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1515 An act relating to advanced technology; creating s. 2
1616 282.802, F.S.; creating the Government Technology 3
1717 Modernization Council within the Department of 4
1818 Management Services for a specified purpose; providing 5
1919 for council membership, meetings, and duties; 6
20-requiring the council to annually submit specified 7
21-legislative recommendations to the Governor and 8
22-Legislature by a specified date; creating s. 501.174, 9
23-F.S.; providing definitions; requiring certain 10
24-entities and persons to adopt specified safety and 11
25-transparency standards for chatbots, images, audio, or 12
26-video generated by artificial intelligence; requiring 13
27-certain entities and persons to allow chatbots, 14
28-images, audio, or video generated by artificial 15
29-intelligence to be recognizable as such to other 16
30-artificial intelligence; requiring certain entities 17
31-and persons to provide specified statements for 18
32-communications or interactions generated by artificial 19
33-intelligence; requiring certain state agencies to 20
34-provide specified disclosures for interactions with 21
35-artificial intelligence; authorizing the Department of 22
36-Legal Affairs to bring actions for violations under 23
37-the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act; 24
38-providing civil penalties; providing that the act does 25
20+requiring the council to submit specified reports to 7
21+the Governor and Legislature by specified dates; 8
22+creating s. 501.174, F.S.; providing definitions; 9
23+requiring certain entities and persons to create 10
24+safety and transparency standards for artificial 11
25+intelligence content or technology; requiring certain 12
26+entities and persons to provide certain statements; 13
27+prohibiting a person or entity from producing child 14
28+pornography through artificial intelligence; requiring 15
29+certain state agencies to provide certain disclosures; 16
30+authorizing the Department of Legal Affairs to bring 17
31+an action for violations under the Florida Deceptive 18
32+and Unfair Trade Practices Act; providing c ivil 19
33+penalties; providing that the act does not establish 20
34+private causes of action; providing that certain 21
35+entities and persons are subject to the jurisdiction 22
36+of state courts; authorizing the department to adopt 23
37+rules; amending ss. 775.0847 and 827.071, F .S.; 24
38+revising the definition of the term "child 25
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53-jurisdiction of state courts; authorizing the 28
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55-providing definitions; prohibiting persons from 30
56-knowingly possessing, controlling, or intentionally 31
57-viewing, or intentionally creating generated child 32
58-pornography generated by electronic, mechanical, 33
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61-department to bring actions for violations under the 36
62-Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act; 37
63-providing civil and criminal penalties; amending s. 38
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65-generated child pornography generated by electronic, 40
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69-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 44
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71- Section 1. Section 282.802, Florida Statutes, is created 46
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73- 282.802 Government Technology Modernization Council. 48
74- (1) The Government Techno logy Modernization Council, an 49
75-advisory council as defined in s. 20.03(7), is created within 50
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53+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 28
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55+ Section 1. Section 282.802, Florida Statutes, is created 30
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57+ 282.802 Government Technology Modernization Council. — 32
58+ (1) The Government Technology Modernization Council, an 33
59+advisory council as defined in s. 20.03(7), is created within 34
60+the department. Except as otherwise provided in this section, 35
61+the advisory council shall operate in a manner co nsistent with 36
62+s. 20.052. 37
63+ (2) The purpose of the council is to study and monitor the 38
64+development and deployment of new technologies and provide 39
65+reports on recommendations for procurement and regulation of 40
66+such systems to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and 41
67+the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 42
68+ (3) The council shall be comprised of the following 43
69+members: 44
70+ (a) The Lieutenant Governor. 45
71+ (b) The state chief information officer. 46
72+ (c) The Secretary of Commerce. 47
73+ (d) The Secretary of Healt h Care Administration. 48
74+ (e) The Commissioner of Education. 49
75+ (f) Seven representatives with senior level experience or 50
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89-the advisory council shall operate in a manner consistent with 52
90-s. 20.052. 53
91- (2) The purpose of the co uncil is to study and monitor the 54
