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Illinois requires AI guidance and allows an advisory council

The State Board must develop guidance. The Superintendent may convene a statewide advisory council.

Formative Spaces · Research reviewed October 6, 2026

Illinois requires AI guidance and allows an advisory council. The State Board must develop guidance. The Superintendent may convene a statewide advisory council. The current Illinois code, 105 ILCS 5/2-3.118a, assigns duties and discretion to state education officials. State Board · required. The Board must develop statewide AI guidance with stakeholders. Document status: Enacted law. State Board · deadline. The Board must publish guidance by July 1, 2026 and update it as the Board deems necessary. Document status: Enacted law. Superintendent · optional. The Superintendent may convene a statewide advisory council. Document status: Enacted law. The publication deadline does not prove completion. The statute requires agency guidance and does not require every student or district to use AI. — The publication deadline does not prove completion. The statute requires agency guidance and does not require every student or district to use AI.

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The statute took effect January 1, 2026. It requires guidance publication by July 1, 2026. The schedule does not establish whether publication met the deadline.

The State Board must develop the guidance. The Superintendent may convene the council. The statute does not require local AI adoption.

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statutory actions. The current Illinois code, 105 ILCS 5/2-3.118a, assigns duties and discretion to state education officials.

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Responsible actor	Action	Evidence
State Board · requiredEnacted law	The Board must develop statewide AI guidance with stakeholders.	Illinois: Statewide school AI guidance duty Provision references illinois-ai-guidance-duty-a4af51b38823-a0
State Board · deadlineEnacted law	July 1, 2026. The Board must publish guidance by July 1, 2026 and update it as the Board deems necessary.	Illinois: Statewide school AI guidance duty Provision references illinois-ai-guidance-duty-a4af51b38823-a1
Superintendent · optionalEnacted law	The Superintendent may convene a statewide advisory council.	Illinois: Statewide school AI guidance duty Provision references illinois-ai-guidance-duty-a4af51b38823-a2

The publication deadline does not prove completion. The statute requires agency guidance and does not require every student or district to use AI.

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Illinois General Assembly - 105 ILCS 5/ School Code.
Illinois General Assembly · Source checked October 6, 2026
- 105 ILCS 5/2-3.118a(a)
- §2-3.118a(a), publication deadline
- §2-3.118a(b)
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Formative Spaces, “Illinois requires AI guidance and allows an advisory council,” AI in Schools: The Visual Edition, research release 2026-10-06-875e416b4116, reviewed October 6, 2026. https://www.formativespaces.com/topics/classroom-ai/visuals/illinois-must-and-may