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11	13		AN ACT CONCERNING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
12	14		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
13	15		Assembly convened:
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15	17		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) For the purposes of this 1
16	18		section and sections 2 to 9, inclusive, of this act, unless the context 2
17	19		otherwise requires: 3
18	20		(1) "Algorithmic discrimination" (A) means any condition in which 4
19	21		an artificial intelligence system materially increases the risk of any 5
20	22		unjustified differential treatment or impact that disfavors any 6
21	23		individual or group of individuals on the basis of their actual or 7
22	24		perceived age, color, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, limited 8
23	25		proficiency in the English language, national origin, race, religion, 9
24	26		reproductive health, sex, veteran status or other classification protected 10
25	27		under the laws of this state, and (B) does not include (i) any offer, license 11
26	28		or use of an artificial intelligence system by a developer or deployer for 12
27	29		the sole purpose of (I) the developer's or deployer's self-testing to 13
28	30		identify, mitigate or prevent discrimination or otherwise ensure 14
29	31		compliance with state and federal law, or (II) expanding an applicant, 15
30	32		customer or participant pool to increase diversity or redress historic 16
31	33		discrimination, or (ii) any act or omission by or on behalf of a private 17
32	34		club or other establishment not in fact open to the public, as set forth in 18
33	35		Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 USC 2000a(e), as amended from 19
34	36		time to time; 20 Substitute Bill No. 2
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39	43		(2) "Artificial intelligence system" means any machine-based system 21
40	44		that, for any explicit or implicit objective, infers from the inputs such 22
41	45		system receives how to generate outputs, including, but not limited to, 23
42	46		content, decisions, predictions or recommendations, that can influence 24
43	47		physical or virtual environments; 25
44	48		(3) "Consequential decision" means any decision that has a material 26
45	49		legal or similarly significant effect on any consumer's access to, or 27
46	50		availability, cost or terms of, any criminal justice remedy, education 28
47	51		enrollment or opportunity, employment or employment opportunity, 29
48	52		essential good or service, financial or lending service, essential 30
49	53		government service, health care service, housing, insurance or legal 31
50	54		service; 32
51	55		(4) "Consumer" means any individual who is a resident of this state; 33
52	56		(5) "Deploy" means to use a generative artificial intelligence system 34
53	57		or high-risk artificial intelligence system; 35
54	58		(6) "Deployer" means any person doing business in this state that 36
55	59		deploys (A) a generative artificial intelligence system, or (B) a high-risk 37
56	60		artificial intelligence system; 38
57	61		(7) "Developer" means any person doing business in this state that 39
58	62		develops, or intentionally and substantially modifies, (A) a general-40
59	63		purpose artificial intelligence model, (B) a generative artificial 41
60	64		intelligence system, or (C) a high-risk artificial intelligence system; 42
61	65		(8) "General-purpose artificial intelligence model" (A) means any 43
62	66		form of artificial intelligence system that (i) displays significant 44
63	67		generality, (ii) is capable of competently performing a wide range of 45
64	68		distinct tasks, and (iii) can be integrated into a variety of downstream 46
65	69		applications or systems, and (B) does not include any artificial 47
66	70		intelligence model that is used for development, prototyping and 48
67	71		research activities before such model is released on the market; 49
68	72		(9) "Generative artificial intelligence system" means any artificial 50 Substitute Bill No. 2
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73	79		intelligence system, including, but not limited to, a general-purpose 51
74	80		artificial intelligence model, that is able to produce or manipulate 52
75	81		synthetic digital content; 53
76	82		(10) "High-risk artificial intelligence system" means any artificial 54
77	83		intelligence system that has been specifically developed and marketed, 55
78	84		or intentionally and substantially modified, to make, or be a controlling 56
79	85		factor in making, a consequential decision; 57
80	86		(11) "Intentional and substantial modification" means any deliberate 58
81	87		change made to (A) a generative artificial intelligence system, other than 59
82	88		a change made to a generative artificial intelligence system as a result of 60
83	89		learning after the generative artificial intelligence system has been 61
84	90		deployed, that (i) affects compliance of the generative artificial 62
85	91		intelligence system, or (ii) changes the purpose of the generative 63
86	92		artificial intelligence system, or (B) a high-risk artificial intelligence 64
87	93		system that creates, or potentially creates, any new risk of algorithmic 65
88	94		discrimination; 66
89	95		(12) "Person" means any individual, association, corporation, limited 67
90	96		liability company, partnership, trust or other legal entity; and 68
91	97		(13) "Synthetic digital content" means any digital content, including, 69
92	98		but not limited to, any audio, image, text or video, that is produced or 70
93	99		manipulated by a generative artificial intelligence system. 71
94	100		Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) Beginning on July 1, 2025, 72
95	101		each developer shall use reasonable care to protect consumers from any 73
96	102		known or reasonably foreseeable risks of algorithmic discrimination. In 74
97	103		any enforcement action brought on or after said date by the Attorney 75
98	104		General or the Commissioner of Consumer Protection pursuant to 76
99	105		section 9 of this act, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a 77
100	106		developer used reasonable care as required under this subsection if the 78
101	107		developer complied with the provisions of this section. 79
102	108		(b) Beginning on July 1, 2025, and except as provided in subsection 80
103	109		(f) of this section, no developer shall offer, sell, lease, license, give or 81 Substitute Bill No. 2
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109	117		system unless the developer also makes available to the deployer: 83
110	118		(1) A general statement describing the intended uses of such high-84
111	119		risk artificial intelligence system; and 85
112	120		(2) Documentation (A) disclosing (i) known or reasonably foreseeable 86
113	121		limitations of such high-risk artificial intelligence system, including, but 87
114	122		not limited to, known or reasonably foreseeable risks of algorithmic 88
115	123		discrimination arising from the intended uses of such high-risk artificial 89
116	124		intelligence system, (ii) the purpose of such high-risk artificial 90
117	125		intelligence system, and (iii) the intended benefits and uses of such high-91
118	126		risk artificial intelligence system, and (B) describing (i) the type of data 92
119	127		used to train such high-risk artificial intelligence system, (ii) how such 93
120	128		high-risk artificial intelligence system was evaluated for performance 94
121	129		and relevant information related to explainability before such high-risk 95
122	130		artificial intelligence system was offered, sold, leased, licensed, given or 96
123	131		otherwise made available to a deployer, (iii) the data governance 97
124	132		measures used to cover the training datasets and the measures used to 98
125	133		examine the suitability of data sources, possible biases and appropriate 99
126	134		mitigation, (iv) the intended outputs of such high-risk artificial 100
127	135		intelligence system, (v) the measures the developer has taken to mitigate 101
128	136		any known or reasonably foreseeable risks of algorithmic discrimination 102
129	137		that may arise from deployment of such high-risk artificial intelligence 103
130	138		system, and (vi) how such high-risk artificial intelligence system will be 104
131	139		used or monitored by an individual when such high-risk artificial 105
132	140		intelligence system is used to make, or as a controlling factor in making, 106
133	141		a consequential decision. 107
134	142		(c) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, any developer 108
135	143		that, on or after July 1, 2025, offers, sells, leases, licenses, gives or 109
136	144		otherwise makes available to a deployer a high-risk artificial intelligence 110
137	145		system shall provide to the deployer, to the extent feasible, the 111
138	146		documentation and information necessary for the deployer, or a third 112
139	147		party contracted by the deployer, to complete an impact assessment 113
140	148		pursuant to subsection (c) of section 3 of this act. The developer shall 114 Substitute Bill No. 2
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145	155		provide such documentation and information to the deployer through 115
146	156		artifacts such as model cards, dataset cards or other impact assessments, 116
147	157		and such documentation and information shall enable the deployer, or 117
148	158		a third party contracted by the deployer, to complete an impact 118
149	159		assessment pursuant to subsection (c) of section 3 of this act. 119
150	160		(d) (1) Beginning on July 1, 2025, each developer shall make available, 120
151	161		in a manner that is clear and readily available for public inspection on 121
152	162		such developer's Internet web site or in a public use case inventory, a 122
153	163		statement summarizing: 123
154	164		(A) The types of high-risk artificial intelligence systems that such 124
155	165		developer (i) has developed or intentionally and substantially modified, 125
156	166		and (ii) currently makes available to deployers; and 126
157	167		(B) How such developer manages known or reasonably foreseeable 127
158	168		risks of algorithmic discrimination arising from development or 128
159	169		intentional and substantial modification of the types of high-risk 129
160	170		artificial intelligence systems described in subparagraph (A) of this 130
161	171		subdivision. 131
162	172		(2) Each developer shall update the statement described in 132
163	173		subdivision (1) of this subsection (A) as necessary to ensure that such 133
164	174		statement remains accurate, and (B) not later than ninety days after the 134
165	175		developer intentionally and substantially modifies any high-risk 135
166	176		artificial intelligence system described in subparagraph (A) of 136
167	177		subdivision (1) of this subsection. 137
168	178		(e) Beginning on July 1, 2025, the developer of a high-risk artificial 138
169	179		intelligence system shall disclose to the Attorney General, the 139
170	180		Commissioner of Consumer Protection and all known deployers of the 140
171	181		high-risk artificial intelligence system any known or reasonably 141
172	182		foreseeable risk of algorithmic discrimination arising from the intended 142
173	183		uses of such high-risk artificial intelligence system not later than ninety 143
174	184		days after the date on which such developer: 144
175	185		(1) Discovers through such developer's ongoing testing and analysis 145 Substitute Bill No. 2
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180	192		that such high-risk artificial intelligence system has been deployed and 146
181	193		caused, or is reasonably likely to have caused, algorithmic 147
182	194		discrimination; or 148
183	195		(2) Receives from a deployer a credible report that such high-risk 149
184	196		artificial intelligence system has been deployed and caused, or is 150
185	197		reasonably likely to have caused, algorithmic discrimination. 151
186	198		(f) Nothing in subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of this section shall be 152
187	199		construed to require a developer to disclose any trade secret, as defined 153
188	200		in section 35-51 of the general statutes, or other confidential or 154
189	201		proprietary information. 155
190	202		(g) Beginning on July 1, 2025, the Attorney General or the 156
191	203		Commissioner of Consumer Protection may require that a developer 157
192	204		disclose to the Attorney General or the Commissioner of Consumer 158
193	205		Protection, in a form and manner prescribed by the Attorney General or 159
194	206		the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, any statement or 160
195	207		documentation described in subsection (b) of this section if such 161
196	208		statement or documentation is relevant to an investigation conducted 162
197	209		by the Attorney General or the Commissioner of Consumer Protection. 163
198	210		The Attorney General or the Commissioner of Consumer Protection 164
199	211		may evaluate such statement or documentation to ensure compliance 165
200	212		with the provisions of this section, and such statement or 166
201	213		documentation shall be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of 167
202	214		Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 of the general statutes. To 168
203	215		the extent any information contained in any such statement or 169
204	216		documentation includes any information subject to the attorney-client 170
205	217		privilege or work product protection, such disclosure shall not 171
206	218		constitute a waiver of such privilege or protection. 172
207	219		Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) Beginning on July 1, 2025, 173
208	220		each deployer of a high-risk artificial intelligence system shall use 174
209	221		reasonable care to protect consumers from any known or reasonably 175
210	222		foreseeable risks of algorithmic discrimination. In any enforcement 176
211	223		action brought on or after said date by the Attorney General or the 177 Substitute Bill No. 2
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216	230		Commissioner of Consumer Protection pursuant to section 9 of this act, 178
217	231		or by the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities as provided 179
218	232		in chapter 814c of the general statutes, there shall be a rebuttable 180
219	233		presumption that a deployer of a high-risk artificial intelligence system 181
220	234		used reasonable care as required under this subsection if the deployer 182
221	235		complied with the provisions of subsections (b) to (g), inclusive, of this 183
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223	237		(b) (1) Beginning on July 1, 2025, no deployer shall deploy a high-risk 185
224	238		artificial intelligence system unless the deployer has implemented a risk 186
225	239		management policy and program. The risk management policy and 187
226	240		program shall specify and incorporate the principles, processes and 188
227	241		personnel that the deployer shall use to identify, document and 189
228	242		eliminate any known or reasonably foreseeable risks of algorithmic 190
229	243		discrimination. Each risk management policy and program 191
230	244		implemented and maintained pursuant to this subsection shall be 192
231	245		reasonable, considering: 193
232	246		(A) (i) The guidance and standards set forth in the latest version of 194
233	247		the "Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework" published by 195
234	248		the National Institute of Standards and Technology or another 196
235	249		nationally or internationally recognized risk management framework 197
236	250		for artificial intelligence systems; 198
237	251		(ii) Any risk management framework for artificial intelligence 199
238	252		systems designated by the Banking Commissioner or Insurance 200
239	253		Commissioner if the deployer is regulated by the Department of 201
240	254		Banking or Insurance Department; or 202
241	255		(iii) Any risk management framework for artificial intelligence 203
242	256		systems that the Attorney General, in the Attorney General's discretion, 204
243	257		may designate; 205
244	258		(B) The size and complexity of the deployer; 206
245	259		(C) The nature and scope of the high-risk artificial intelligence 207
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251	267		intended uses of such high-risk artificial intelligence systems; and 209
252	268		(D) The sensitivity and volume of data processed in connection with 210
253	269		the high-risk artificial intelligence systems deployed by the deployer. 211
254	270		(2) A risk management policy and program implemented pursuant 212
255	271		to subdivision (1) of this subsection may cover multiple high-risk 213
256	272		artificial intelligence systems deployed by the deployer. 214
257	273		(c) (1) Except as provided in subdivisions (3) and (4) of this 215
258	274		subsection: 216
259	275		(A) A deployer that deploys a high-risk artificial intelligence system 217
260	276		on or after July 1, 2025, or a third party contracted by the deployer, shall 218
261	277		complete an impact assessment for the high-risk artificial intelligence 219
262	278		system; and 220
263	279		(B) Beginning on July 1, 2025, a deployer, or a third party contracted 221
264	280		by the deployer, shall complete an impact assessment for a deployed 222
265	281		high-risk artificial intelligence system not later than ninety days after 223
266	282		any intentional and substantial modification to such high-risk artificial 224
267	283		intelligence system is made available. 225
268	284		(2) (A) Each impact assessment completed pursuant to this subsection 226
269	285		shall include, at a minimum: 227
270	286		(i) A statement by the deployer disclosing the purpose, intended use 228
271	287		cases and deployment context of, and benefits afforded by, the high-risk 229
272	288		artificial intelligence system; 230
273	289		(ii) An analysis of whether the deployment of the high-risk artificial 231
274	290		intelligence system poses any known or reasonably foreseeable risks of 232
275	291		algorithmic discrimination and, if so, the nature of such algorithmic 233
276	292		discrimination and the steps that have been taken to eliminate such 234
277	293		risks; 235
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284	302		risk artificial intelligence system produces; 238
285	303		(iv) If the deployer used data to customize the high-risk artificial 239
286	304		intelligence system, an overview of the categories of data the deployer 240
287	305		used to retrain such high-risk artificial intelligence system; 241
288	306		(v) Any metrics used to evaluate the performance and known 242