92-development and deployment of new technologies and provide 55
93-reports on recommendations for procurement and regulation of 56
94-such systems to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and 57
95-the Speaker of the House of Representat ives. 58
96- (3) The council shall be comprised of the following 59
97-members: 60
98- (a) The Lieutenant Governor or his or her designee. 61
99- (b) The state chief information officer. 62
100- (c) The Secretary of Commerce or his or her designee. 63
101- (d) The Secretary of Health Care Administration or his or 64
102-her designee. 65
103- (e) The Commissioner of Education or his or her designee. 66
104- (f) The Secretary of Transportation or his or her 67
105-designee. 68
106- (g) The Executive Director of the Department of Law 69
107-Enforcement or his or her designee. 70
108- (h) Eight representatives with senior level experience or 71
109-expertise in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, identity 72
110-management, data science, machine learning, government 73
111-procurement, financial technology, education technology, and 74
112-constitutional law, with six appointed by the Governor, one 75
88+expertise in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, identity 51
89+management, data science, machine learning, government 52
90+procurement, financial technology, education technology, and 53
91+constitutional law, with five appointed by the Governor, one 54
92+appointed by the President of the Senate, and one appointed by 55
93+the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 56
94+ (g) One member of the Senate, appointed b y the President 57
95+of the Senate or his or her designee. 58
96+ (h) One member of the House of Representatives, appointed 59
97+by the Speaker of the House of Representatives or his or her 60
98+designee. 61
99+ (4) Members shall serve for terms of 4 years, except that 62
100+sitting members of the Senate and the House of Representatives 63
101+shall serve terms that correspond with their terms of office. 64
102+For the purpose of providing staggered terms, the initial 65
103+appointments of members made by the Governor shall be for terms 66
104+of 2 years. A vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the 67
105+unexpired term in the same manner as the initial appointment. 68
106+All members of the council are eligible for reappointment. 69
107+ (5) The Secretary of Management Services, or his or her 70
108+designee, shall serve a s the ex officio, nonvoting executive 71
109+director of the council. 72
110+ (6) Members of the council shall serve without 73
111+compensation but are entitled to receive reimbursement for per 74
112+diem and travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061. 75
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126-the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 77
127- (i) One member of the Senate, appointed by the President 78
128-of the Senate or his or her designee. 79
129- (j) One member of the House of Representatives, appointed 80
130-by the Speaker of the House of Representatives or his or her 81
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132- (4) Members shall serve for terms of 4 years, except that 83
133-sitting members of the Senate and the House of Representatives 84
134-shall serve terms that correspond with their terms of office. 85
135-For the purpose of providing staggered terms, the initial 86
136-appointments of members made by the Governor shall be for terms 87
137-of 2 years. A vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the 88
138-unexpired term in the same manner as the initial appointment. 89
139-All members of the council are eligible for reappointment. 90
140- (5) The Secretary of Management Services, or his or her 91
141-designee, shall serve as the ex officio, nonvoting executive 92
142-director of the council. 93
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144-compensation but are entitled to receive reimbursement for per 95
145-diem and travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061. 96
146- (7) Members of the council shall maintain the confidential 97
147-and exempt status of information received in the performance of 98
148-their duties and responsibilities as members of the council. In 99
149-accordance with s. 112.313, a current or former member of the 100
125+ (7) Members of the council sha ll maintain the confidential 76
126+and exempt status of information received in the performance of 77
127+their duties and responsibilities as members of the council. In 78
128+accordance with s. 112.313, a current or former member of the 79
129+council may not disclose or use infor mation not available to the 80
130+general public and gained by reason of his or her official 81
131+position, except for information relating exclusively to 82
132+governmental practices, for his or her personal gain or benefit 83
133+or for the personal gain or benefit of any other person or 84
134+business entity. Members of the council shall sign an agreement 85
135+acknowledging the provisions of this subsection. 86
136+ (8)(a) The council shall meet at least quarterly to: 87
