Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 3.5-802
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Official statutory text
§3.5–802.
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this subtitle does not apply to:
(i) the Office of the Attorney General;
(ii) the Comptroller; or
(iii) the State Treasurer.
(2) On or before June 1, 2025, each entity listed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall establish policies and procedures that are functionally compatible with the policies and procedures adopted under § 3.5–804(a) of this subtitle for the development, procurement, deployment, use, and ongoing assessment of systems that employ high–risk artificial intelligence.
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this subtitle applies to each public senior higher education institution and Baltimore City Community College.
(2) This subtitle does not apply to artificial intelligence deployed by a public senior higher education institution or Baltimore City Community College that is used solely for a research or academic purpose, including in partnership with a unit of State government for the development, procurement, deployment, or use of artificial intelligence.
(3) On or before June 1, 2025, each public senior higher education institution and Baltimore City Community College shall establish policies and procedures that are functionally compatible with the policies and procedures adopted under § 3.5–804(a) of this subtitle for the development, procurement, deployment, use, and ongoing assessment of systems that employ high–risk artificial intelligence used solely for a research or academic purpose.
(4) On or before September 1, 2025, and each year thereafter, each public senior higher education institution and Baltimore City Community College shall submit to the Department a report on all high–risk artificial intelligence procured and deployed for a research or academic purpose.
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this subtitle does not apply to:
(i) the Office of the Attorney General;
(ii) the Comptroller; or
(iii) the State Treasurer.
(2) On or before June 1, 2025, each entity listed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall establish policies and procedures that are functionally compatible with the policies and procedures adopted under § 3.5–804(a) of this subtitle for the development, procurement, deployment, use, and ongoing assessment of systems that employ high–risk artificial intelligence.
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this subtitle applies to each public senior higher education institution and Baltimore City Community College.
(2) This subtitle does not apply to artificial intelligence deployed by a public senior higher education institution or Baltimore City Community College that is used solely for a research or academic purpose, including in partnership with a unit of State government for the development, procurement, deployment, or use of artificial intelligence.
(3) On or before June 1, 2025, each public senior higher education institution and Baltimore City Community College shall establish policies and procedures that are functionally compatible with the policies and procedures adopted under § 3.5–804(a) of this subtitle for the development, procurement, deployment, use, and ongoing assessment of systems that employ high–risk artificial intelligence used solely for a research or academic purpose.
(4) On or before September 1, 2025, and each year thereafter, each public senior higher education institution and Baltimore City Community College shall submit to the Department a report on all high–risk artificial intelligence procured and deployed for a research or academic purpose.
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