289	307		limitations of the high-risk artificial intelligence system; 243
290	308		(vi) A description of any transparency measures taken concerning the 244
291	309		high-risk artificial intelligence system, including, but not limited to, any 245
292	310		measures taken to disclose to a consumer that such high-risk artificial 246
293	311		intelligence system is in use when such high-risk artificial intelligence 247
294	312		system is in use; and 248
295	313		(vii) A description of the post-deployment monitoring and user 249
296	314		safeguards provided concerning such high-risk artificial intelligence 250
297	315		system, including, but not limited to, the oversight process established 251
298	316		by the deployer to address issues arising from deployment of such high-252
299	317		risk artificial intelligence system. 253
300	318		(B) In addition to the statement, analysis, descriptions, overview and 254
301	319		metrics required under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, each 255
302	320		impact assessment completed pursuant to this subsection following an 256
303	321		intentional and substantial modification made to a high-risk artificial 257
304	322		intelligence system on or after July 1, 2025, shall include a statement 258
305	323		disclosing the extent to which the high-risk artificial intelligence system 259
306	324		was used in a manner that was consistent with, or varied from, the 260
307	325		developer's intended uses of such high-risk artificial intelligence 261
308	326		system. 262
309	327		(3) A single impact assessment may address a comparable set of high-263
310	328		risk artificial intelligence systems deployed by a deployer. 264
311	329		(4) If a deployer, or a third party contracted by the deployer, 265
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318	338		deemed to satisfy the requirements established in this subsection if such 268
319	339		impact assessment is reasonably similar in scope and effect to the impact 269
320	340		assessment that would otherwise be completed pursuant to this 270
321	341		subsection. 271
322	342		(5) A deployer shall maintain the most recently completed impact 272
323	343		assessment for a high-risk artificial intelligence system as required 273
324	344		under this subsection, all records concerning each such impact 274
325	345		assessment and all prior impact assessments, if any, for a period of at 275
326	346		least three years following the final deployment of the high-risk artificial 276
327	347		intelligence system. 277
328	348		(d) Beginning on July 1, 2025, a deployer, or a third party contracted 278
329	349		by the deployer, shall review, at least annually, the deployment of each 279
330	350		high-risk artificial intelligence system deployed by the deployer to 280
331	351		ensure that such high-risk artificial intelligence system is not causing 281
332	352		algorithmic discrimination. 282
333	353		(e) (1) Beginning on July 1, 2025, and not later than the time that a 283
334	354		deployer deploys a high-risk artificial intelligence system to make, or be 284
335	355		a controlling factor in making, a consequential decision concerning a 285
336	356		consumer, the deployer shall: 286
337	357		(A) Notify the consumer that the deployer has deployed a high-risk 287
338	358		artificial intelligence system to make, or be a controlling factor in 288
339	359		making, such consequential decision; and 289
340	360		(B) Provide to the consumer (i) a statement disclosing (I) the purpose 290
341	361		of such high-risk artificial intelligence system, and (II) the nature of such 291
342	362		consequential decision, (ii) contact information for such deployer, and 292
343	363		(iii) a description, in plain language, of such high-risk artificial 293
344	364		intelligence system, which description shall, at a minimum, include a 294
345	365		description of (I) any human components of such high-risk artificial 295
346	366		intelligence system, and (II) how any automated components of such 296
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353	375		(2) A deployer may provide to a consumer the notice, statement, 299
354	376		contact information and description required under subdivision (1) of 300
355	377		this subsection in any manner that is clear and readily available. 301
356	378		(f) (1) Beginning on July 1, 2025, each deployer shall make available, 302
357	379		in a manner that is clear and readily available for public inspection, a 303
358	380		statement summarizing: 304
359	381		(A) The types of high-risk artificial intelligence systems that are 305
360	382		currently deployed by such deployer; and 306
361	383		(B) How such deployer manages any known or reasonably 307
362	384		foreseeable risks of algorithmic discrimination that may arise from 308
363	385		deployment of each high-risk artificial intelligence system described in 309
364	386		subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. 310
365	387		(2) Each deployer shall periodically update the statement described 311
366	388		in subdivision (1) of this subsection. 312
367	389		(g) If a deployer deploys a high-risk artificial intelligence system on 313
368	390		or after July 1, 2025, and subsequently discovers that the high-risk 314
369	391		artificial intelligence system has caused, or is reasonably likely to have 315
370	392		caused, algorithmic discrimination against any consumer, the deployer 316
371	393		shall, not later than ninety days after the date of such discovery, send to 317
372	394		the Attorney General or the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in 318
373	395		a form and manner prescribed by the Attorney General or the 319
374	396		Commissioner of Consumer Protection, a notice disclosing such 320
375	397		discovery. 321
376	398		(h) Nothing in subsections (b) to (g), inclusive, of this section shall be 322
377	399		construed to require a deployer to disclose any trade secret, as defined 323
378	400		in section 35-51 of the general statutes, or other confidential or 324
379	401		proprietary information. 325
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381	409		Commissioner of Consumer Protection may require that a deployer, or 327
382		-	the third party contracted by the deployer as set forth in subsection (c) 328 Substitute Bill No. 2
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387	411		of this section, as applicable, disclose to the Attorney General or the 329
388	412		Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in a form and manner 330
389	413		prescribed by the Attorney General or the Commissioner of Consumer 331
390	414		Protection, any risk management policy implemented pursuant to 332
391	415		subsection (b) of this section, impact assessment completed pursuant to 333
392	416		subsection (c) of this section or record maintained pursuant to 334
393	417		subdivision (5) of subsection (c) of this section if such risk management 335
394	418		policy, impact assessment or record is relevant to an investigation 336
395	419		conducted by the Attorney General or the Commissioner of Consumer 337
396	420		Protection. The Attorney General or the Commissioner of Consumer 338
397	421		Protection may evaluate such risk management policy, impact 339
398	422		assessment or record to ensure compliance with the provisions of this 340
399	423		section, and such risk management policy, impact assessment or record 341
400	424		shall be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 342
401	425		as defined in section 1-200 of the general statutes. To the extent any 343
402	426		information contained in any such risk management policy, impact 344
403	427		assessment or record includes any information subject to the attorney-345
404	428		client privilege or work product protection, such disclosure shall not 346
405	429		constitute a waiver of such privilege or protection. 347
406	430		Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) Beginning on January 1, 348
407	431		2026, each developer of a general-purpose artificial intelligence model 349
408	432		shall: 350
409	433		(1) Create and maintain technical documentation for the general-351
410	434		purpose artificial intelligence model, which technical documentation 352
411	435		shall: 353
412	436		(A) Include (i) the training and testing processes for such general-354
413	437		purpose artificial intelligence model, and (ii) the results of an evaluation 355
414	438		of such general-purpose artificial intelligence model; 356
415	439		(B) Include at least the following information, as appropriate, 357
416		-	considering the size and risk profile of such general-purpose artificial 358
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417	447		intelligence model: (i) The tasks such general-purpose artificial 359
418		-	intelligence model is intended to perform; (ii) the type and nature of 360 Substitute Bill No. 2
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423	449		artificial intelligence systems in which such general-purpose artificial 361
424	450		intelligence model can be integrated; (iii) acceptable use policies for such 362
425	451		general-purpose artificial intelligence model; (iv) the date such general-363
426	452		purpose artificial intelligence model is released; (v) the methods by 364
427	453		which such general-purpose artificial intelligence model is distributed; 365
428	454		(vi) the architecture and number of parameters for such general-366
429	455		purpose artificial intelligence model; and (vii) the modality and format 367
430	456		of inputs and outputs for such general-purpose artificial intelligence 368
431	457		model; and 369
432	458		(C) Be reviewed and revised at least annually or more frequently as 370
433	459		necessary to maintain the accuracy of such technical documentation; 371
434	460		(2) Create, implement, maintain and make available to deployers that 372
435	461		intend to integrate such general-purpose artificial intelligence model 373
436	462		into such deployers' artificial intelligence systems documentation and 374
437	463		information that: 375
438	464		(A) Enables such deployers to (i) understand the capabilities and 376
439	465		limitations of such general-purpose artificial intelligence model, and (ii) 377
440	466		comply with such deployers' obligations under sections 1 to 9, inclusive, 378
441	467		of this act; 379
442	468		(B) Discloses, at a minimum, (i) the technical means required for such 380
443	469		general-purpose artificial intelligence model to be integrated into such 381
444	470		deployers' artificial intelligence systems, (ii) the design specifications of, 382
445	471		and training processes for, such general-purpose artificial intelligence 383
446	472		model, including, but not limited to, (I) the training methodologies and 384
447	473		techniques for such general-purpose artificial intelligence model, and 385
448	474		(II) the key design choices for such general-purpose artificial 386
449	475		intelligence model, including, but not limited to, the rationale and 387
450	476		assumptions made, (iii) that for which such general-purpose artificial 388
451	477		intelligence model is designed to optimize and the relevance of the 389
452		-	different parameters, as applicable, and (iv) a description of the data that 390
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454		-	applicable, including, but not limited to, (I) the type and provenance of 392 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	486	+	applicable, including, but not limited to, (I) the type and provenance of 392
459	487		such data, (II) curation methodologies, (III) the number of data points, 393
460	488		their scope and main characteristics, (IV) how such data were obtained 394
461	489		and selected, and (V) all other measures used to identify unsuitable data 395
462	490		sources and methods used to detect identifiable biases, where 396
463	491		applicable; and 397
464	492		(C) Is reviewed and revised at least annually or more frequently as 398
465	493		necessary to maintain the accuracy of such documentation and 399
466	494		information; 400
467	495		(3) Establish, implement and maintain a policy to respect federal and 401
468	496		state copyright laws; and 402
469	497		(4) Create, maintain and make publicly available, in a form and 403
470	498		manner prescribed by the Attorney General, a detailed summary 404
471	499		concerning the content used to train such general-purpose artificial 405
472	500		intelligence model. 406
473	501		(b) (1) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply 407
474	502		to a developer that develops, or intentionally and substantially 408
475	503		modifies, a general-purpose artificial intelligence model on or after 409
476	504		January 1, 2026, if: 410
477	505		(A) The developer releases such general-purpose artificial 411
478	506		intelligence model under a free and open-source license; and 412
479	507		(B) Unless such general-purpose artificial intelligence model is 413
480	508		deployed as a high-risk artificial intelligence system, the parameters of 414
481	509		such general-purpose artificial intelligence model, including, but not 415
482	510		limited to, the weights and information concerning the model 416
483	511		architecture and model usage for such general-purpose artificial 417
484	512		intelligence model, are made publicly available. 418
485	513		(2) A developer that takes any action under the exemption 419
486		-	established in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall bear the burden of 420
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487	521		demonstrating that such action qualifies for such exemption. 421
488		-	(c) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall be construed to 422 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	522	+	(c) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall be construed to 422
493	523		require a developer to disclose any trade secret, as defined in section 35-423
494	524		51 of the general statutes, or other confidential or proprietary 424
495	525		information. 425
496	526		(d) Beginning on January 1, 2026, the Attorney General or the 426
497	527		Commissioner of Consumer Protection may require that a developer 427
498	528		disclose to the Attorney General or the Commissioner of Consumer 428
499	529		Protection, in a form and manner prescribed by the Attorney General or 429
500	530		the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, any documentation 430
501	531		maintained pursuant to this section if such documentation is relevant to 431
502	532		an investigation conducted by the Attorney General or the 432
503	533		Commissioner of Consumer Protection. The Attorney General or the 433
504	534		Commissioner of Consumer Protection may evaluate such 434
505	535		documentation to ensure compliance with the provisions of this section 435
506	536		and any regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, 436
507	537		and such documentation shall be exempt from disclosure under the 437
508	538		Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 of the general 438
509	539		statutes. To the extent any such documentation includes any 439
510	540		information subject to the attorney-client privilege or work product 440
511	541		protection, such disclosure shall not constitute a waiver of such 441
512	542		privilege or protection. 442
513	543		(e) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt 443
514	544		regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the 444
515	545		general statutes, to implement the provisions of this section. 445
516	546		Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) Except as provided in 446
517	547		subsection (b) of this section, each person doing business in this state, 447
518	548		including, but not limited to, each deployer that deploys, offers, sells, 448
519	549		leases, licenses, gives or otherwise makes available, as applicable, any 449
520	550		artificial intelligence system that is intended to interact with consumers 450
521	551		shall ensure that such artificial intelligence system discloses to each 451
522		-	consumer who interacts with such artificial intelligence system that such 452
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523	559		consumer is interacting with an artificial intelligence system. 453
524		-	(b) No disclosure shall be required under subsection (a) of this section 454 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	560	+	(b) No disclosure shall be required under subsection (a) of this section 454
529	561		under circumstances in which: 455
530	562		(1) A reasonable person would deem it obvious that such person is 456
531	563		interacting with an artificial intelligence system; or 457
532	564		(2) The deployer did not make the artificial intelligence system 458
533	565		directly available to consumers. 459
534	566		Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) Except as provided in 460
535	567		subsection (b) of this section, the developer of an artificial intelligence 461
536	568		system, including, but not limited to, a general-purpose artificial 462
537	569		intelligence model, that generates or manipulates synthetic digital 463
538	570		content shall: 464
539	571		(1) Ensure that the outputs of such artificial intelligence system are 465
540	572		marked in a machine-readable format and detectable as synthetic digital 466
541	573		content, and that such outputs are so marked and distinguishable (A) 467
542	574		not later than the time a consumer first interacts with, or is exposed to, 468
543	575		such outputs, and (B) in a manner that (i) is clear to consumers, and (ii) 469
544	576		respects any applicable accessibility requirements; and 470
545	577		(2) As far as technically feasible and as reflected in any relevant 471
546	578		technical standards, ensure that such developer's technical solutions are 472
547	579		effective, interoperable, robust and reliable, taking into account (A) the 473
548	580		specificities and limitations of different types of synthetic digital 474
549	581		content, (B) the implementation costs, and (C) the generally 475
550	582		acknowledged state of the art. 476
551	583		(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to 477
552	584		the extent that any artificial intelligence system: 478
553	585		(1) Performs an assistive function for standard editing; 479
554		-	(2) Does not substantially alter the input data provided by the 480
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555	593		deployer or the semantics thereof; or 481
556	594		(3) Is used to detect, prevent, investigate or prosecute any crime 482
557		-	where authorized by law. 483 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	595	+	where authorized by law. 483
562	596		Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) Except as provided in 484
563	597		subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section, the deployer of an 485
