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Connecticut
Department of Administrative Services Inventory and Assessment of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Use by State Agencies
In force since .
An AI governance rule binding government bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Governance, Reporting, Disclosure
- Audit expectation
- none
What it requires
- If you are the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services, conduct an inventory of all systems that employ artificial intelligence and are in use by any state agency, not later than and annually after that (Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 4a-2e(b)(1)).
- For each system, include in the inventory, to the extent practicable based on available data, its name and vendor, a description of its general capabilities and uses, whether it was used to independently make, inform or materially support a conclusion, decision or judgment, whether it underwent an impact assessment before implementation, the date of its last impact assessment, whether it has access to personally identifiable information of individuals in the state, and its known risks toward individuals in the state, communities and state employees (Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 4a-2e(b)(1)(A) to (G)).
- Make each inventory publicly available on the state's open data portal, and establish the definitions, reporting standards and submission formats that state agencies use in their submissions (Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 4a-2e(b)(2) and (3)).
- Perform ongoing assessments of systems that employ artificial intelligence and are in use by state agencies, to ensure that no such system results in unlawful discrimination or disparate impact, in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Office of Policy and Management (Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 4a-2e(c)).
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What record it asks for
Logging duty
Section 4a-2e(b) requires an annual inventory, made public on the open data portal, and subsection (c) requires ongoing assessments. The section names no log contents, no retention period and no later production of a record to an auditor.
- Kind
- None
- As of
What this law does
Section 4a-2e of the Connecticut General Statutes took effect on , under Public Act 23-16. Section 37 of Public Act 26-15 repealed section 4a-2e and substituted a new text, effective . Not later than , and annually after that, the Department of Administrative Services must conduct an inventory of all systems that employ artificial intelligence and are in use by any state agency.
Each inventory must include, for each system and to the extent practicable based on available data, the name of the system and its vendor, a description of its general capabilities and uses, and whether it was used to independently make, inform or materially support a conclusion, decision or judgment.
Each inventory must also state whether the system underwent an impact assessment before implementation, the date of its last impact assessment, whether it has access to personally identifiable information of individuals in the state, and its known risks toward individuals in the state, communities and state employees.
The Department of Administrative Services must make each inventory publicly available on the state's open data portal and establish the definitions, reporting standards and submission formats that state agencies use in their submissions.
The Department of Administrative Services must also perform ongoing assessments of systems that employ artificial intelligence and are in use by state agencies, to ensure that no such system results in unlawful discrimination or disparate impact, in accordance with policies and procedures established by the Office of Policy and Management.
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