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Responsible Technology in Schools Act

The enacted Oklahoma measure requires educator oversight, annual AI disclosures to families, and a student-facing AI opt-out without academic penalty. Local boards must adopt AI policies before 2027–28.

Oklahoma Legislature · SB 1734 (2026) / 70 O.S. §11-120

Enacted lawThe measure received approval on May 12, 2026. Local policy is due before the 2027–28 school year.

Who and what it covers

The act covers Oklahoma public school districts using instructional AI, including district boards, staff, students, and parents. It does not require districts to use AI.

Policy provisions

  1. Human judgment · Districts

    AI cannot be the primary basis for grading, discipline, placement, promotion, retention, or other high-stakes decisions. [1]

  2. Family notice & permission · Districts

    Districts must provide at least annual written AI disclosures identifying tools, vendors, data categories and sharing, and educational purposes. [1]

  3. Student use · Parents & guardians

    Parents may opt students out of student-facing AI tools in writing at any time. Students cannot be academically penalized or denied core instruction. [1]

  4. Local policy development · Districts

    Each local board must adopt and maintain an AI and emerging-technology policy before the 2027–28 school year. [1]

  5. Student use · Districts

    The act does not require public districts to use AI. [1]

  6. Procedural history · Districts

    The official bill history records gubernatorial approval on May 12, 2026. [2]

What to check next

Review the official document and ask your district which local policy and approved-tool list apply.

Sources & Notes

Official bill history establishes enactment. The provisions use the legislature’s enrolled final text. Section 2 names July 1, 2026. Section 3 contains an emergency clause tied to passage and approval. The exact effective date remains unresolved pending comparison with the session law. The local-policy deadline is before 2027–28, not 2026–27.

  1. Responsible Technology in Schools Act — official document

    Oklahoma Legislature · §1(E)(3) · Source checked October 6, 2026

    Artificial intelligence tools shall not be used as the primary basis for student grading, discipline, placement, …
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  2. Bill Information

    Oklahoma Legislature · Official SB 1734 bill history · Source checked October 6, 2026

    Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
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Document history

Approved May 12, 2026; local policy due before 2027–28. This is the first source-checked version admitted to this file. We did not reconstruct earlier versions from amendment references or changed URLs.

Reviewed October 6, 2026 · Link to this verified version.

Cite this record

Formative Spaces, “Responsible Technology in Schools Act | Oklahoma,” AI in Schools, release 2026-10-06-875e416b4116, reviewed October 6, 2026. https://www.formativespaces.com/topics/classroom-ai/records/oklahoma-responsible-technology