564	598		artificial intelligence system, including, but not limited to, a general-486
565	599		purpose artificial intelligence model, that generates or manipulates any 487
566	600		synthetic digital content shall disclose to a consumer that such synthetic 488
567	601		digital content has been artificially generated or manipulated: 489
568	602		(1) Not later than the first time the consumer interacts with, or is 490
569	603		exposed to, such synthetic digital content; and 491
570	604		(2) In a manner that (A) is clear to, and distinguishable by, consumers, 492
571	605		and (B) respects any applicable accessibility requirements. 493
572	606		(b) If the synthetic digital content described in subsection (a) of this 494
573	607		section is in an audio, image or video format, and such synthetic digital 495
574	608		content forms part of an evidently artistic, creative, satirical, fictional 496
575	609		analogous work or program, the disclosure required under said 497
576	610		subsection shall be limited to a disclosure that does not hamper the 498
577	611		display or enjoyment of such work or program. 499
578	612		(c) If the synthetic digital content described in subsection (a) of this 500
579	613		section is in the form of text published to inform the public on any 501
580	614		matter of public interest, no disclosure shall be required under said 502
581	615		subsection if: 503
582	616		(1) Such synthetic digital content has undergone a process of human 504
583	617		review or editorial control; and 505
584	618		(2) A person holds editorial responsibility for the publication of such 506
585	619		synthetic digital content. 507
586		-	(d) The disclosure requirements established in subsection (a) of this 508
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587	627		section shall not apply to the extent that any artificial intelligence system 509
588	628		described in said subsection is used to detect, prevent, investigate or 510
589	629		prosecute any crime where authorized by law. 511
590	630		Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) Nothing in sections 1 to 9, 512
591		-	inclusive, of this act shall be construed to restrict a developer's or 513 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	631	+	inclusive, of this act shall be construed to restrict a developer's or 513
596	632		deployer's ability to: (1) Comply with federal, state or municipal law; (2) 514
597	633		comply with a civil, criminal or regulatory inquiry, investigation, 515
598	634		subpoena or summons by federal, state, municipal or other 516
599	635		governmental authorities; (3) cooperate with law enforcement agencies 517
600	636		concerning conduct or activity that the developer or deployer 518
601	637		reasonably and in good faith believes may violate federal, state or 519
602	638		municipal law; (4) investigate, establish, exercise, prepare for or defend 520
603	639		legal claims; (5) take immediate steps to protect an interest that is 521
604	640		essential for the life or physical safety of a consumer or another 522
605	641		individual; (6) prevent, detect, protect against or respond to security 523
606	642		incidents, identity theft, fraud, harassment, malicious or deceptive 524
607	643		activities or any illegal activity, preserve the integrity or security of 525
608	644		systems or investigate, report or prosecute those responsible for any 526
609	645		such action; (7) engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific or statistical 527
610	646		research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics 528
611	647		and privacy laws and is approved, monitored and governed by an 529
612	648		institutional review board that determines, or by similar independent 530
613	649		oversight entities that determine, (A) that the expected benefits of the 531
614	650		research outweigh the risks associated with such research, and (B) 532
615	651		whether the developer or deployer has implemented reasonable 533
616	652		safeguards to mitigate the risks associated with such research; (8) 534
617	653		conduct any research, testing and development activities regarding any 535
618	654		artificial intelligence system or model, other than testing conducted 536
619	655		under real world conditions, before such artificial intelligence system or 537
620	656		model is placed on the market or put into service; or (9) assist another 538
621	657		developer or deployer with any of the obligations imposed under 539
622	658		sections 1 to 9, inclusive, of this act. 540
623		-	(b) The obligations imposed on developers or deployers under 541
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624	666		sections 1 to 9, inclusive, of this act shall not restrict a developer's or 542
625	667		deployer's ability to: (1) Effectuate a product recall; or (2) identify and 543
626	668		repair technical errors that impair existing or intended functionality. 544
627	669		(c) The obligations imposed on developers or deployers under 545
628	670		sections 1 to 9, inclusive, of this act shall not apply where compliance by 546
629		-	the developer or deployer with said sections would violate an 547 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	671	+	the developer or deployer with said sections would violate an 547
634	672		evidentiary privilege under the laws of this state. 548
635	673		(d) Nothing in sections 1 to 9, inclusive, of this act shall be construed 549
636	674		to impose any obligation on a developer or deployer that adversely 550
637	675		affects the rights or freedoms of any person, including, but not limited 551
638	676		to, the rights of any person: (1) To freedom of speech or freedom of the 552
639	677		press guaranteed in the First Amendment to the United States 553
640	678		Constitution; or (2) under section 52-146t of the general statutes. 554
641	679		(e) Nothing in sections 1 to 9, inclusive, of this act shall be construed 555
642	680		to apply to any developer or deployer insofar as such developer or 556
643	681		deployer develops, deploys or intentionally and substantially modifies 557
644	682		an artificial intelligence system: (1) That has been approved by the 558
645	683		federal Food and Drug Administration; and (2) in accordance with all 559
646	684		applicable federal laws, regulations, rules and procedures concerning 560
647	685		such artificial intelligence system. 561
648	686		(f) If a developer or deployer engages in any action pursuant to an 562
649	687		exemption set forth in subsections (a) to (e), inclusive, of this section, the 563
650	688		developer or deployer bears the burden of demonstrating that such 564
651	689		action qualifies for such exemption. 565
652	690		Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) Except as provided in 566
653	691		section 46a-54 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and section 567
654	692		11 of this act, the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Consumer 568
655	693		Protection shall have exclusive authority to enforce the provisions of 569
656	694		sections 1 to 8, inclusive, of this act. 570
657	695		(b) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, during the 571
658		-	period beginning on July 1, 2025, and ending on June 30, 2026, the 572
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659	703		Attorney General or the Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall, 573
660	704		prior to initiating any action for a violation of any provision of sections 574
661	705		1 to 8, inclusive, of this act, issue a notice of violation to the developer 575
662	706		or deployer if the Attorney General or the Commissioner of Consumer 576
663	707		Protection determines that it is possible to cure such violation. If the 577
664	708		developer or deployer fails to cure such violation not later than sixty 578
665		-	days after receipt of the notice of violation, the Attorney General or the 579 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	709	+	days after receipt of the notice of violation, the Attorney General or the 579
670	710		Commissioner of Consumer Protection may bring an action pursuant to 580
671	711		this section. Not later than January 1, 2027, the Attorney General or the 581
672	712		Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall submit a report, in 582
673	713		accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 583
674	714		to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 584
675	715		cognizance of matters relating to consumer protection disclosing: (1) 585
676	716		The number of notices of violation the Attorney General or the 586
677	717		Commissioner of Consumer Protection has issued; (2) the nature of each 587
678	718		violation; (3) the number of violations that were cured during the sixty-588
679	719		day cure period; and (4) any other matter the Attorney General or the 589
680	720		Commissioner of Consumer Protection deems relevant for the purposes 590
681	721		of such report. 591
682	722		(c) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, beginning on 592
683	723		July 1, 2026, the Attorney General or the Commissioner of Consumer 593
684	724		Protection may, in determining whether to grant a developer or 594
685	725		deployer the opportunity to cure a violation described in subsection (b) 595
686	726		of this section, consider: (1) The number of violations; (2) the size and 596
687	727		complexity of the developer or deployer; (3) the nature and extent of the 597
688	728		developer's or deployer's business; (4) the substantial likelihood of 598
689	729		injury to the public; (5) the safety of persons or property; and (6) 599
690	730		whether such violation was likely caused by human or technical error. 600
691	731		(d) Nothing in sections 1 to 8, inclusive, of this act shall be construed 601
692	732		as providing the basis for a private right of action for violations of said 602
693	733		sections. 603
694	734		(e) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (f) of this section, a 604
695		-	violation of the requirements established in sections 1 to 8, inclusive, of 605
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696	742		this act shall constitute an unfair trade practice for purposes of section 606
697	743		42-110b of the general statutes and shall be enforced solely by the 607
698	744		Attorney General and the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, 608
699	745		provided the provisions of section 42-110g of the general statutes shall 609
700	746		not apply to such violation. 610
701		-	(f) (1) In any action commenced by the Attorney General or the 611 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	747	+	(f) (1) In any action commenced by the Attorney General or the 611
706	748		Commissioner of Consumer Protection for any violation of sections 1 to 612
707	749		8, inclusive, of this act, it shall be an affirmative defense that: 613
708	750		(A) The developer or deployer implemented and maintains a 614
709	751		program that is in compliance with: 615
710	752		(i) The latest version of the "Artificial Intelligence Risk Management 616
711	753		Framework" published by the National Institute of Standards and 617
712	754		Technology or another nationally or internationally recognized risk 618
713	755		management framework for artificial intelligence systems; 619
714	756		(ii) Any risk management framework for artificial intelligence 620
715	757		systems designated by the Banking Commissioner or Insurance 621
716	758		Commissioner if the developer or deployer is regulated by the 622
717	759		Department of Banking or Insurance Department; or 623
718	760		(iii) Any risk management framework for artificial intelligence 624
719	761		systems that the Attorney General, in the Attorney General's discretion, 625
720	762		may designate; and 626
721	763		(B) The developer or deployer: 627
722	764		(i) Encourages the deployers or users of the artificial intelligence 628
723	765		system to provide feedback to such developer or deployer; 629
724	766		(ii) Discovers a violation of any provision of sections 1 to 8, inclusive, 630
725	767		of this act (I) as a result of the feedback described in subparagraph (B)(i) 631
726	768		of this subdivision, (II) through adversarial testing or red-teaming, as 632
727	769		such terms are defined or used by the National Institutes of Standards 633
728		-	and Technology, or (III) through an internal review process; and 634
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729	777		(iii) Not later than sixty days after discovering the violation as set 635
730	778		forth in subparagraph (B)(ii) of this subdivision, (I) cures such violation, 636
731	779		and (II) provides to the Attorney General or the Commissioner of 637
732	780		Consumer Protection, in a form and manner prescribed by the Attorney 638
733	781		General or the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, notice that such 639
734	782		violation has been cured and evidence that any harm caused by such 640
735		-	violation has been mitigated. 641 Substitute Bill No. 2
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739		-
	783	+	violation has been mitigated. 641
740	784		(2) The developer or deployer bears the burden of demonstrating to 642
741	785		the Attorney General or the Commissioner of Consumer Protection that 643
742	786		the requirements established in subdivision (1) of this subsection have 644
743	787		been satisfied. 645
744	788		(3) The Attorney General or the Commissioner of Consumer 646
745	789		Protection shall notify the Commission on Human Rights and 647
746	790		Opportunities, in a form and manner prescribed by the Attorney 648
747	791		General or the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, each time the 649
748	792		Attorney General or the Commissioner of Consumer Protection 650
749	793		commences any action against a deployer for failure to use reasonable 651
750	794		care to protect any consumer from any known or reasonably foreseeable 652
751	795		risk of algorithmic discrimination as required under section 3 of this act. 653
752	796		Such notice shall include the deployer's name and any other information 654
753	797		the Attorney General or the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in 655
754	798		consultation with the Commission on Human Rights and 656
755	799		Opportunities, deems relevant for the purposes of this section and 657
756	800		section 11 of this act. 658
757	801		Sec. 10. Section 46a-51 of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 659
758	802		is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 660
759	803		October 1, 2024): 661
760	804		As used in section 4a-60a, [and] this chapter and section 11 of this act: 662
761	805		(1) "Algorithmic discrimination" has the same meaning as provided 663
762	806		in section 1 of this act; 664
763		-	[(1)] (2) "Blind" refers to an individual whose central visual acuity 665
	807	+	[(1)] (2) "Blind" refers to an individual whose central visual acuity 665 Substitute Bill No. 2
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764	814		does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses, or whose 666
765	815		visual acuity is greater than 20/200 but is accompanied by a limitation 667
766	816		in the fields of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field 668
767	817		subtends an angle no greater than twenty degrees; 669
768	818		[(2)] (3) "Commission" means the Commission on Human Rights and 670
769		-	Opportunities created by section 46a-52; 671 Substitute Bill No. 2
770		-
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773		-
	819	+	Opportunities created by section 46a-52; 671
774	820		[(3)] (4) "Commission legal counsel" means a member of the legal staff 672
775	821		employed by the commission pursuant to section 46a-54, as amended 673
776	822		by this act; 674
777	823		[(4)] (5) "Commissioner" means a member of the commission; 675
778	824		[(5)] (6) "Court" means the Superior Court or any judge of said court; 676
779	825		(7) "Deployer" has the same meaning as provided in section 1 of this 677
780	826		act; 678
781	827		[(6)] (8) "Discrimination" includes segregation and separation; 679
782	828		[(7)] (9) "Discriminatory employment practice" means any 680
783	829		discriminatory practice specified in subsection (b), (d), (e) or (f) of 681
784	830		section 31-51i or section 46a-60 or 46a-81c; 682
785	831		[(8)] (10) "Discriminatory practice" means a violation of section 4a-60, 683
786	832		4a-60a, 4a-60g, 31-40y, subsection (b), (d), (e) or (f) of section 31-51i, 684
787	833		subparagraph (C) of subdivision (15) of section 46a-54, as amended by 685
788	834		this act, subdivisions (16) and (17) of section 46a-54, as amended by this 686
789	835		act, section 46a-58, 46a-59, 46a-60, 46a-64, 46a-64c, 46a-66, 46a-68, 46a-687
790	836		68c to 46a-68f, inclusive, or 46a-70 to 46a-78, inclusive, subsection (a) of 688
791	837		section 46a-80 or sections 46a-81b to 46a-81o, inclusive, and sections 46a-689
792	838		80b to 46a-80e, inclusive, and sections 46a-80k to 46a-80m, inclusive, and 690
793	839		section 11 of this act; 691
794	840		[(9)] (11) "Employee" means any person employed by an employer 692
795		-	but shall not include any individual employed by such individual's 693
	841	+	but shall not include any individual employed by such individual's 693 Substitute Bill No. 2
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796	848		parents, spouse or child. "Employee" includes any elected or appointed 694
797	849		official of a municipality, board, commission, counsel or other 695
798	850		governmental body; 696
799	851		[(10)] (12) "Employer" includes the state and all political subdivisions 697
800	852		thereof and means any person or employer with one or more persons in 698
801	853		such person's or employer's employ; 699
802		-	[(11)] (13) "Employment agency" means any person undertaking with 700 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	854	+	[(11)] (13) "Employment agency" means any person undertaking with 700
807	855		or without compensation to procure employees or opportunities to 701
808	856		work; 702
809	857		[(12)] (14) "Labor organization" means any organization which exists 703
810	858		for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective bargaining or of dealing 704
811	859		with employers concerning grievances, terms or conditions of 705
812	860		employment, or of other mutual aid or protection in connection with 706
813	861		employment; 707
814	862		[(13)] (15) "Intellectual disability" means intellectual disability as 708
815	863		defined in section 1-1g; 709
816	864		[(14)] (16) "Person" means one or more individuals, partnerships, 710
817	865		associations, corporations, limited liability companies, legal 711
818	866		representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers and the state 712
819	867		and all political subdivisions and agencies thereof; 713
