Overview
- The Florida Board of Education approved the regulations in mid-September and Governor Ron DeSantis publicly endorsed them.
- Schools must notify families about approved AI tools and get explicit parental permission before any direct student interaction with those systems.
- The rules bar students from using AI to complete graded coursework, forbid undisclosed monitoring or social scoring, and ban AI meant to simulate friendship or meet students’ social or emotional needs.
- Tools used with very young children, from VPK through fifth grade, face extra review, teachers remain the primary instructors, and districts must train staff on AI risks and limits.
- Districts and charter boards must adopt implementation plans by July 1, 2027 for the 2027–2028 school year, a step that will shape purchases by schools and edtech vendors and could influence other states and large districts that are tightening classroom AI rules.