Oklahoma Responsible Technology in Schools Act

OK Responsible Technology in Schools Act

Artificial intelligence · Students · Children

Sets guardrails for AI use in Oklahoma public schools: AI must be educator-directed with a human in the loop, may not be the primary basis for grading, discipline, or placement, and must comply with student data privacy laws with data minimization. Districts must give parents an annual written disclosure of AI tools, vendors, and student data collected and shared, let parents opt students out of student-facing AI, and adopt an AI policy before the 2027-2028 school year.

Where: Oklahoma
Citation: 70 O.S. § 11-120 (Laws 2026, c. 401, SB 1734)
Status: In force
In force since: 2026-07-01
Enforced by: State Board of Education (rulemaking) and State Department of Education (guidance)
People can sue: No
Penalties: No penalties specified.
Applies to: Oklahoma public school districts that use artificial intelligence tools for instruction, assessment, or educator workflows
Indirectly, AI vendors serving districts (tools must meet FERPA and recognized security standards)

What a privacy notice must say

Give parents a written disclosure at least annually listing all AI tools in use, their vendors, categories of student data collected, the extent of data sharing, and each tool's educational purpose.70 O.S. § 11-120(F) · From 2026-07-01

Rights it gives people

Parents may opt a student out of student-facing AI tools at any time by written notice, without academic penalty or loss of access to core instruction.70 O.S. § 11-120(G) · From 2026-07-01

Practices it requires

Deploy classroom AI only under educator direction with human-in-the-loop review of outputs; AI may not be the primary basis for grading, discipline, placement, promotion, retention, or other high-stakes decisions.70 O.S. § 11-120(E)(1)-(3) · From 2026-07-01

Security duties

AI tools must comply with FERPA and state student privacy and security laws and meet recognized industry or stringent audit and security standards; districts must minimize student data shared with AI tools.70 O.S. § 11-120(E)(5) · From 2026-07-01

Other duties

Each district board must adopt an AI and emerging technology policy, covering oversight roles, permitted and prohibited uses, student data protection and minimization, and transparency, before the 2027-2028 school year.70 O.S. § 11-120(I) · From 2027-07-01

Sources

Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.

Unverified: The act has both a July 1, 2026 effective-date section and an emergency clause; effective_date uses the stated July 1, 2026 date. | The codified text at 70 O.S. § 11-120 on OSCN was not opened (OSCN bot verification); the session law text was used. | effective_on for the board policy obligation (2027-07-01) approximates 'prior to the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year'.

Research reference, not legal advice.