820	868		[(15)] (17) "Physically disabled" refers to any individual who has any 714
821	869		chronic physical handicap, infirmity or impairment, whether congenital 715
822	870		or resulting from bodily injury, organic processes or changes or from 716
823	871		illness, including, but not limited to, epilepsy, deafness or being hard of 717
824	872		hearing or reliance on a wheelchair or other remedial appliance or 718
825	873		device; 719
826	874		[(16)] (18) "Respondent" means any person alleged in a complaint 720
827	875		filed pursuant to section 46a-82 to have committed a discriminatory 721
828		-	practice; 722
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829	883		[(17)] (19) "Discrimination on the basis of sex" includes but is not 723
830	884		limited to discrimination related to pregnancy, child-bearing capacity, 724
831	885		sterilization, fertility or related medical conditions; 725
832	886		[(18)] (20) "Discrimination on the basis of religious creed" includes 726
833	887		but is not limited to discrimination related to all aspects of religious 727
834	888		observances and practice as well as belief, unless an employer 728
835	889		demonstrates that the employer is unable to reasonably accommodate 729
836		-	to an employee's or prospective employee's religious observance or 730 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	890	+	to an employee's or prospective employee's religious observance or 730
841	891		practice without undue hardship on the conduct of the employer's 731
842	892		business; 732
843	893		[(19)] (21) "Learning disability" refers to an individual who exhibits a 733
844	894		severe discrepancy between educational performance and measured 734
845	895		intellectual ability and who exhibits a disorder in one or more of the 735
846	896		basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using 736
847	897		language, spoken or written, which may manifest itself in a diminished 737
848	898		ability to listen, speak, read, write, spell or to do mathematical 738
849	899		calculations; 739
850	900		[(20)] (22) "Mental disability" refers to an individual who has a record 740
851	901		of, or is regarded as having one or more mental disorders, as defined in 741
852	902		the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association's 742
853	903		"Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders"; [and] 743
854	904		[(21)] (23) "Gender identity or expression" means a person's gender-744
855	905		related identity, appearance or behavior, whether or not that gender-745
856	906		related identity, appearance or behavior is different from that 746
857	907		traditionally associated with the person's physiology or assigned sex at 747
858	908		birth, which gender-related identity can be shown by providing 748
859	909		evidence including, but not limited to, medical history, care or treatment 749
860	910		of the gender-related identity, consistent and uniform assertion of the 750
861	911		gender-related identity or any other evidence that the gender-related 751
862	912		identity is sincerely held, part of a person's core identity or not being 752
863		-	asserted for an improper purpose; 753
	913	+	asserted for an improper purpose; 753 Substitute Bill No. 2
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864	920		[(22)] (24) "Veteran" means veteran as defined in subsection (a) of 754
865	921		section 27-103; 755
866	922		[(23)] (25) "Race" is inclusive of ethnic traits historically associated 756
867	923		with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective 757
868	924		hairstyles; 758
869	925		[(24)] (26) "Protective hairstyles" includes, but is not limited to, wigs, 759
870	926		headwraps and hairstyles such as individual braids, cornrows, locs, 760
871		-	twists, Bantu knots, afros and afro puffs; 761 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	927	+	twists, Bantu knots, afros and afro puffs; 761
876	928		[(25)] (27) "Domestic violence" has the same meaning as provided in 762
877	929		subsection (b) of section 46b-1; and 763
878	930		[(26)] (28) "Sexual orientation" means a person's identity in relation to 764
879	931		the gender or genders to which they are romantically, emotionally or 765
880	932		sexually attracted, inclusive of any identity that a person (A) may have 766
881	933		previously expressed, or (B) is perceived by another person to hold. 767
882	934		Sec. 11. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) As used in this section, 768
883	935		"artificial intelligence system", "consumer" and "high-risk artificial 769
884	936		intelligence system" have the same meanings as provided in section 1 of 770
885	937		this act. 771
886	938		(b) Beginning on July 1, 2025, it shall be a discriminatory practice in 772
887	939		violation of this section for any deployer of a high-risk artificial 773
888	940		intelligence system to fail to use reasonable care to protect any consumer 774
889	941		from any known or reasonably foreseeable risks of algorithmic 775
890	942		discrimination as required under section 3 of this act. 776
891	943		(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of chapter 814c of the 777
892	944		general statutes, and except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, 778
893	945		during the period beginning on July 1, 2025, and ending on June 30, 779
894	946		2026, the commission shall, prior to initiating any action for any 780
895	947		discriminatory practice in violation of subsection (b) of this section, 781
896	948		issue a notice of violation to the deployer if the commission determines 782
897		-	that it is possible to cure such violation. If the deployer fails to cure such 783
	949	+	that it is possible to cure such violation. If the deployer fails to cure such 783 Substitute Bill No. 2
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898	956		violation not later than sixty days after receipt of the notice of violation, 784
899	957		the commission may bring an action to enforce the provisions of this 785
900	958		section. Not later than January 1, 2027, the commission shall submit a 786
901	959		report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 787
902	960		statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 788
903	961		having cognizance of matters relating to consumer protection 789
904	962		disclosing: (1) The number of notices of violation the commission has 790
905	963		issued; (2) the nature of each violation; (3) the number of violations that 791
906	964		were cured during the sixty-day cure period; and (4) any other matter 792
907		-	the commission deems relevant for the purposes of such report. 793 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	965	+	the commission deems relevant for the purposes of such report. 793
912	966		(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of chapter 814c of the 794
913	967		general statutes, and except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, 795
914	968		beginning on July 1, 2026, the commission may, in determining whether 796
915	969		to grant a deployer the opportunity to cure any discriminatory practice 797
916	970		in violation of subsection (b) of this section, consider: (1) The number of 798
917	971		violations; (2) the size and complexity of the deployer; (3) the nature and 799
918	972		extent of the deployer's business; (4) the substantial likelihood of injury 800
919	973		to the public; (5) the safety of persons or property; and (6) whether such 801
920	974		violation was likely caused by human or technical error. 802
921	975		(e) (1) In any action commenced by the commission for any 803
922	976		discriminatory practice in violation of subsection (b) of this section, it 804
923	977		shall be an affirmative defense that: 805
924	978		(A) The deployer of the high-risk artificial intelligence system 806
925	979		implemented and maintains a program that is in compliance with: 807
926	980		(i) The latest version of the "Artificial Intelligence Risk Management 808
927	981		Framework" published by the National Institute of Standards and 809
928	982		Technology or another nationally or internationally recognized risk 810
929	983		management framework for artificial intelligence systems; 811
930	984		(ii) Any risk management framework for artificial intelligence 812
931	985		systems designated by the Banking Commissioner or Insurance 813
932		-	Commissioner if the deployer is regulated by the Department of 814
	986	+	Commissioner if the deployer is regulated by the Department of 814 Substitute Bill No. 2
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933	993		Banking or Insurance Department; or 815
934	994		(iii) Any risk management framework for artificial intelligence 816
935	995		systems that the Attorney General, in the Attorney General's discretion, 817
936	996		may designate; and 818
937	997		(B) The deployer: 819
938	998		(i) Encourages the users of the high-risk artificial intelligence system 820
939	999		to provide feedback to such deployer; 821
940	1000		(ii) Discovers any discriminatory practice in violation of subsection 822
941		-	(b) of this section: (I) As a result of the feedback described in 823 Substitute Bill No. 2
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945		-
	1001	+	(b) of this section: (I) As a result of the feedback described in 823
946	1002		subparagraph (B)(i) of this subdivision; (II) through adversarial testing 824
947	1003		or red-teaming, as such terms are defined or used by the National 825
948	1004		Institutes of Standards and Technology; or (III) through an internal 826
949	1005		review process; and 827
950	1006		(iii) Not later than sixty days after discovering the violation as set 828
951	1007		forth in subparagraph (B)(ii) of this subdivision: (I) Cures such violation; 829
952	1008		and (II) provides to the commission, in a form and manner prescribed 830
953	1009		by the commission, notice that such violation has been cured and 831
954	1010		evidence that any harm caused by such violation has been mitigated. 832
955	1011		(2) The deployer bears the burden of demonstrating to the 833
956	1012		commission that the requirements established in subdivision (1) of this 834
957	1013		subsection have been satisfied. 835
958	1014		(f) The commission shall not initiate any action against a deployer for 836
959	1015		any discriminatory practice in violation of subsection (b) of this section 837
960	1016		if: (1) The Attorney General or the Commissioner of Consumer 838
961	1017		Protection has initiated an action against the deployer for a failure to use 839
962	1018		reasonable care as required under section 3 of this act; and (2) the 840
963	1019		violation and failure are founded on the same omission or conduct. 841
964	1020		(g) Any deployer that engages in any discriminatory practice in 842
965		-	violation of subsection (b) of this section shall be fined not less than three 843
	1021	+	violation of subsection (b) of this section shall be fined not less than three 843 Substitute Bill No. 2
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966	1028		thousand dollars and not more than seven thousand dollars for each 844
967	1029		violation. 845
968	1030		Sec. 12. Section 46a-54 of the general statutes is repealed and the 846
969	1031		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 847
970	1032		The commission shall have the following powers and duties: 848
971	1033		(1) To establish and maintain such offices as the commission may 849
972	1034		deem necessary; 850
973	1035		(2) To organize the commission into a division of affirmative action 851
974	1036		monitoring and contract compliance, a division of discriminatory 852
975		-	practice complaints and such other divisions, bureaus or units as may 853 Substitute Bill No. 2
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979		-
	1037	+	practice complaints and such other divisions, bureaus or units as may 853
980	1038		be necessary for the efficient conduct of business of the commission; 854
981	1039		(3) To employ legal staff and commission legal counsel as necessary 855
982	1040		to perform the duties and responsibilities under section 46a-55. Each 856
983	1041		commission legal counsel shall be admitted to practice law in this state; 857
984	1042		(4) To appoint such investigators and other employees and agents as 858
985	1043		it deems necessary, fix their compensation within the limitations 859
986	1044		provided by law and prescribe their duties; 860
987	1045		(5) To adopt, publish, amend and rescind regulations consistent with 861
988	1046		and to effectuate the provisions of this chapter; 862
989	1047		(6) To establish rules of practice to govern, expedite and effectuate 863
990	1048		the procedures set forth in this chapter; 864
991	1049		(7) To recommend policies and make recommendations to agencies 865
992	1050		and officers of the state and local subdivisions of government to 866
993	1051		effectuate the policies of this chapter; 867
994	1052		(8) To receive, initiate as provided in section 46a-82, investigate and 868
995	1053		mediate discriminatory practice complaints; 869
996		-	(9) By itself or with or by hearing officers or human rights referees, to 870
	1054	+	(9) By itself or with or by hearing officers or human rights referees, to 870 Substitute Bill No. 2
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997	1061		hold hearings, subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance, 871
998	1062		administer oaths, take the testimony of any person under oath and 872
999	1063		require the production for examination of any books and papers relating 873
1000	1064		to any matter under investigation or in question; 874
1001	1065		(10) To make rules as to the procedure for the issuance of subpoenas 875
1002	1066		by individual commissioners, hearing officers and human rights 876
1003	1067		referees; 877
1004	1068		(11) To require written answers to interrogatories under oath relating 878
1005	1069		to any complaint under investigation pursuant to this chapter alleging 879
1006	1070		any discriminatory practice as defined in subdivision [(8)] (10) of section 880
1007	1071		46a-51, as amended by this act, and to adopt regulations, in accordance 881
1008		-	with the provisions of chapter 54, for the procedure for the issuance of 882 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	1072	+	with the provisions of chapter 54, for the procedure for the issuance of 882
1013	1073		interrogatories and compliance with interrogatory requests; 883
1014	1074		(12) To utilize such voluntary and uncompensated services of private 884
1015	1075		individuals, agencies and organizations as may from time to time be 885
1016	1076		offered and needed and with the cooperation of such agencies, (A) to 886
1017	1077		study the problems of discrimination in all or specific fields of human 887
1018	1078		relationships, and (B) to foster through education and community effort 888
1019	1079		or otherwise good will among the groups and elements of the 889
1020	1080		population of the state; 890
1021	1081		(13) To require the posting by an employer, employment agency or 891
1022	1082		labor organization of such notices regarding statutory provisions as the 892
1023	1083		commission shall provide; 893
1024	1084		(14) To require the posting, by any respondent or other person subject 894
1025	1085		to the requirements of section 46a-64, 46a-64c, 46a-81d or 46a-81e, of 895
1026	1086		such notices of statutory provisions as it deems desirable; 896
1027	1087		(15) To require an employer having three or more employees to (A) 897
1028	1088		post in a prominent and accessible location information concerning the 898
1029	1089		illegality of sexual harassment and remedies available to victims of 899
1030	1090		sexual harassment; (B) provide, not later than three months after the 900
1031		-	employee's start date with the employer, a copy of the information 901
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1032	1098		concerning the illegality of sexual harassment and remedies available to 902
1033	1099		victims of sexual harassment to each employee by electronic mail with 903
1034	1100		a subject line that includes the words "Sexual Harassment Policy" or 904
1035	1101		words of similar import, if (i) the employer has provided an electronic 905
1036	1102		mail account to the employee, or (ii) the employee has provided the 906
1037	1103		employer with an electronic mail address, provided if an employer has 907
1038	1104		not provided an electronic mail account to the employee, the employer 908
1039	1105		shall post the information concerning the illegality of sexual harassment 909
1040	1106		and remedies available to victims of sexual harassment on the 910
1041	1107		employer's Internet web site, if the employer maintains such an Internet 911
1042	1108		web site. An employer may comply with the requirements of this 912
1043	1109		subparagraph, by providing an employee with the link to the 913
1044		-	commission's Internet web site concerning the illegality of sexual 914 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1049	1111		harassment and the remedies available to victims of sexual harassment 915
1050	1112		by electronic mail, text message or in writing; and (C) provide two hours 916
1051	1113		of training and education to employees within one year of October 1, 917
1052	1114		2019, provided any employer who has provided such training and 918
1053	1115		education to any such employees after October 1, 2018, shall not be 919
1054	1116		required to provide such training and education a second time. An 920
1055	1117		employer having (i) three or more employees, shall provide such 921
1056	1118		training and education to an employee hired on or after October 1, 2019, 922
1057	1119		not later than six months after the date of his or her hire, provided the 923
1058	1120		commission has developed and made available such training and 924
1059	1121		education materials in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (8) 925
1060	1122		of subsection (a) of section 46a-56; or (ii) less than three employees shall 926
1061	1123		provide such training and education to all supervisory employees 927
1062	1124		within one year of October 1, 2019, and to all new supervisory 928
1063	1125		employees within six months of their assumption of a supervisory 929
1064	1126		position, provided any employer who has provided such training and 930
1065	1127		education to any such supervisory employees after October 1, 2018, shall 931
1066	1128		not be required to provide such training and education a second time. 932
1067	1129		Any supervisory employee hired on or after October 1, 2019, by an 933
1068	1130		employer having less than three employees, shall receive such training 934
1069	1131		and education not later than six months after the date of his or her hire, 935
1070		-	provided the commission has developed and made available such 936
