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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to a statewide study on automation and 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | workforce impact; defining the term "artificial 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | intelligence"; requiring the Bureau of Workforce 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Statistics and Economic Research of the Department of 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Commerce to study the economic impact of automation, 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | artificial intelligence, and robotics on employment in 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | the state; specifying contents of the study; 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | authorizing the bureau to consult with specified 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | entities to complete the study; requiring the bureau 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | to submit to the Governor and Legislature a report by 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | a specified date; requiring the bureau to conduct this 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | study at specified intervals of time; providing an 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | effective date. 14 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be It Enacted by the L egislature of the State of Florida: 16 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Section 1. Statewide Study on Automation and Workforce 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Impact.— 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (1) As used in this section, the term "artificial 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | intelligence" or "AI" means a machine -based system that can, for 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | a given set of human -defined objectives, make predictions, 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | environments. An artificial intelligence system uses machine and 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | human-based inputs to: 25 |
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| 47 | 47 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 51 | 51 | | (a) Perceive real and virtual environments. 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (b) Abstract perceptions into models through analysis in 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | an automated manner. 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (c) Model inferences to formulate options for information 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | or action. 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | (2) The Bureau of Workforce Statistics and Economic 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | Research of the Department of Commerce shall study the economic 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | impact of automation, AI, and robotics on employment in the 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | state, with a specific focus on job losses and gains due to AI 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | and automation. 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | (3) The study shall analyze: 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | (a) Industries most affected and projected job 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | displacement over the next 10 years, particularly due to use of 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | AI. 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | (b) Geographic regions within the state most vulnerable to 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | job loss or displacement. 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | (c) Demographics of workers that are most at risk. 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | (d) Impact on wages and job quality in key job sectors. 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | (e) Economic benefits, including productivity gro wth and 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | job creation. 45 |
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| 71 | 71 | | (f) Workforce training programs addressing job loss or 46 |
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| 72 | 72 | | displacement. 47 |
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| 73 | 73 | | (g) Policy recommendations for workforce resilience, 48 |
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| 74 | 74 | | including education and retraining investments. 49 |
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| 75 | 75 | | (h) The rate and scale of job loss or displacement caused 50 |
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| 88 | 88 | | specifically by AI compared to other forms of automation. 51 |
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| 89 | 89 | | (4) The bureau may consult with: 52 |
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| 90 | 90 | | (a) Business and industry representatives. 53 |
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| 91 | 91 | | (b) Academic institutions with labor economics expertise. 54 |
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| 92 | 92 | | (c) Local economic councils and chambers of commerce. 55 |
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| 93 | 93 | | (d) Any groups the bureau deems necessary to complete the 56 |
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| 94 | 94 | | study. 57 |
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| 95 | 95 | | (5) The bureau must submit to the Governor, the President 58 |
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| 96 | 96 | | of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a 59 |
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| 97 | 97 | | report of its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2025, 60 |
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| 98 | 98 | | and every 3 years thereafter pursuant to subsection (6). 61 |
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| 99 | 99 | | (6) The bureau must conduct the study every 3 years to 62 |
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| 100 | 100 | | assess automation's impact on the workforce and to update its 63 |
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| 101 | 101 | | policy recommendations. 64 |
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| 102 | 102 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 65 |
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