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Florida announced AI rules. Final terms remain unverified
The board announced adopted AI rules on September 16, 2026. These sources do not establish the final operative wording or effective date.
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Announced adoption · final text unresolved
State law and guidance
The August tracker categorized Florida as having no statewide classroom-AI rule. The Florida Department of Education then announced on September 16, 2026 that its board had adopted rules on AI and described parent notice and opt-in. A proposed amendment to rule 6A-1.0957 includes a July 1, 2027 local internet-safety-policy deadline, parent choice and transcript-retention language; the accessible code entry still points to an older final version and a September 18 notice of change. Consequently, a family should ask the district for its current practice, and a leader should seek the filed final rule before treating the proposed deadline or retention provision as law. Report this as a real announced change with the precise legal text and effective date not yet verified in these sources, not as 'Florida has no policy' or 'the draft is final.' [7][29][9][18][36]
Which Florida events are established, and which terms remain proposed?
Florida announced AI rules. Final terms remain unresolved
The agency announced adopted rules. The reviewed final wording, effective date and proposed July 2027 deadline remain unresolved.
Florida announced AI rules. Final terms remain unresolved. The agency announced adopted rules. The reviewed final wording, effective date and proposed July 2027 deadline remain unresolved. August classification. Date: August 23, 2026. Event or term: The tracker lists no statewide classroom-AI rule. Evidence limit: Historical classification, before the later announcement. Evidence state: historical snapshot. Agency announcement. Date: September 16, 2026. Event or term: The department announces board adoption of AI rules. Evidence limit: Announced adoption. Final operative text remains unverified. Evidence state: announced pending final text. Notice of change. Date: September 18, 2026. Event or term: A notice of change appears. Evidence limit: The accessible code entry still points to an older final version. Evidence state: rulemaking notice. Draft local deadline. Date: July 1, 2027. Event or term: A proposed amendment includes a local internet-safety-policy deadline. Evidence limit: Proposed text. Do not treat this as an operative deadline. Evidence state: proposed not effective. Final effective date. Date: Not provided. Event or term: Filed final text and legal commencement need verification. Evidence limit: The report does not establish an effective date. Evidence state: unknown.
August classification
Historical snapshot
- Date
- August 23, 2026
- Event or term
- The tracker lists no statewide classroom-AI rule.
- Evidence limit
- Historical classification, before the later announcement.
Source notes
Source notes [7]
Agency announcement
Announced adoption · final text unresolved
- Date
- September 16, 2026
- Event or term
- The department announces board adoption of AI rules.
- Evidence limit
- Announced adoption. Final operative text remains unverified.
Source notes
Source notes [29]
Notice of change
Rulemaking notice
- Date
- September 18, 2026
- Event or term
- A notice of change appears.
- Evidence limit
- The accessible code entry still points to an older final version.
Draft local deadline
Proposed · not in effect
- Date
- July 1, 2027
- Event or term
- A proposed amendment includes a local internet-safety-policy deadline.
- Evidence limit
- Proposed text. Do not treat this as an operative deadline.
Source notes
Source notes [9]
Final effective date
Not specified
- Date
- Not provided
- Event or term
- Filed final text and legal commencement need verification.
- Evidence limit
- The report does not establish an effective date.