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1071	1139		training and education materials in accordance with the provisions of 937
1072	1140		subdivision (8) of subsection (a) of section 46a-56. Such training and 938
1073	1141		education shall include information concerning the federal and state 939
1074	1142		statutory provisions concerning sexual harassment and remedies 940
1075	1143		available to victims of sexual harassment. If an employee has received 941
1076	1144		in-person training provided by the commission or has taken the no cost 942
1077	1145		online training provided by the commission on its Internet web site in 943
1078	1146		accordance with the provisions of subdivision (8) of subsection (a) of 944
1079	1147		section 46a-56 while employed by a different employer within the two 945
1080	1148		years preceding the date of hire, an employer may consider such prior 946
1081	1149		training to satisfy the training requirements of this subdivision. An 947
1082	1150		employer who is required to provide training under this subdivision 948
1083		-	shall provide periodic supplemental training that updates all 949 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	1151	+	shall provide periodic supplemental training that updates all 949
1088	1152		supervisory and nonsupervisory employees on the content of such 950
1089	1153		training and education not less than every ten years. As used in this 951
1090	1154		subdivision, "sexual harassment" has the same meaning as provided in 952
1091	1155		subdivision (8) of subsection (b) of section 46a-60 and "employer" 953
1092	1156		includes the General Assembly and "employee" means any individual 954
1093	1157		employed by an employer, including an individual employed by such 955
1094	1158		individual's parent, spouse or child; 956
1095	1159		(16) To require each state agency that employs one or more 957
1096	1160		employees to (A) provide a minimum of three hours of diversity 958
1097	1161		training and education (i) to all supervisory and nonsupervisory 959
1098	1162		employees, not later than July 1, 2002, with priority for such training to 960
1099	1163		supervisory employees, and (ii) to all newly hired supervisory and 961
1100	1164		nonsupervisory employees, not later than six months after their 962
1101	1165		assumption of a position with a state agency, with priority for such 963
1102	1166		training to supervisory employees. Such training and education shall 964
1103	1167		include information concerning the federal and state statutory 965
1104	1168		provisions concerning discrimination and hate crimes directed at 966
1105	1169		protected classes and remedies available to victims of discrimination 967
1106	1170		and hate crimes, standards for working with and serving persons from 968
1107	1171		diverse populations and strategies for addressing differences that may 969
1108		-	arise from diverse work environments; and (B) submit an annual report 970
	1172	+	arise from diverse work environments; and (B) submit an annual report 970 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1109	1179		to the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities concerning the 971
1110	1180		status of the diversity training and education required under 972
1111	1181		subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. The information in such annual 973
1112	1182		reports shall be reviewed by the commission for the purpose of 974
1113	1183		submitting an annual summary report to the General Assembly. 975
1114	1184		Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, if a state agency has 976
1115	1185		provided such diversity training and education to any of its employees 977
1116	1186		prior to October 1, 1999, such state agency shall not be required to 978
1117	1187		provide such training and education a second time to such employees. 979
1118	1188		The requirements of this subdivision shall be accomplished within 980
1119	1189		available appropriations. As used in this subdivision, "employee" 981
1120	1190		includes any part-time employee who works more than twenty hours 982
1121		-	per week; 983 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1126	1192		(17) To require each agency to submit information demonstrating its 984
1127	1193		compliance with subdivision (16) of this section as part of its affirmative 985
1128	1194		action plan and to receive and investigate complaints concerning the 986
1129	1195		failure of a state agency to comply with the requirements of subdivision 987
1130	1196		(16) of this section; 988
1131	1197		(18) To enter into contracts for and accept grants of private or federal 989
1132	1198		funds and to accept gifts, donations or bequests, including donations of 990
1133	1199		service by attorneys; 991
1134	1200		(19) To require each state agency to provide a minimum of one hour 992
1135	1201		of training and education related to domestic violence and the resources 993
1136	1202		available to victims of domestic violence (A) to all employees hired prior 994
1137	1203		to January 1, 2023, not later than July 1, 2023, and (B) to all employees 995
1138	1204		hired on or after January 1, 2023, not later than six months after their 996
1139	1205		assumption of a position with a state agency. Such training and 997
1140	1206		education shall include information concerning (i) domestic violence, 998
1141	1207		abuser and victim behaviors; (ii) how domestic violence may impact the 999
1142	1208		workplace; and (iii) the resources available to victims of domestic 1000
1143	1209		violence. The requirements of this subdivision shall be accomplished 1001
1144	1210		within available appropriations using the training and education 1002
1145		-	materials made available by the commission in accordance with the 1003
	1211	+	materials made available by the commission in accordance with the 1003 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1146	1218		provisions of subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of section 46a-56; [and] 1004
1147	1219		(20) To require an employer having three or more employees to post 1005
1148	1220		in a prominent and accessible location information concerning domestic 1006
1149	1221		violence and the resources available to victims of domestic violence in 1007
1150	1222		Connecticut; and 1008
1151	1223		(21) Beginning on July 1, 2025, to require a deployer, or the third party 1009
1152	1224		contracted by a deployer as set forth in subsection (c) of section 3 of this 1010
1153	1225		act, as applicable, to provide to the commission any impact assessment 1011
1154	1226		completed pursuant to said subsection. The deployer or third party shall 1012
1155	1227		provide such impact assessment to the commission in a manner 1013
1156	1228		prescribed by the commission and not later than seven days after the 1014
1157		-	commission requests such impact assessment. Such impact assessment 1015 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1161		-
	1229	+	commission requests such impact assessment. Such impact assessment 1015
1162	1230		shall be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 1016
1163	1231		as defined in section 1-200. To the extent any information contained in 1017
1164	1232		any such impact assessment includes any information subject to the 1018
1165	1233		attorney-client privilege or work product protection, such disclosure 1019
1166	1234		shall not constitute a waiver of such privilege or protection. Nothing in 1020
1167	1235		this subdivision shall be construed to require a deployer, or the third 1021
1168	1236		party contracted by a deployer as set forth in subsection (c) of section 3 1022
1169	1237		of this act, as applicable, to disclose any trade secret, as defined in 1023
1170	1238		section 35-51, or other confidential or proprietary information. 1024
1171	1239		Sec. 13. Section 19a-490s of the general statutes is repealed and the 1025
1172	1240		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 1026
1173	1241		Except as provided in this section, a health care employer shall report 1027
1174	1242		to such employer's local law enforcement agency any act which may 1028
1175	1243		constitute an assault or related offense, as described in part V of chapter 1029
1176	1244		952, against a health care employee acting in the performance of his or 1030
1177	1245		her duties. A health care employer shall make such report not later than 1031
1178	1246		twenty-four hours after the occurrence of the act. The health care 1032
1179	1247		employer shall provide the names and addresses of those involved with 1033
1180	1248		such act to the local law enforcement agency. A health care employer 1034
1181		-	shall not be required to report any act which may constitute assault or a 1035
	1249	+	shall not be required to report any act which may constitute assault or a 1035 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1182	1256		related offense if the act was committed by a person with a disability as 1036
1183	1257		described in subdivision [(13), (15) or (20)] (15), (17) or (22) of section 1037
1184	1258		46a-51, as amended by this act, whose conduct is a clear and direct 1038
1185	1259		manifestation of the disability. 1039
1186	1260		Sec. 14. Subdivision (8) of section 46a-64b of the general statutes is 1040
1187	1261		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1041
1188	1262		1, 2024): 1042
1189	1263		(8) "Physical or mental disability" includes, but is not limited to, 1043
1190	1264		intellectual disability, as defined in section 1-1g, and physical disability, 1044
1191	1265		as defined in subdivision [(15)] (17) of section 46a-51, as amended by 1045
1192	1266		this act, and also includes, but is not limited to, persons who have a 1046
1193		-	handicap as that term is defined in the Fair Housing Act. 1047 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	1267	+	handicap as that term is defined in the Fair Housing Act. 1047
1198	1268		Sec. 15. Subsection (c) of section 53a-167c of the 2024 supplement to 1048
1199	1269		the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1049
1200	1270		thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 1050
1201	1271		(c) In any prosecution under this section involving assault of a health 1051
1202	1272		care employee, as defined in section 19a-490q, it shall be an affirmative 1052
1203	1273		defense that the defendant is a person with a disability as described in 1053
1204	1274		subdivision [(13), (15) or (20)] (15), (17) or (22) of section 46a-51, as 1054
1205	1275		amended by this act, and the defendant's conduct was a clear and direct 1055
1206	1276		manifestation of the disability, except that for the purposes of this 1056
1207	1277		subsection, "mental disability", as defined in subdivision [(20)] (22) of 1057
1208	1278		section 46a-51, as amended by this act, does not include any abnormality 1058
1209	1279		manifested only by repeated criminal or antisocial conduct. 1059
1210	1280		Sec. 16. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) For the purposes of this 1060
1211	1281		section, "artificial intelligence" means: (1) An artificial system that (A) 1061
1212	1282		performs tasks under varying and unpredictable circumstances without 1062
1213	1283		significant human oversight or can learn from experience and improve 1063
1214	1284		such performance when exposed to datasets, (B) is developed in any 1064
1215	1285		context, including, but not limited to, software or physical hardware, 1065
1216		-	and solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning, 1066
	1286	+	and solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning, 1066 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1217	1293		learning, communication or physical action, or (C) is designed to (i) 1067
1218	1294		think or act like a human by using, for example, a cognitive architecture 1068
1219	1295		or neural network, or (ii) act rationally by using, for example, an 1069
1220	1296		intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves goals 1070
1221	1297		through perception, planning, reasoning, learning, communication, 1071
1222	1298		decision-making or action; and (2) a set of techniques, including, but not 1072
1223	1299		limited to, machine learning, that is designed to approximate a cognitive 1073
1224	1300		task. 1074
1225	1301		(b) There is established an Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council to 1075
1226	1302		engage stakeholders and experts to: (1) Study the laws and regulations 1076
1227	1303		of other states concerning artificial intelligence to ensure that the 1077
1228	1304		definitions included in, and requirements imposed by, the laws and 1078
1229	1305		regulations of this state concerning artificial intelligence are consistent 1079
1230		-	with the laws and regulations of such other states; (2) maintain an 1080 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	1306	+	with the laws and regulations of such other states; (2) maintain an 1080
1235	1307		ongoing dialogue between academia, government and industry 1081
1236	1308		concerning artificial intelligence; (3) make recommendations concerning 1082
1237	1309		the adoption of legislation to ensure that this state is a leader in artificial 1083
1238	1310		intelligence innovation; and (4) advise the Department of Economic and 1084
1239	1311		Community Development for the purpose of attracting and promoting 1085
1240	1312		the growth of technology businesses in this state. 1086
1241	1313		(c) (1) (A) The advisory council shall be part of the Legislative 1087
1242	1314		Department and consist of the following voting members: (i) One 1088
1243	1315		appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be 1089
1244	1316		a representative of the industries that are developing artificial 1090
1245	1317		intelligence; (ii) two appointed by the president pro tempore of the 1091
1246	1318		Senate, one of whom shall be a representative of a labor union 1092
1247	1319		representing public employees in this state and one of whom shall be a 1093
1248	1320		representative of the industries that are using artificial intelligence; (iii) 1094
1249	1321		one appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, 1095
1250	1322		who shall be an academic with a concentration in the study of 1096
1251	1323		technology and technology policy; (iv) one appointed by the majority 1097
1252	1324		leader of the Senate, who shall be an academic with a concentration in 1098
1253		-	the study of government and public policy; (v) one appointed by the 1099
	1325	+	the study of government and public policy; (v) one appointed by the 1099 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1254	1332		minority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a 1100
1255	1333		representative of an industry association representing the industries 1101
1256	1334		that are developing artificial intelligence; (vi) one appointed by the 1102
1257	1335		minority leader of the Senate, who shall be a representative of an 1103
1258	1336		industry association representing the industries that are using artificial 1104
1259	1337		intelligence; (vii) one appointed by the House chairperson of the joint 1105
1260	1338		standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 1106
1261	1339		matters relating to consumer protection; (viii) one appointed by the 1107
1262	1340		Senate chairperson of the joint standing committee of the General 1108
1263	1341		Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to consumer 1109
1264	1342		protection; (ix) two appointed by the Governor, who shall be members 1110
1265	1343		of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering; and (x) the 1111
1266	1344		House and Senate chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the 1112
1267	1345		General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to consumer 1113
1268		-	protection. 1114 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	1346	+	protection. 1114
1273	1347		(B) All voting members appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (A)(i) 1115
1274	1348		to (A)(ix), inclusive, of this subdivision shall have professional 1116
1275	1349		experience or academic qualifications in matters pertaining to artificial 1117
1276	1350		intelligence, automated systems, government policy or another related 1118
1277	1351		field. 1119
1278	1352		(C) All initial appointments to the advisory council under 1120
1279	1353		subparagraphs (A)(i) to (A)(ix), inclusive, of this subdivision shall be 1121
1280	1354		made not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. 1122
1281	1355		Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. 1123
1282	1356		(D) Any action taken by the advisory council shall be taken by a 1124
1283	1357		majority vote of all members present who are entitled to vote, provided 1125
1284	1358		no such action may be taken unless at least fifty per cent of such 1126
1285	1359		members are present. 1127
1286	1360		(2) The advisory council shall include the following nonvoting, ex-1128
1287	1361		officio members: (A) The Attorney General, or the Attorney General's 1129
1288	1362		designee; (B) the Comptroller, or the Comptroller's designee; (C) the 1130
1289		-	Treasurer, or the Treasurer's designee; (D) the Commissioner of 1131
	1363	+	Treasurer, or the Treasurer's designee; (D) the Commissioner of 1131 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1290	1370		Administrative Services, or said commissioner's designee; (E) the 1132
1291	1371		Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or said 1133
1292	1372		commissioner's designee; (F) the Chief Data Officer, or said officer's 1134
1293	1373		designee; (G) the executive director of the Freedom of Information 1135
1294	1374		Commission, or said executive director's designee; (H) the executive 1136
1295	1375		director of the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and 1137
1296	1376		Opportunity, or said executive director's designee; (I) the Chief Court 1138
1297	1377		Administrator, or said administrator's designee; and (J) the executive 1139
1298	1378		director of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, or said 1140
1299	1379		executive director's designee. 1141
1300	1380		(d) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 1142
1301	1381		or said commissioner's designee, and the executive director of the 1143
1302	1382		Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, or said executive 1144
1303	1383		director's designee, shall serve as chairpersons of the advisory council. 1145
1304		-	Such chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the advisory 1146 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	1384	+	Such chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the advisory 1146
1309	1385		council, which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective 1147
1310	1386		date of this section. 1148
