Grants, standards & toolkits.

Version 1.0 guidance (2025-26) for Missouri school districts on building AI policies that protect student data, require human review of AI outputs, address bias and academic integrity, vet and pilot vendors' AI tools, and train staff, with regular policy review.

Signed January 13, 2026, EO 26-02 directs the Office of Administration, Economic Development, Natural Resources and Higher Education and Workforce Development to develop strategies for AI in state operations, AI business policy, data center energy demand and AI degrees, apprenticeships and retraining, with reports due November 30, 2026.

Announced September 8, 2026, the partnership gives Missouri residents and job seekers free Google Career Certificates and Google AI courses via Grow with Google, and gives schools access to Gemini for Education and a no-cost Google AI Educator Series, delivered through schools, colleges and Missouri Job Centers.

At its June 10, 2026 meeting at the University of Missouri, the Coordinating Board for Higher Education heard MDHEWD's next steps under EO 26-02 to expand Missouri's AI talent pipeline and data on growing demand for AI skills across industries.

Issued July 15, 2026, SP-19 requires state employees, contractors and vendors to use only State-approved AI tools for official work, keep sensitive data out of public AI, review and disclose AI-assisted work, and have agencies assess approved AI services annually using the NIST AI Risk Management Framework.

2025 executive order directing DESE and stakeholders to update career and technical education delivery, expand early career counseling, WorkKeys and youth apprenticeships, with annual reports due each Sept. 30; in effect through Dec. 31, 2028. Not AI-specific.