View data and source notes
| Item | Date | Event or term | Evidence limit | Status | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August classification | August 23, 2026 | The tracker lists no statewide classroom-AI rule. | Historical classification, before the later announcement. | historical_snapshot | [7] |
| Agency announcement | September 16, 2026 | The department announces board adoption of AI rules. | Announced adoption. Final operative text remains unverified. | announced_pending_final_text | [29] |
| Notice of change | September 18, 2026 | A notice of change appears. | The accessible code entry still points to an older final version. | rulemaking_notice | [18][36] |
| Draft local deadline | July 1, 2027 | A proposed amendment includes a local internet-safety-policy deadline. | Proposed text. Do not treat this as an operative deadline. | proposed_not_effective | [9] |
| Final effective date | Not provided | Filed final text and legal commencement need verification. | The report does not establish an effective date. | unknown | [18][36] |
Miami-Dade directed AI guidance development. Adoption remains unverified
Miami-Dade board minutes of August 12, 2025 directed the superintendent to develop districtwide AI guidance, a tiered classroom framework and family communications, and report back with recommendations. They do not, on their own, prove that the proposed guidance was subsequently adopted. Families should seek any final guidance; educators and leaders need the actual approved text. A 'development directed' report is publishable as a process update, not as a claim that an operative AI policy has these proposed terms. [40]
What decision does each file actually document?
Final AI directives remain unverified in Los Angeles and Miami-Dade
Los Angeles remains secondary-reported. Miami-Dade documents an instruction to develop guidance. Neither file proves the missing final directive.
Final AI directives remain unverified in Los Angeles and Miami-Dade. Los Angeles remains secondary-reported. Miami-Dade documents an instruction to develop guidance. Neither file proves the missing final directive. Los Angeles. Evidence obtained: A secondary news account of a moratorium. Documented scope: Reported student GenAI use on district-owned devices in 2026-27. Teachers were not barred on those devices. What remains unresolved: Official directive, scope and expiry. Personal-device policy was unsettled in the reporting. Evidence state: secondary reported. Miami-Dade. Evidence obtained: August 12, 2025 board minutes direct guidance development. Documented scope: Proposed district guidance, tiered classroom framework, family communications and recommendations. What remains unresolved: The minutes do not establish later adoption of final guidance. Evidence state: development directed.
| Jurisdiction or item | Evidence obtained | Documented scope | What remains unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|
Los AngelesReported by a news sourceSource notesSource notes [28] | A secondary news account of a moratorium. | Reported student GenAI use on district-owned devices in 2026-27. Teachers were not barred on those devices. | Official directive, scope and expiry. Personal-device policy was unsettled in the reporting. |
Miami-DadeGuidance development directedSource notesSource notes [40] | August 12, 2025 board minutes direct guidance development. | Proposed district guidance, tiered classroom framework, family communications and recommendations. | The minutes do not establish later adoption of final guidance. |
View data and source notes
| Item | Evidence obtained | Documented scope | What remains unresolved | Status | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | A secondary news account of a moratorium. | Reported student GenAI use on district-owned devices in 2026-27. Teachers were not barred on those devices. | Official directive, scope and expiry. Personal-device policy was unsettled in the reporting. | secondary_reported | [28] |
| Miami-Dade | August 12, 2025 board minutes direct guidance development. | Proposed district guidance, tiered classroom framework, family communications and recommendations. | The minutes do not establish later adoption of final guidance. | development_directed | [40] |
Sources & Notes
This report reflects research as of October 6, 2026. Reference numbers link to the cited publications.
The August tracker counts describe its historical snapshot. The reviewed policy database has a separate scope and release date. Neither is a census of classroom AI use.
Limits and source differences
- The state counts and 82 district policies describe the August 23, 2026 tracker. They do not replace the current 24-record research release. [7]
- Classroom AI by State and District | Formative Spaceswww.formativespaces.com
- 6A-1www.fldoe.org
- 6A-1.0957 : Internet Safety Policy - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register - FAC, FAR, eRulemakingflrules.org
- LAUSD Adopts Moratorium on Student AI Use, Another Move to Limit Classroom Techwww.edweek.org
- Florida Sets National Standard for Responsible AI in Classrooms—From VPK Through CollegeFlorida Sets National Standard for Responsible AI in Classrooms—From VPKwww.fldoe.org
- 31384852, 6A-1.0957 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register - FAC, FAR, eRulemakingflrules.org
- Microsoft Word - DRAFT August 12 2025 Regular SBM Excerptspdfs.dadeschools.net
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