1311	1387		(e) Not later than January 1, 2025, and at least annually thereafter, the 1149
1312	1388		advisory council shall submit a report, in accordance with the 1150
1313	1389		provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing 1151
1314	1390		committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1152
1315	1391		relating to consumer protection and to the Commissioner of Economic 1153
1316	1392		and Community Development setting forth the advisory council's 1154
1317	1393		findings and recommendations. 1155
1318	1394		(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 1156
1319	1395		General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to consumer 1157
1320	1396		protection shall serve as administrative staff of the advisory council. 1158
1321	1397		Sec. 17. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) A person is guilty of 1159
1322	1398		unlawful dissemination of a synthetic intimate image when (1) such 1160
1323	1399		person intentionally disseminates by electronic or other means a film, 1161
1324	1400		videotape or other image that (A) is not wholly recorded by a camera 1162
1325		-	and is either partially or wholly generated by a computer system, and 1163
	1401	+	and is either partially or wholly generated by a computer system, and 1163 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1326	1408		(B) includes a synthetic representation, that is virtually 1164
1327	1409		indistinguishable from an actual representation, (i) of the genitals, pubic 1165
1328	1410		area or buttocks of another person with less than a fully opaque 1166
1329	1411		covering of such body part, (ii) of the breast of another person who is 1167
1330	1412		female with less than a fully opaque covering of any portion of such 1168
1331	1413		breast below the top of the nipple, or (iii) of another person engaged in 1169
1332	1414		sexual intercourse, as defined in section 53a-193 of the general statutes, 1170
1333	1415		(2) such person disseminates such synthetic intimate image without the 1171
1334	1416		consent of such other person, and (3) such other person suffers harm as 1172
1335	1417		a result of such dissemination. For purposes of this subsection, 1173
1336	1418		"disseminate" and "harm" have the same meanings as provided in 1174
1337	1419		section 53a-189c of the general statutes. 1175
1338	1420		(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to: 1176
1339	1421		(1) Any synthetic intimate image described in subsection (a) of this 1177
1340		-	section of such other person if such image resulted from voluntary 1178 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1344		-
	1422	+	section of such other person if such image resulted from voluntary 1178
1345	1423		exposure or engagement in sexual intercourse by such other person, in 1179
1346	1424		a public place, as defined in section 53a-181 of the general statutes, or in 1180
1347	1425		a commercial setting; 1181
1348	1426		(2) Any synthetic intimate image described in subsection (a) of this 1182
1349	1427		section of such other person, if such other person is not clearly 1183
1350	1428		identifiable, unless other personally identifying information is 1184
1351	1429		associated with or accompanies such image; 1185
1352	1430		(3) Any synthetic intimate image described in subsection (a) of this 1186
1353	1431		section of such other person, if the dissemination of such image serves 1187
1354	1432		the public interest; or 1188
1355	1433		(4) The dissemination of any synthetic intimate image by a person 1189
1356	1434		who did not know that such other person did not consent to 1190
1357	1435		dissemination of such image. 1191
1358	1436		(c) Unlawful dissemination of a synthetic intimate image to (1) a 1192
1359	1437		person by any means is a class A misdemeanor, and (2) more than one 1193
1360		-	person by means of an interactive computer service, as defined in 47 1194
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1361	1445		USC 230, an information service, as defined in 47 USC 153, or a 1195
1362	1446		telecommunications service, as defined in section 16-247a of the general 1196
1363	1447		statutes, is a class D felony. 1197
1364	1448		(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability on 1198
1365	1449		the provider of an interactive computer service, as defined in 47 USC 1199
1366	1450		230, an information service, as defined in 47 USC 153, or a 1200
1367	1451		telecommunications service, as defined in section 16-247a of the general 1201
1368	1452		statutes, for content provided by another person. 1202
1369	1453		Sec. 18. Section 9-600 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1203
1370	1454		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 1204
1371	1455		[This] Except as otherwise provided in section 19 of this act, this 1205
1372	1456		chapter applies to: (1) The election, and all primaries preliminary 1206
1373	1457		thereto, of all public officials, except presidential electors, United States 1207
1374		-	senators and members in Congress, and (2) any referendum question. 1208 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1378		-
	1458	+	senators and members in Congress, and (2) any referendum question. 1208
1379	1459		This chapter also applies, except for the provisions of sections 9-611 to 1209
1380	1460		9-620, inclusive, to persons who are candidates in a primary for town 1210
1381	1461		committee members. 1211
1382	1462		Sec. 19. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) As used in this section: 1212
1383	1463		(1) "Artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system that (A) 1213
1384	1464		can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, 1214
1385	1465		recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments, 1215
1386	1466		and (B) uses machine and human-based inputs to (i) perceive real and 1216
1387	1467		virtual environments, (ii) abstract such perceptions into models through 1217
1388	1468		analysis in an automated manner, and (iii) formulate options for 1218
1389	1469		information or action through model inference; 1219
1390	1470		(2) "Candidate" means a human being who seeks election, or 1220
1391	1471		nomination for election, to any municipal, federal or state office; 1221
1392	1472		(3) "Deceptive media" means an image, audio or video that (A) 1222
1393	1473		depicts a human being engaging in speech or conduct in which the 1223
1394		-	human being did not engage, (B) a reasonable viewer or listener would 1224
	1474	+	human being did not engage, (B) a reasonable viewer or listener would 1224 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1395	1481		incorrectly believe depicts such human being engaging in such speech 1225
1396	1482		or conduct, and (C) was produced, in whole or in part, by artificial 1226
1397	1483		intelligence; 1227
1398	1484		(4) "Election" has the same meaning as provided in section 9-1 of the 1228
1399	1485		general statutes; and 1229
1400	1486		(5) "Elector" has the same meaning as provided in section 9-1 of the 1230
1401	1487		general statutes. 1231
1402	1488		(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, no 1232
1403	1489		person shall distribute, or enter into an agreement with another person 1233
1404	1490		to distribute, any deceptive media during the ninety-day period 1234
1405	1491		immediately preceding the availability of overseas ballots for an 1235
1406	1492		election, or any primary precedent thereto, as set forth in subsection (b) 1236
1407	1493		of section 9-158c of the general statutes, if: 1237
1408		-	(1) The person (A) knows such deceptive media depicts any human 1238 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	1494	+	(1) The person (A) knows such deceptive media depicts any human 1238
1413	1495		being engaging in speech or conduct in which such human being did 1239
1414	1496		not engage, and (B) in distributing such deceptive media or entering into 1240
1415	1497		such agreement, intends to (i) harm the reputation or electoral prospects 1241
1416	1498		of a candidate in the primary or election, and (ii) change the voting 1242
1417	1499		behavior of electors in the primary or election by deceiving such electors 1243
1418	1500		into incorrectly believing that the human being described in 1244
1419	1501		subparagraph (A) of this subdivision engaged in the speech or conduct 1245
1420	1502		described in said subparagraph; and 1246
1421	1503		(2) It is reasonably foreseeable that the distribution will (A) harm the 1247
1422	1504		reputation or electoral prospects of a candidate in the primary or 1248
1423	1505		election, and (B) change the voting behavior of electors in the primary 1249
1424	1506		or election in the manner set forth in subparagraph (B)(ii) of subdivision 1250
1425	1507		(1) of this subsection. 1251
1426	1508		(c) A person may distribute, or enter into an agreement with another 1252
1427	1509		person to distribute, deceptive media during the ninety-day period set 1253
1428		-	forth in subsection (b) of this section, provided: 1254
	1510	+	forth in subsection (b) of this section, provided: 1254 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1429	1517		(1) The deceptive media includes a disclaimer informing viewers or 1255
1430	1518		listeners, as applicable, that the media has been manipulated by 1256
1431	1519		technical means and depicts speech or conduct that did not occur; 1257
1432	1520		(2) If the deceptive media is a video, the deceptive media includes a 1258
1433	1521		disclaimer that (A) appears throughout the entirety of the video, (B) is 1259
1434	1522		clearly visible to, and readable by, the average viewer, (C) is in letters (i) 1260
1435	1523		at least as large as the majority of the other text included in the video, or 1261
1436	1524		(ii) if there is no other text included in the video, in a size that is easily 1262
1437	1525		readable by the average viewer, and (D) is in the same language 1263
1438	1526		otherwise used in such deceptive media; 1264
1439	1527		(3) If the deceptive media exclusively consists of audio, the deceptive 1265
1440	1528		media includes a disclaimer that is read (A) at the beginning and end of 1266
1441	1529		the audio, (B) in a clearly spoken manner, (C) in a pitch that can be easily 1267
1442	1530		heard by the average listener, and (D) if the audio is longer than two 1268
1443	1531		minutes in duration, interspersed within the audio at intervals that are 1269
1444		-	not longer than two minutes in duration; 1270 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1449	1533		(4) If the deceptive media is an image, the deceptive media includes 1271
1450	1534		a disclaimer that (A) is clearly visible to, and readable by, the average 1272
1451	1535		viewer, (B) if the media contains other text, is in letters (i) at least as large 1273
1452	1536		as the majority of the other text included in the image, or (ii) if there is 1274
1453	1537		no other text included in the image, in a size that is easily readable by 1275
1454	1538		the average viewer, and (C) is in the same language otherwise used in 1276
1455	1539		such deceptive media; and 1277
1456	1540		(5) If the deceptive media was generated by editing an existing image, 1278
1457	1541		audio or video, the deceptive media includes a disclaimer that includes 1279
1458	1542		a citation directing the viewer or listener to the original source from 1280
1459	1543		which the unedited version of such existing image, audio or video was 1281
1460	1544		obtained. 1282
1461	1545		(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any deceptive 1283
1462	1546		media that constitutes parody or satire. 1284
1463		-	(e) (1) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be 1285
	1547	+	(e) (1) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be 1285 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1464	1554		guilty of a class C misdemeanor, except that any violation committed 1286
1465	1555		not later than five years after conviction for a prior violation shall be a 1287
1466	1556		class D felony. 1288
1467	1557		(2) Any penalty imposed under subdivision (1) of this subsection 1289
1468	1558		shall be in addition to any injunctive or other equitable relief ordered 1290
1469	1559		under subsection (f) of this section. 1291
1470	1560		(f) (1) The Attorney General, a human being described in 1292
1471	1561		subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section or a 1293
1472	1562		candidate for office who has been, or is likely to be, injured by the 1294
1473	1563		distribution of deceptive media in violation of the provisions of this 1295
1474	1564		section, or an organization that represents the interests of electors who 1296
1475	1565		have been, or are likely to be, deceived by any such distribution, may 1297
1476	1566		commence a civil action, in a court of competent jurisdiction, seeking to 1298
1477	1567		permanently enjoin any person who is alleged to have committed such 1299
1478	1568		violation from continuing such violation. 1300
1479		-	(2) In any civil action commenced under subdivision (1) of this 1301 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1483		-
	1569	+	(2) In any civil action commenced under subdivision (1) of this 1301
1484	1570		subsection, the plaintiff shall bear the burden of proving, by clear and 1302
1485	1571		convincing evidence, that the defendant distributed deceptive media in 1303
1486	1572		violation of the provisions of this section. 1304
1487	1573		(3) Any party, other than the Attorney General, who prevails in a civil 1305
1488	1574		action commenced under subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be 1306
1489	1575		awarded reasonable attorney's fees and costs to be taxed by the court. 1307
1490	1576		Sec. 20. (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section: 1308
1491	1577		(1) "Artificial intelligence" means any technology, including, but not 1309
1492	1578		limited to, machine learning, that uses data to train an algorithm or 1310
1493	1579		predictive model for the purpose of enabling a computer system or 1311
1494	1580		service to autonomously perform any task, including, but not limited to, 1312
1495	1581		visual perception, language processing or speech recognition, that is 1313
1496	1582		normally associated with human intelligence or perception; 1314
1497		-	(2) "Generative artificial intelligence" means any form of artificial 1315
	1583	+	(2) "Generative artificial intelligence" means any form of artificial 1315 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1498	1590		intelligence, including, but not limited to, a foundation model, that is 1316
1499	1591		able to produce synthetic digital content; 1317
1500	1592		(3) "Machine learning" means any technique that enables a computer 1318
1501	1593		system or service to autonomously learn and adapt by using algorithms 1319
1502	1594		and statistical models to autonomously analyze and draw inferences 1320
1503	1595		from patterns in data; and 1321
1504	1596		(4) "State agency" means any department, board, council, 1322
1505	1597		commission, institution or other executive branch agency of state 1323
1506	1598		government, including, but not limited to, each constituent unit and 1324
1507	1599		each public institution of higher education. 1325
1508	1600		(b) Each state agency shall, in consultation with the labor unions 1326
1509	1601		representing the employees of the state agency, study how generative 1327
1510	1602		artificial intelligence may be incorporated in its processes to improve 1328
1511	1603		efficiencies. Each state agency shall prepare for any such incorporation 1329
1512	1604		with input from the state agency's employees, including, but not limited 1330
1513		-	to, any applicable collective bargaining unit that represents its 1331 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1517		-
	1605	+	to, any applicable collective bargaining unit that represents its 1331
1518	1606		employees, and appropriate experts from civil society organizations, 1332
1519	1607		academia and industry. 1333
1520	1608		(c) Not later than January 1, 2025, each state agency shall submit the 1334
1521	1609		results of such study to the Department of Administrative Services, 1335
1522	1610		including a request for approval of any potential pilot project utilizing 1336
1523	1611		generative artificial intelligence that the state agency intends to 1337
1524	1612		establish, provided such use is in accordance with the policies and 1338
1525	1613		procedures established by the Office of Policy and Management 1339
1526	1614		pursuant to subsection (b) of section 4-68jj of the general statutes. Any 1340
1527	1615		such pilot project shall measure how generative artificial intelligence (1) 1341
1528	1616		improves Connecticut residents' experience with and access to 1342
1529	1617		government services, and (2) supports state agency employees in the 1343
1530	1618		performance of their duties in addition to any domain-specific impacts 1344
1531	1619		to be measured by the state agency. The Commissioner of 1345
1532	1620		Administrative Services shall assess any such proposed pilot project in 1346
1533		-	accordance with the provisions of section 4a-2e of the general statutes, 1347
	1621	+	accordance with the provisions of section 4a-2e of the general statutes, 1347 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1534	1628		as amended by this act, and may disapprove any pilot project that fails 1348
1535	1629		such assessment or requires additional legislative authorization. 1349
1536	1630		(d) Not later than February 1, 2025, the Commissioner of 1350
1537	1631		Administrative Services shall submit a report, in accordance with the 1351
1538	1632		provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing 1352
1539	1633		committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1353
1540	1634		relating to consumer protection and government administration. Such 1354
1541	1635		report shall include a summary of all pilot projects approved by the 1355
1542	1636		commissioner under this section and any recommendations for 1356
1543	1637		legislation necessary to implement additional pilot projects. 1357
1544	1638		Sec. 21. Section 4a-2e of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 1358
1545	1639		is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1359
1546	1640		1, 2024): 1360
1547	1641		(a) For the purposes of this section: 1361
1548	1642		(1) "Artificial intelligence" means (A) an artificial system that (i) 1362
1549		-	performs tasks under varying and unpredictable circumstances without 1363 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1553		-
	1643	+	performs tasks under varying and unpredictable circumstances without 1363
1554	1644		significant human oversight or can learn from experience and improve 1364
1555	1645		such performance when exposed to data sets, (ii) is developed in any 1365
