273, 2026)
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- July 1, 2026
- Applies to
- The Utah State Board of Education and local education agencies (districts, charters, Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind).
- Enforced by
- Utah State Board of Education.
Utah requires the State Board of Education to add AI to its core computer science standards and publish a model policy on classroom AI use, and every local education agency must adopt an AI-use policy based on that model. The model policy bars AI from independently grading work or making high-stakes student decisions, requires written notice to parents when instruction uses generative AI, and prohibits uses like biometric surveillance. An LEA that fails to adopt the required policies risks losing certain state funding.
Who is protected: Public school students (and parents) in Utah LEAs.
Legal detail
Amends Utah Code 53E-4-202 (AI in core CS standards) and enacts 53G-7-228, -229, and 53G-7-1401 to -1403, requiring a State Board model AI-use policy and conforming LEA policies, with authority to withhold 53F-2-510 funds from noncompliant LEAs.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Utah |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | March 25, 2026 |
| Citation | Utah Code 53E-4-202, 53G-7-228 to -229, 53G-7-1401 to -1403 (H.B. 273, 2026) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | The State Board may withhold or delay digital-literacy, computer-science, and educational-technology program funds (Section 53F-2-510) from a noncompliant LEA until it complies. |
| Topics | education AI · government use of AI |
| Bill text | Enrolled Copy H.B. 273, Classroom Technology Amendments (2026 General Session) |
More AI rules in Utah
- Utah HB 76 data center water transparency (2026) · In effect
- Utah EO 2026-08 pro-human AI in state government · In effect
- UT HB 101 (2019 AV statute) · In effect
- UT drone-wildfire law · In effect
- Utah H.B. 148 (computer-generated CSAM & intimate images count as illegal) · In effect
- Utah H.B. 238 (AI-generated child sexual abuse material is illegal) · In effect
Related education AI rules elsewhere
- Blanchester OH schools AI policy EDEC (Jun. 29, 2026) · In effect
- Portland Public Schools genAI pause (Jun. 23, 2026) · In effect
- CA AB 2148 no-AI school employees (2026) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
- FCPS formal generative AI restrictions — elementary ban, secondary authorization required · In effect
- NYC DOE Generative AI Moratorium (K-8, 2026-27) · In effect
- SF5231 · Expired
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