137+ 1. Recommend legislative and administrative actions that 88
138+the Legislature and state agencies as defined in s. 282.318(2) 89
139+may take to promote the development of data modernization in 90
140+this state. 91
141+ 2. Assess and provide guidance on necessary legislative 92
142+reforms and the creation of a state code of ethics for 93
143+artificial intelligence s ystems in state government. 94
144+ 3. Assess the effect of automated decision systems or 95
145+identity management on constitutional and other legal rights, 96
146+duties, and privileges of residents of this state. 97
147+ 4. Evaluate common standards for artificial intelligence 98
148+safety and security measures, including the benefits of 99
149+requiring disclosure of the digital provenance for all images 100
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164-position, except for information relating exclusively to 103
165-governmental practices, for his or her personal gain or benefit 104
166-or for the personal gain or benefit of any other person or 105
167-business entity. Members of the council shall sign an agreemen t 106
168-acknowledging the provisions of this subsection. 107
169- (8)(a) The council shall meet at least quarterly to: 108
170- 1. Recommend legislative and administrative actions that 109
171-the Legislature and state agencies as defined in s. 282.318(2) 110
172-may take to promote the deve lopment of data modernization in 111
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174- 2. Assess and provide guidance on necessary legislative 113
175-reforms and the creation of a state code of ethics for 114
176-artificial intelligence systems in state government. 115
177- 3. Assess the effect of automated decision systems or 116
178-identity management on constitutional and other legal rights, 117
179-duties, and privileges of residents of this state. 118
180- 4. Evaluate common standards for artificial intelligence 119
181-safety and security measures, including the benefits of 120
182-requiring disclosure of the digital provenance for all images 121
183-and audio created using generative artificial intelligence as a 122
184-means of revealing the origin and edit of the image or audio, as 123
185-well as the best methods for such disclosure. 124
186- 5. Assess how governmental entitie s and the private sector 125
162+and audio created using generative artificial intelligence as a 101
163+means of revealing the origin and edit of the image or audio, as 102
164+well as the best methods for such disclosure. 103
165+ 5. Assess how governmental entities and the private sector 104
166+are using artificial intelligence with a focus on opportunity 105
167+areas for deployments in systems across this state. 106
168+ 6. Determine how artificial intelligence i s being 107
169+exploited by bad actors, including foreign countries of concern 108
170+as defined in s. 287.138(1). 109
171+ 7. Evaluate the need for curriculum to prepare school -age 110
172+audiences with the digital media and visual literacy skills 111
173+needed to navigate the digital info rmation landscape. 112
174+ (b) At least one quarterly meeting of the council must be 113
175+a joint meeting with the Florida Cybersecurity Advisory Council.114
176+ (9) By June 30, 2024, and each June 30 thereafter, the 115
177+council shall submit to the Governor, the President of t he 116
178+Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives any 117
179+legislative recommendations considered necessary by the council 118
180+to modernize government technology, including: 119
181+ (a) Recommendations for policies necessary to: 120
182+ 1. Accelerate adoption of techn ologies that will increase 121
183+productivity of state enterprise information technology systems, 122
184+improve customer service levels of government, and reduce 123
185+administrative or operating costs. 124
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201- 6. Determine how artificial intelligence is being 128
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203-as defined in s. 287.138(1). 130
204- 7. Evaluate the need for curriculum to prepare school -age 131
205-audiences with the digital media and visual literacy skills 132
206-needed to navigate the digital information landscape. 133
207- (b) At least one quarterly meeting of the council mu st be 134
208-a joint meeting with the Florida Cybersecurity Advisory Council.135
209- (9) By December 31, 2024, and each December 31 thereafter, 136
210-the council shall submit to the Governor, the President of the 137
211-Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives any 138
212-legislative recommendations considered necessary by the council 139
213-to modernize government technology, including: 140
214- (a) Recommendations for policies necessary to: 141
215- 1. Accelerate adoption of technologies that will increase 142
216-productivity of state enterprise infor mation technology systems, 143
217-improve customer service levels of government, and reduce 144
218-administrative or operating costs. 145
219- 2. Promote the development and deployment of artificial 146
220-intelligence systems, financial technology, education 147