1556	1646		context, including, but not limited to, software or physical hardware, 1366
1557	1647		and solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning, 1367
1558	1648		learning, communication or physical action, or (iii) is designed to (I) 1368
1559	1649		think or act like a human, including, but not limited to, a cognitive 1369
1560	1650		architecture or neural network, or (II) act rationally, including, but not 1370
1561	1651		limited to, an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves 1371
1562	1652		goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning, communication, 1372
1563	1653		decision-making or action, or (B) a set of techniques, including, but not 1373
1564	1654		limited to, machine learning, that is designed to approximate a cognitive 1374
1565	1655		task; [and] 1375
1566	1656		(2) "Generative artificial intelligence" means any form of artificial 1376
1567	1657		intelligence, including, but not limited to, a foundation model, that is 1377
1568		-	able to produce synthetic digital content; and 1378
	1658	+	able to produce synthetic digital content; and 1378 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1569	1665		[(2)] (3) "State agency" has the same meaning as provided in section 1379
1570	1666		4d-1. 1380
1571	1667		(b) (1) Not later than December 31, 2023, and annually thereafter, the 1381
1572	1668		[Department] Commissioner of Administrative Services shall conduct 1382
1573	1669		an inventory of all systems that employ artificial intelligence and are in 1383
1574	1670		use by any state agency. Each such inventory shall include at least the 1384
1575	1671		following information for each such system: 1385
1576	1672		(A) The name of such system and the vendor, if any, that provided 1386
1577	1673		such system; 1387
1578	1674		(B) A description of the general capabilities and uses of such system; 1388
1579	1675		(C) Whether such system was used to independently make, inform or 1389
1580	1676		materially support a conclusion, decision or judgment; and 1390
1581	1677		(D) Whether such system underwent an impact assessment prior to 1391
1582	1678		implementation. 1392
1583		-	(2) The [Department] Commissioner of Administrative Services shall 1393 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	1679	+	(2) The [Department] Commissioner of Administrative Services shall 1393
1588	1680		make each inventory conducted pursuant to subdivision (1) of this 1394
1589	1681		subsection publicly available on the state's open data portal. 1395
1590	1682		(c) Beginning on February 1, 2024, the [Department] Commissioner 1396
1591	1683		of Administrative Services shall perform ongoing assessments of 1397
1592	1684		systems that employ artificial intelligence and are in use by state 1398
1593	1685		agencies to ensure that no such system shall result in any unlawful 1399
1594	1686		discrimination or disparate impact described in subparagraph (B) of 1400
1595	1687		subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 4-68jj. The [department] 1401
1596	1688		commissioner shall perform such assessment in accordance with the 1402
1597	1689		policies and procedures established by the Office of Policy and 1403
1598	1690		Management pursuant to subsection (b) of section 4-68jj. 1404
1599	1691		(d) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall, in 1405
1600	1692		consultation with other state agencies, collective bargaining units that 1406
1601		-	represent state agency employees and industry experts, develop 1407
	1693	+	represent state agency employees and industry experts, develop 1407 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1602	1700		trainings for state agency employees on (1) the use of generative 1408
1603	1701		artificial intelligence tools that are determined by the commissioner, 1409
1604	1702		pursuant to the assessment performed under subsection (c) of this 1410
1605	1703		section, to achieve equitable outcomes, and (2) methods for identifying 1411
1606	1704		and mitigating potential output inaccuracies, fabricated text, 1412
1607	1705		hallucinations and biases of generative artificial intelligence while 1413
1608	1706		respecting the privacy of the public and complying with all applicable 1414
1609	1707		state laws and policies. Beginning on July 1, 2025, the commissioner 1415
1610	1708		shall make such trainings available to state agency employees not less 1416
1611	1709		frequently than annually. 1417
1612	1710		Sec. 22. Subsection (b) of section 4-124w of the 2024 supplement to the 1418
1613	1711		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1419
1614	1712		thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 1420
1615	1713		(b) The department head of the Office of Workforce Strategy shall be 1421
1616	1714		the Chief Workforce Officer, who shall be appointed by the Governor in 1422
1617	1715		accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-8, inclusive, with the 1423
1618	1716		powers and duties therein prescribed. The Chief Workforce Officer shall 1424
1619		-	be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the 1425 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	1717	+	be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the 1425
1624	1718		office as set forth in this section and shall have knowledge of publicly 1426
1625	1719		funded workforce training programs. The Chief Workforce Officer shall: 1427
1626	1720		(1) Be the principal advisor for workforce development policy, 1428
1627	1721		strategy and coordination to the Governor; 1429
1628	1722		(2) Be the lead state official for the development of employment and 1430
1629	1723		training strategies and initiatives; 1431
1630	1724		(3) Be the chairperson of the Workforce Cabinet, which shall consist 1432
1631	1725		of agencies involved with employment and training, as designated by 1433
1632	1726		the Governor pursuant to section 31-3m. The Workforce Cabinet shall 1434
1633	1727		meet at the direction of the Governor or the Chief Workforce Officer; 1435
1634	1728		(4) Be the liaison between the Governor, the Governor's Workforce 1436
1635	1729		Council, established pursuant to section 31-3h and any local, regional, 1437
1636		-	state or federal organizations and entities with respect to workforce 1438
	1730	+	state or federal organizations and entities with respect to workforce 1438 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1637	1737		development policy, strategy and coordination, including, but not 1439
1638	1738		limited to, implementation of the Workforce Innovation and 1440
1639	1739		Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from time to time; 1441
1640	1740		(5) Develop, and update as necessary, a state workforce strategy in 1442
1641	1741		consultation with the Governor's Workforce Council and the Workforce 1443
1642	1742		Cabinet and subject to the approval of the Governor. The Chief 1444
1643	1743		Workforce Officer shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of 1445
1644	1744		section 11-4a, the state workforce strategy to the joint standing 1446
1645	1745		committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1447
1646	1746		relating to appropriations, commerce, education, higher education and 1448
1647	1747		employment advancement, and labor and public employees at least 1449
1648	1748		thirty days before submitting such state workforce strategy to the 1450
1649	1749		Governor for his or her approval; 1451
1650	1750		(6) Coordinate workforce development activities (A) funded through 1452
1651	1751		state resources, (B) funded through funds received pursuant to the 1453
1652	1752		Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as 1454
1653	1753		amended from time to time, or (C) administered in collaboration with 1455
1654		-	any state agency for the purpose of furthering the goals and outcomes 1456 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	1754	+	any state agency for the purpose of furthering the goals and outcomes 1456
1659	1755		of the state workforce strategy approved by the Governor pursuant to 1457
1660	1756		subdivision (5) of this subsection and the workforce development plan 1458
1661	1757		developed by the Governor's Workforce Council pursuant to the 1459
1662	1758		provisions of section 31-11p; 1460
1663	1759		(7) Collaborate with the regional workforce development boards to 1461
1664	1760		adapt the best practices for workforce development established by such 1462
1665	1761		boards for state-wide implementation, if possible; 1463
1666	1762		(8) Coordinate measurement and evaluation of outcomes across 1464
1667	1763		education and workforce development programs, in conjunction with 1465
1668	1764		state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Labor Department, the 1466
1669	1765		Department of Education and the Office of Policy and Management; 1467
1670	1766		(9) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, review any 1468
1671		-	state plan for each program set forth in Section 103(b) of the Workforce 1469
	1767	+	state plan for each program set forth in Section 103(b) of the Workforce 1469 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1672	1774		Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from 1470
1673	1775		time to time, before such plan is submitted to the Governor; 1471
1674	1776		(10) Establish methods and procedures to ensure the maximum 1472
1675	1777		involvement of members of the public, the legislature and local officials 1473
1676	1778		in workforce development policy, strategy and coordination; 1474
1677	1779		(11) In conjunction with one or more state agencies enter into such 1475
1678	1780		contractual agreements, in accordance with established procedures and 1476
1679	1781		the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, 1477
1680	1782		as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. The Chief 1478
1681	1783		Workforce Officer may enter into agreements with other state agencies 1479
1682	1784		for the purpose of performing the duties of the Office of Workforce 1480
1683	1785		Strategy, including, but not limited to, administrative, human resources, 1481
1684	1786		finance and information technology functions; 1482
1685	1787		(12) Market and communicate the state workforce strategy to ensure 1483
1686	1788		maximum engagement with students, trainees, job seekers and 1484
1687	1789		businesses while effectively elevating the state's workforce profile 1485
1688		-	nationally; 1486 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	1790	+	nationally; 1486
1693	1791		(13) For the purposes of subsection (a) of section 10-21c identify 1487
1694	1792		subject areas, courses, curriculum, content and programs that may be 1488
1695	1793		offered to students in elementary and high school in order to improve 1489
1696	1794		student outcomes and meet the workforce needs of the state; 1490
1697	1795		(14) Issue guidance to state agencies, the Governor's Workforce 1491
1698	1796		Council and regional workforce development boards in furtherance of 1492
1699	1797		the state workforce strategy and the workforce development plan 1493
1700	1798		developed by the Governor's Workforce Council pursuant to the 1494
1701	1799		provisions of section 31-11p. Such guidance shall be approved by the 1495
1702	1800		Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, allow for a reasonable 1496
1703	1801		period for implementation and take effect not less than thirty days from 1497
1704	1802		such approval. The Chief Workforce Officer shall consult on the 1498
1705	1803		development and implementation of any guidance with the agency, 1499
1706		-	council or board impacted by such guidance; 1500
	1804	+	council or board impacted by such guidance; 1500 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1707	1811		(15) Coordinate, in consultation with the Labor Department and 1501
1708	1812		regional workforce development boards to ensure compliance with 1502
1709	1813		state and federal laws for the purpose of furthering the service 1503
1710	1814		capabilities of programs offered pursuant to the Workforce Innovation 1504
1711	1815		and Opportunity Act, P.L. 113-128, as amended from time to time, and 1505
1712	1816		the United States Department of Labor's American Job Center system; 1506
1713	1817		(16) Coordinate, in consultation with the Department of Social 1507
1714	1818		Services, with community action agencies to further the state workforce 1508
1715	1819		strategy; [and] 1509
1716	1820		(17) In consultation with the regional workforce development boards 1510
1717	1821		established under section 31-3k, the Department of Economic and 1511
1718	1822		Community Development and other relevant state agencies, incorporate 1512
1719	1823		training concerning artificial intelligence, as defined in section 23 of this 1513
1720	1824		act, into workforce training programs offered in this state; 1514
1721	1825		(18) In consultation with the Department of Economic and 1515
1722	1826		Community Development, the Connecticut Academy of Science and 1516
1723	1827		Engineering, the Commission for Educational Technology established 1517
1724		-	in section 4d-80 and broadband Internet access service providers, as 1518 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1728		-
	1828	+	in section 4d-80 and broadband Internet access service providers, as 1518
1729	1829		defined in section 16-330a, design an outreach program for the purpose 1519
1730	1830		of promoting access to broadband Internet access service, as defined in 1520
1731	1831		section 16-330a and in accordance with the state digital equity plan, in 1521
1732	1832		underserved communities in this state, and identify a nonprofit 1522
1733	1833		organization to implement and lead such outreach program under the 1523
1734	1834		supervision of the Chief Workforce Officer, the Department of 1524
1735	1835		Economic and Community Development, the Connecticut Academy of 1525
1736	1836		Science and Engineering and the Commission for Educational 1526
1737	1837		Technology; and 1527
1738	1838		[(17)] (19) Take any other action necessary to carry out the provisions 1528
1739	1839		of this section. 1529
1740	1840		Sec. 23. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Not later than July 1, 2025, the 1530
1741		-	Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish, on behalf of 1531
	1841	+	Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish, on behalf of 1531 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1742	1848		Charter Oak State College and in consultation with the independent 1532
1743	1849		institutions of higher education in this state, a "Connecticut Citizens 1533
1744	1850		Academy" for the purpose of curating and offering online courses 1534
1745	1851		concerning artificial intelligence and the responsible use of artificial 1535
1746	1852		intelligence. The board shall, in consultation with Charter Oak State 1536
1747	1853		College, develop certificates and badges to be awarded to persons who 1537
1748	1854		successfully complete such courses. As used in this section, "artificial 1538
1749	1855		intelligence" means any technology, including, but not limited to, 1539
1750	1856		machine learning, that uses data to train an algorithm or predictive 1540
1751	1857		model for the purpose of enabling a computer system or service to 1541
1752	1858		autonomously perform any task, including, but not limited to, visual 1542
1753	1859		perception, language processing or speech recognition, that is normally 1543
1754	1860		associated with human intelligence or perception. 1544
1755	1861		Sec. 24. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) As used in this section: 1545
1756	1862		(1) "Artificial intelligence" has the same meaning as provided in 1546
1757	1863		section 23 of this act; 1547
1758	1864		(2) "Artificial intelligence system" means any machine-based system 1548
1759	1865		that, for any explicit or implicit objective, infers from the inputs such 1549
1760		-	system receives how to generate outputs, including, but not limited to, 1550 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1764		-
	1866	+	system receives how to generate outputs, including, but not limited to, 1550
1765	1867		content, decisions, predictions or recommendations, that can influence 1551
1766	1868		physical or virtual environments; 1552
1767	1869		(3) "General-purpose artificial intelligence model" (A) means any 1553
1768	1870		form of artificial intelligence system that (i) displays significant 1554
1769	1871		generality, (ii) is capable of competently performing a wide range of 1555
1770	1872		distinct tasks, and (iii) can be integrated into a variety of downstream 1556
1771	1873		applications or systems, and (B) does not include any artificial 1557
1772	1874		intelligence model that is used for development, prototyping and 1558
1773	1875		research activities before such model is released on the market; 1559
1774	1876		(4) "Generative artificial intelligence system" means any artificial 1560
1775	1877		intelligence system, including, but not limited to, a general-purpose 1561
1776		-	artificial intelligence model, that is able to produce or manipulate 1562
	1878	+	artificial intelligence model, that is able to produce or manipulate 1562 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1777	1885		synthetic digital content; 1563
1778	1886		(5) "Prompt engineering" means the process of guiding a generative 1564
1779	1887		artificial intelligence system to generate a desired output; and 1565
1780	1888		(6) "Synthetic digital content" means any digital content, including, 1566
1781	1889		but not limited to, any audio, image, text or video, that is produced or 1567
1782	1890		manipulated by a generative artificial intelligence system. 1568
1783	1891		(b) Not later than July 1, 2025, the Board of Regents for Higher 1569
1784	1892		Education shall establish, on behalf of the regional community-technical 1570
1785	1893		colleges, certificate programs in prompt engineering, artificial 1571
1786	1894		intelligence marketing for small businesses and artificial intelligence for 1572
1787	1895		small business operations. 1573
1788	1896		Sec. 25. (Effective July 1, 2024) Not later than December 31, 2024, the 1574
1789	1897		Department of Economic and Community Development shall: 1575
1790	1898		(1) In collaboration with The University of Connecticut and the 1576
1791	1899		Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, develop a plan to offer 1577
1792	1900		high-performance computing services to businesses and researchers in 1578
1793	1901		this state; 1579
1794		-	(2) In collaboration with The University of Connecticut, establish a 1580 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	1902	+	(2) In collaboration with The University of Connecticut, establish a 1580
1799	1903		state-wide research collaborative among health care providers to enable 1581
1800	1904		the development of advanced analytics, ethical and trustworthy 1582
