Grants, standards & toolkits.

Statute (effective July 1, 2022) establishing the Division of AI within ADS to review state AI systems, propose an annually updated AI code of ethics, review the automated decision systems inventory, and report annually by January 15. It also creates the AI Advisory Council.

H.814, signed May 18, 2026, adds neurological rights protections, expands the AI Advisory Council's membership, extends the council to June 30, 2030, and requires a report by January 15, 2027 on generative AI in regulated professions and AI in health insurance utilization review.

Hub for the Division of Artificial Intelligence and the AI Council, both created by Act 132 (2022). It hosts the AI Code of Ethics v2.0, generative AI guidelines for state employees, the vendor AI usage disclosure, automated decision system inventories (2024–2025) and monthly council meetings.

State employee guidelines (last updated November 29, 2023) that permit free large language models for official duties with supervisory approval, strict limits on sharing non-public information, review of all output, and rules on when to cite AI use.

Guidance released January 26, 2026 giving schools a practical framework for responsible AI use. It emphasizes human agency, educator judgment and student well-being, and calls for clear guardrails over either unrestricted adoption or avoidance.

Established May 18, 2026 by executive order, chaired by Neale Lunderville with the Agency of Digital Services and Agency of Commerce secretaries. Assesses AI's impact on Vermont's economy by sector; working groups on economic acceleration (AI readiness framework due by end of 2026), small business competitiveness (AI adoption toolkit) and community resilience.