221-technology, or other ent erprise management software in this 148
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223- 3. Protect Floridians from bad actors who use artificial 150
199+intelligence systems, financial technology, education 126
200+technology, or other enterprise management software in this 127
201+state. 128
202+ 3. Protect Floridians from bad actors who use artificial 129
203+intelligence. 130
204+ (b) Any other information the council considers relevant. 131
205+ Section 2. Section 501.174, Florida Statutes, is created 132
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207+ 501.174 Artificial intelligence transparency. 134
208+ (1) As used in this section, the term: 135
209+ (a) "Artificial intelligence" means software that is 136
210+developed with machine -learning, logic and knowledge -based, or 137
211+statistical approaches and can, for a given set of human -defined 138
212+objectives, generate or synthesize outputs such as content, 139
213+predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing certain 140
214+environments. 141
215+ (b) "Department" means the Department of Lega l Affairs. 142
216+ (2) An entity or person who produces or offers for use or 143
217+interaction artificial intelligence content or technology for a 144
218+commercial purpose, and makes such content or technology 145
219+available to the Florida public, must create safety and 146
220+transparency standards that: 147
221+ (a) Alert consumers that such content or technology is 148
222+generated by artificial intelligence. 149
223+ (b) Allow such content or technology to be recognizable as 150
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238- Section 2. Section 501.174, Florida Statutes, is created 153
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240- 501.174 Artificial intelligence transparency. — 155
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242- (a) "Artificial intelligence" means software that is 157
243-developed with machine -learning, logic- and knowledge-based, or 158
244-statistical approaches and can, for a given set of human -defined 159
245-objectives, generate or synthesize outputs such as content, 160
246-predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing certain 161
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248- (b) "Department" means the Department of Legal Affairs. 163
249- (2) An entity or person who offers for viewing or 164
250-interaction a chatbot, image, audio, or video output generated 165
251-by artificial intelligence for a commercial purpose to the 166
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253-believe that such output is not generated using artificial 168
254-intelligence must adopt safety and transparency standards that 169
255-disclose to consumers that such chatbot, image, audio, or video 170
256-output is generated by artificial intelligence. 171
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258-audio, or video generated by artificial intelligence must allow 173
259-such chatbot, image, audio, or video to be recognizable as 174
260-generated by artificial intelligence to other artificial 175
236+generated by artificial intelligence to other artificial 151
237+intelligence. 152
238+ (3) If a natural person in this state is able to 153
239+communicate or interact with an entity or person for commercial 154
240+purposes through an artificial intelligence mechanism, such 155
241+entity or person must provide a clear and conspicuous statement 156
242+on the entity's or person 's Internet homepage or landing page 157
243+that such mechanism is generated by artificial intelligence. 158
244+ (4) An entity or person may not knowingly produce, 159
245+generate, incorporate, or synthesize through artificial 160
246+intelligence child pornography as defined in s. 7 75.0847(1). 161
247+ (5) Any state agency as defined in s. 282.318(2) which 162
248+uses artificial intelligence must disclose if a person is 163
249+interacting with artificial intelligence when interacting with 164
250+the agency and ensure that any confidential information 165
251+accessible to an artificial intelligence system remains 166
252+confidential. 167
253+ (6)(a) Any violation of subsection (2), subsection (3), or 168
254+subsection (4) is an unfair and deceptive trade practice 169
255+actionable under part II of chapter 501 solely by the 170
256+department. If the department has reason to believe that a 171
257+violation of this section has occurred, the department, as the 172
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259+deceptive act or practice. For the purpose of bringing an action 174
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279-Internet homepage or landing page that such chatbot, ima ge, 182
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293-purpose of bringing an action pursuant to this section, ss. 196
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296-civil penalty of up to $50,000 per violation of this section. 199
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273+In addition to other remedies under part II of chapter 501, the 176
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276+ (b) This section does not establish a private cause of 179
