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Committee hears short-form disclosure bill for automated decision systems used on state employees

Committee on General and Housing · January 21, 2026
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Summary

A presenter described a short-form bill requiring disclosure when automated decision systems are used in personnel decisions for state employees; the measure is framed as transparency (not a prohibition) and includes a study on extending protections to municipal employees, teachers and higher-education staff.

A presenter, called to the table as 'Vivek,' introduced a short-form bill to require disclosure when automated decision systems are used in personnel or other state-employee decisions. The sponsor said the measure is primarily a transparency and disclosure requirement rather than a ban on automated systems.

The presenter tied the draft to New York’s Senate Bill 822 and said…

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