Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB597: Higher Education - Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
Establishing the Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership in the University System of Maryland to provide a single nexus for certain stakeholders in artificial intelligence initiatives to advance artificial intelligence in the State; establishing the Artificial Intelligence Public Services Fellowship in the University System of Maryland; establishing, subject to a certain condition, the Artificial Intelligence Incubation Lab in the University System of Maryland to assist State agencies for certain purposes; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Higher Education - Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership FOR the purpose of altering the Cyber Warrior Diversity Program to include training students in artificial intelligence; establishing the Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership in the University System of Maryland to provide a single nexus for certain stakeholders in artificial intelligence initiatives to advance artificial intelligence in the State by carrying out certain duties; establishing the Artificial Intelligence Public Service Fellowship in the University System of Maryland…
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Higher Education - Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership FOR the purpose of altering the Cyber Warrior Diversity Program to include training students in artificial intelligence; establishing the Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership in the University System of Maryland to provide a single nexus for certain stakeholders in artificial intelligence initiatives to advance artificial intelligence in the State by carrying out certain duties; establishing the Artificial Intelligence Public Service Fellowship in the University System of Maryland; establishing, subject to a certain condition, the Artificial Intelligence Incubation Lab in the University System of Maryland to assist State agencies to accelerate the responsible use of artificial intelligence by carrying out certain duties; requiring the Department of Information Technology to provide certain guidance and support to the Lab; requiring the Center for Equitable Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems at Morgan State University to support State agencies on certain uses of artificial intelligence by carrying out certain research; renaming the Cybersecurity Public Service Scholarship Program to be the Emerging Technology Public Service Scholarship Program; adding artificial intelligence to the scope of eligibility for the Scholarship Program; and generally relating to developing the use of artificial intelligence in the State. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Education Section 11-1402, 18-3501(c), 18-3502, 18-3503(b)(2), (f)(2), and (g), and 18-3504(a)(1) and (b)(2) Annotated Code of …