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278+ (7) For purposes of bringing an action pursuant to this 181
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280+intelligence that is distributed to or viewable by the public in 183
281+this state is considered to be both engaged in substantial and 184
282+not isolated activities within this state and operating, 185
283+conducting, engaging in, or carrying on a business, and doing 186
284+business in this state, and is therefore subject to the 187
285+jurisdiction of the courts of this state. 188
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290+ 775.0847 Possession or promotion of certain images of 193
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293+ (b) "Child pornography" means: 196
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324- (1) As used in this section, the term: 215
325- (a) "Artificial intelligence" means software that is 216
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310+an identifiable minor engaged in sexual co nduct; or 201
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319+level above the ranking under s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 of the 210
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321+ Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 212
322+827.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 213
323+ 827.071 Sexual performance by a child; child pornography; 214
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325+ (1) As used in this section, the following definitions 216
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327+ (b) "Child pornography" means: 218
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349-that a person viewing the image would reasonably believe is a 228
350-real minor engaged in sexual conduct. 229
351- (d) "Intentionally view" has the same meaning as in s. 230
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353- (e) "Sexual conduct" h as the same meaning as in s. 232
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355- (2)(a) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly possess, 234
356-control, or intentionally view a photograph, a motion picture, a 235
357-representation, an image, a data file, a computer depiction, or 236
358-any other presentation whic h, in whole or in part, he or she 237
359-knows includes generated child pornography. The possession, 238
360-control, or intentional viewing of each such photograph, motion 239
361-picture, representation, image, data file, computer depiction, 240
362-or other presentation is a separate offense. A person who 241
363-violates this paragraph commits a felony of the third degree, 242
364-punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 243
365- (b) A person who intentionally creates generated child 244
366-pornography commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as 245
367-provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 246
368- (c) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any material 247
369-possessed, controlled, or intentionally viewed as part of a law 248
370-enforcement investigation. 249
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385-conduct of any trade or commerce is an unfair and deceptive 252
386-trade practice actionable under part II of chapter 501 solely by 253
387-the Department of Legal Affairs. If the department has rea son to 254
388-believe that a violation of paragraph (2)(b) has occurred, the 255
389-department, as the enforcing authority, may bring an action for 256
390-an unfair or deceptive act or practice. For the purpose of 257
391-bringing an action pursuant to this subsection, s. 501.211 does 258
392-not apply. In addition to other remedies under part II of 259
393-chapter 501, the department may collect a civil penalty of up to 260
394-$50,000 per violation of paragraph (2)(b). 261
395- Section 4. Section 92.561, Florida Statutes, is amended to 262
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397- 92.561 Prohibition on reproduction of child pornography. — 264
398- (1) In a criminal proceeding, any property or material 265
399-that portrays sexual performance by a child as defined in s. 266
400-827.071, constitutes generated child pornography as defined in 267
401-s. 827.072, or constitutes child po rnography as defined in s. 268
402-847.001, must remain secured or locked in the care, custody, and 269
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424- (3) For purposes of this section, property or material is 279
425-deemed to be reasonably available to the defendant if the state 280
426-attorney provides ample opportunity at a designated facilit y for 281
427-the inspection, viewing, and examination of the property or 282
428-material that portrays sexual performance by a child , 283
429-constitutes generated child pornography, or constitutes child 284
430-pornography by the defendant, his or her attorney, or any 285
431-individual whom the defendant uses as an expert during the 286
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348+minor to depict or portray a minor engaged in sexual conduct . 227
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