1801	1905		artificial intelligence, as defined in section 23 of this act, and hands-on 1583
1802	1906		workforce education while using methods that protect patient privacy; 1584
1803	1907		and 1585
1804	1908		(3) In collaboration with industry and academia, conduct a "CT AI 1586
1805	1909		Symposium" to foster collaboration between academia, government and 1587
1806	1910		industry for the purpose of promoting the establishment and growth of 1588
1807	1911		artificial intelligence businesses in this state. 1589
1808	1912		Sec. 26. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Department of Economic 1590
1809		-	and Community Development shall, within available appropriations, 1591
	1913	+	and Community Development shall, within available appropriations, 1591 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1810	1920		establish and administer a competitive grant program to fund pilot 1592
1811	1921		studies conducted for the purpose of using artificial intelligence to 1593
1812	1922		reduce health inequities in this state. No grant awarded pursuant to this 1594
1813	1923		section shall be in an amount that exceeds twenty thousand dollars. As 1595
1814	1924		used in this section, "artificial intelligence" means any technology, 1596
1815	1925		including, but not limited to, machine learning, that uses data to train 1597
1816	1926		an algorithm or predictive model for the purpose of enabling a 1598
1817	1927		computer system or service to autonomously perform any task, 1599
1818	1928		including, but not limited to, visual perception, language processing or 1600
1819	1929		speech recognition, that is normally associated with human intelligence 1601
1820	1930		or perception. 1602
1821	1931		Sec. 27. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Department of Economic 1603
1822	1932		and Community Development shall, within available appropriations, 1604
1823	1933		establish and administer a competitive grant program to fund pilot 1605
1824	1934		programs established by hospitals, fire departments, schools, nonprofit 1606
1825	1935		providers, the Judicial Department and the Department of Correction 1607
1826	1936		for the purpose of clinically integrating algorithms or utilizing virtual 1608
1827	1937		trainings. No grant awarded pursuant to this section shall be in an 1609
1828	1938		amount that exceeds seventy-five thousand dollars. 1610
1829	1939		Sec. 28. Subsection (a) of section 32-1c of the general statutes is 1611
1830		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1612 Substitute Bill No. 2
1831		-
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1834		-
	1940	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1612
1835	1941		2024): 1613
1836	1942		(a) In addition to any other powers, duties and responsibilities 1614
1837	1943		provided for in this chapter, chapter 131, chapter 579 and section 4-8 and 1615
1838	1944		subsection (a) of section 10-409, the commissioner shall have the 1616
1839	1945		following powers, duties and responsibilities: (1) To administer and 1617
1840	1946		direct the operations of the Department of Economic and Community 1618
1841	1947		Development; (2) to report annually to the Governor, as provided in 1619
1842	1948		section 4-60; (3) to conduct and administer the research and planning 1620
1843	1949		functions necessary to carry out the purposes of said chapters and 1621
1844	1950		sections; (4) to encourage and promote the development of industry and 1622
1845	1951		business in the state and to investigate, study and undertake ways and 1623
1846		-	means of promoting and encouraging the prosperous development and 1624
	1952	+	means of promoting and encouraging the prosperous development and 1624 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1847	1959		protection of the legitimate interest and welfare of Connecticut business, 1625
1848	1960		industry and commerce, within and outside the state; (5) to serve, ex 1626
1849	1961		officio as a director on the board of Connecticut Innovations, 1627
1850	1962		Incorporated; (6) to serve as a member of the Committee of Concern for 1628
1851	1963		Connecticut Jobs; (7) to promote and encourage the location and 1629
1852	1964		development of new business in the state as well as the maintenance and 1630
1853	1965		expansion of existing business and for that purpose to cooperate with 1631
1854	1966		state and local agencies and individuals both within and outside the 1632
1855	1967		state; (8) to plan and conduct a program of information and publicity 1633
1856	1968		designed to attract tourists, visitors and other interested persons from 1634
1857	1969		outside the state to this state and also to encourage and coordinate the 1635
1858	1970		efforts of other public and private organizations or groups of citizens to 1636
1859	1971		publicize the facilities and attractions of the state for the same purposes; 1637
1860	1972		(9) to advise and cooperate with municipalities, persons and local 1638
1861	1973		planning agencies within the state for the purpose of promoting 1639
1862	1974		coordination between the state and such municipalities as to plans and 1640
1863	1975		development; (10) by reallocating funding from other agency accounts 1641
1864	1976		or programs, to assign adequate and available staff to provide technical 1642
1865	1977		assistance to businesses in the state in exporting, manufacturing and 1643
1866	1978		cluster-based initiatives and to provide guidance and advice on 1644
1867	1979		regulatory matters; (11) to aid minority businesses in their development; 1645
1868		-	(12) to appoint such assistants, experts, technicians and clerical staff, 1646 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	1980	+	(12) to appoint such assistants, experts, technicians and clerical staff, 1646
1873	1981		subject to the provisions of chapter 67, as are necessary to carry out the 1647
1874	1982		purposes of said chapters and sections; (13) to employ other consultants 1648
1875	1983		and assistants on a contract or other basis for rendering financial, 1649
1876	1984		technical or other assistance and advice; (14) to acquire or lease facilities 1650
1877	1985		located outside the state subject to the provisions of section 4b-23; (15) 1651
1878	1986		to advise and inform municipal officials concerning economic 1652
1879	1987		development and collect and disseminate information pertaining 1653
1880	1988		thereto, including information about federal, state and private 1654
1881	1989		assistance programs and services pertaining thereto; (16) to inquire into 1655
1882	1990		the utilization of state government resources and coordinate federal and 1656
1883	1991		state activities for assistance in and solution of problems of economic 1657
1884	1992		development and to inform and advise the Governor about and propose 1658
1885		-	legislation concerning such problems; (17) to conduct, encourage and 1659
	1993	+	legislation concerning such problems; (17) to conduct, encourage and 1659 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1886	2000		maintain research and studies relating to industrial and commercial 1660
1887	2001		development; (18) to prepare and review model ordinances and charters 1661
1888	2002		relating to these areas; (19) to maintain an inventory of data and 1662
1889	2003		information and act as a clearinghouse and referral agency for 1663
1890	2004		information on state and federal programs and services relative to the 1664
1891	2005		purpose set forth herein. The inventory shall include information on all 1665
1892	2006		federal programs of financial assistance for defense conversion projects 1666
1893	2007		and other projects consistent with a defense conversion strategy and 1667
1894	2008		shall identify businesses which would be eligible for such assistance and 1668
1895	2009		provide notification to such business of such programs; (20) to conduct, 1669
1896	2010		encourage and maintain research and studies and advise municipal 1670
1897	2011		officials about forms of cooperation between public and private 1671
1898	2012		agencies designed to advance economic development; (21) to promote 1672
1899	2013		and assist the formation of municipal and other agencies appropriate to 1673
1900	2014		the purposes of this chapter; (22) to require notice of the submission of 1674
1901	2015		all applications by municipalities and any agency thereof for federal and 1675
1902	2016		state financial assistance for economic development programs as relate 1676
1903	2017		to the purposes of this chapter; (23) with the approval of the 1677
1904	2018		Commissioner of Administrative Services, to reimburse any employee 1678
1905	2019		of the department, including the commissioner, for reasonable business 1679
1906	2020		expenses, including but not limited to, mileage, travel, lodging, and 1680
1907		-	entertainment of business prospects and other persons to the extent 1681 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	2021	+	entertainment of business prospects and other persons to the extent 1681
1912	2022		necessary or advisable to carry out the purposes of subdivisions (4), (7), 1682
1913	2023		(8) and (11) of this subsection and other provisions of this chapter; (24) 1683
1914	2024		to assist in resolving solid waste management issues; (25) (A) to serve as 1684
1915	2025		an information clearinghouse for various public and private programs 1685
1916	2026		available to assist businesses, and (B) to identify specific micro 1686
1917	2027		businesses, as defined in section 32-344, whose growth and success 1687
1918	2028		could benefit from state or private assistance and contact such small 1688
1919	2029		businesses in order to (i) identify their needs, (ii) provide information 1689
1920	2030		about public and private programs for meeting such needs, including, 1690
1921	2031		but not limited to, technical assistance, job training and financial 1691
1922	2032		assistance, and (iii) arrange for the provision of such assistance to such 1692
1923	2033		businesses; (26) to enhance and promote the digital media and motion 1693
1924		-	picture industries in the state; (27) by reallocating funding from other 1694
	2034	+	picture industries in the state; (27) by reallocating funding from other 1694 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1925	2041		agency accounts or programs, to develop a marketing campaign that 1695
1926	2042		promotes Connecticut as a place of innovation; [and] (28) by reallocating 1696
1927	2043		funding from other agency accounts or programs, to execute the steps 1697
1928	2044		necessary to implement the knowledge corridor agreement with 1698
1929	2045		Massachusetts to promote the biomedical device industry; and (29) to 1699
1930	2046		designate an employee of the Department of Economic and Community 1700
1931	2047		Development to serve as the primary point of contact for economic 1701
1932	2048		development in the field of artificial intelligence, as defined in section 1702
1933	2049		23 of this act. 1703
1934	2050		Sec. 29. Subsection (a) of section 17b-245g of the general statutes is 1704
1935	2051		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1705
1936	2052		2024): 1706
1937	2053		(a) As used in this section: 1707
1938	2054		(1) "Telehealth" means the mode of delivering health care or other 1708
1939	2055		health services via information and communication technologies to 1709
1940	2056		facilitate the diagnosis, consultation and treatment, education, care 1710
1941	2057		management and self-management of a patient's physical, oral and 1711
1942	2058		mental health, and includes (A) interaction between the patient at the 1712
1943	2059		originating site and the telehealth provider at a distant site, and (B) 1713
1944		-	synchronous interactions, asynchronous store and forward transfers or 1714 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	2060	+	synchronous interactions, asynchronous store and forward transfers or 1714
1949	2061		remote patient monitoring. "Telehealth" does not include the use of 1715
1950	2062		facsimile, texting or electronic mail. 1716
1951	2063		(2) "Connecticut medical assistance program" means the state's 1717
1952	2064		Medicaid program and the Children's Health Insurance Program under 1718
1953	2065		Title XXI of the Social Security Act, as amended from time to time. 1719
1954	2066		(3) "Remote patient monitoring" means the collection and 1720
1955	2067		interpretation of a patient's physiologic data that is digitally transmitted 1721
1956	2068		to a telehealth provider, and the treatment management services 1722
1957	2069		involving the use of such physiologic data by a telehealth provider to 1723
1958	2070		manage the patient's treatment plan. 1724
1959		-	Sec. 30. (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, "artificial 1725
	2071	+	Sec. 30. (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, "artificial 1725 Substitute Bill No. 2
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1960	2078		intelligence" means any technology, including, but not limited to, 1726
1961	2079		machine learning, that uses data to train an algorithm or predictive 1727
1962	2080		model for the purpose of enabling a computer system or service to 1728
1963	2081		autonomously perform any task, including, but not limited to, visual 1729
1964	2082		perception, language processing or speech recognition, that is normally 1730
1965	2083		associated with human intelligence or perception. 1731
1966	2084		(b) The Department of Public Health shall conduct a study of, and 1732
1967	2085		make recommendations regarding the adoption of, governance 1733
1968	2086		standards concerning the use of artificial intelligence by health care 1734
1969	2087		providers. Such study shall include, but need not be limited to, an 1735
1970	2088		assessment of the extent to which health care providers currently use 1736
1971	2089		artificial intelligence, any means available to increase such use, any risks 1737
1972	2090		stemming from such use and any means available to monitor the 1738
1973	2091		outcomes produced by artificial intelligence to ensure that such 1739
1974	2092		outcomes are having the desired effect on patient outcomes. 1740
1975	2093		(c) Not later than January 1, 2025, the department shall submit a 1741
1976	2094		report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 1742
1977	2095		statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 1743
1978	2096		having cognizance of matters relating to consumer protection and 1744
1979	2097		public health. Such report shall contain the results of the study 1745
1980		-	conducted, and recommendations made, pursuant to subsection (b) of 1746 Substitute Bill No. 2
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	2098	+	conducted, and recommendations made, pursuant to subsection (b) of 1746
1985	2099		this section. 1747
1986	2100		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
1987	2101		sections:
1988	2102
1989	2103		Section 1 October 1, 2024 New section
1990	2104		Sec. 2 October 1, 2024 New section
1991	2105		Sec. 3 October 1, 2024 New section
1992	2106		Sec. 4 October 1, 2024 New section
1993	2107		Sec. 5 October 1, 2024 New section
1994	2108		Sec. 6 October 1, 2024 New section
1995	2109		Sec. 7 October 1, 2024 New section
1996	2110		Sec. 8 October 1, 2024 New section
1997		-	Sec. 9 October 1, 2024 New section
	2111	+	Sec. 9 October 1, 2024 New section Substitute Bill No. 2
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1998	2118		Sec. 10 October 1, 2024 46a-51
1999	2119		Sec. 11 October 1, 2024 New section
2000	2120		Sec. 12 October 1, 2024 46a-54
2001	2121		Sec. 13 October 1, 2024 19a-490s
2002	2122		Sec. 14 October 1, 2024 46a-64b(8)
2003	2123		Sec. 15 October 1, 2024 53a-167c(c)
2004	2124		Sec. 16 from passage New section
2005	2125		Sec. 17 October 1, 2024 New section
2006	2126		Sec. 18 July 1, 2024 9-600
2007	2127		Sec. 19 July 1, 2024 New section
2008	2128		Sec. 20 from passage New section
2009	2129		Sec. 21 July 1, 2024 4a-2e
2010	2130		Sec. 22 July 1, 2024 4-124w(b)
2011	2131		Sec. 23 July 1, 2024 New section
2012	2132		Sec. 24 July 1, 2024 New section
2013	2133		Sec. 25 July 1, 2024 New section
2014	2134		Sec. 26 from passage New section
2015	2135		Sec. 27 from passage New section
2016	2136		Sec. 28 July 1, 2024 32-1c(a)
2017	2137		Sec. 29 July 1, 2024 17b-245g(a)
2018	2138		Sec. 30 from passage New section
2019	2139
	2140	+	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
	2141	+	In Section 1(1)(B)(ii), "or" was added before "on behalf of" for clarity; in
	2142	+	Section 1(3), "or the availability" was changed to "or availability" for
	2143	+	clarity; in Section 2(b), "also" was added before "makes available" for
	2144	+	clarity; in Section 2(b)(2)(B)(vi), "a description of" was deleted for
	2145	+	internal consistency; in Section 3(g), "consumers" was changed to "any
	2146	+	consumer" for clarity; in Section 4(a)(2)(B)(iii), "what such general-
	2147	+	purpose artificial intelligence model is designed to optimize for" was
	2148	+	changed to "that for which such general-purpose artificial intelligence
	2149	+	model is designed to optimize" for clarity; in Section 5(a), "an artificial
	2150	+	intelligence system" was changed to "any artificial intelligence system"
	2151	+	for internal consistency; in Sections 8(a)(1) and 8(a)(3), "ordinances or
	2152	+	regulations" was changed to "law" for consistency; in Section 8(a)(5),
	2153	+	"the consumer" was changed to "a consumer" for internal consistency;
	2154	+	in Sections 9(c) and 9(c)(6), "an alleged violation" was changed to "a
	2155	+	violation" and "alleged violation" was changed to "violation" for internal
	2156	+	consistency; in Sections 11(d) and 11(d)(6), "alleged discriminatory
	2157	+	practice" was changed to "discriminatory practice" and "alleged
	2158	+	violation" was changed to "violation" for internal consistency; in Section Substitute Bill No. 2
	2159	+
	2160	+
	2161	+	LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2024SB-00002-
	2162	+	R02-SB.docx }
	2163	+	59 of 59
	2164	+
	2165	+	11(f)(2), "violations" was changed to "violation and failure" for internal
	2166	+	consistency; in Section 11(g), "or more" was changed to "and not more"
	2167	+	for consistency; in Section 19(f)(1), "a" was added before "candidate" for
	2168	+	clarity; in Section 21(d), "less than annually" was changed to "less
	2169	+	frequently than annually" for clarity; in Section 22(18), "said section" was
	2170	+	changed to "section 16-330a" for clarity; in Section 25(2), "the
	2171	+	Department of Economic and Community Development and" was
	2172	+	deleted for internal consistency; and in Section 28(a)(25)(A), "and" was
	2173	+	added before "(B)" for consistency with standard drafting conventions.
2020	2174
2021	2175		GL Joint Favorable Subst.
2022		-	JUD Joint Favorable Substitute Bill No. 2
2023		-
2024		-
2025		-	LCO 58 of 58
2026		-
2027	2176