Sec. 51-9c. (Formerly Sec. 4-68bb). Project Longevity Initiative. Definitions. Implementation.
Sec. 51-10e. Artificial intelligence. Annual inventory. Policies and procedures. Assessments.
Sec. 51-9c. (Formerly Sec. 4-68bb). Project Longevity Initiative. Definitions. Implementation. (a) For purposes of this section, “Project Longevity Initiative” means a comprehensive community-based initiative that is designed to reduce gun violence in state municipalities.
(b) The Chief Court Administrator shall (1) provide planning and management assistance to municipal officials in the city of New Haven in order to ensure the continued implementation of the Project Longevity Initiative in said city and the Chief Court Administrator may utilize state and federal funds as may be appropriated for such purpose; and (2) do all things necessary to apply for and accept federal funds allotted to or available to the state under any federal act or program which support the continued implementation of the Project Longevity Initiative in the city of New Haven.
(c) The Chief Court Administrator, or the Chief Court Administrator's designee, in consultation with the United States Attorney for the district of Connecticut, the Chief State's Attorney, the Commissioner of Correction, the executive director of the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Branch, the mayors of the cities of Hartford, Bridgeport, Waterbury, Norwich and New London and clergy members, nonprofit service providers and community leaders from said cities shall implement the Project Longevity Initiative in said cities.
(d) The Chief Court Administrator shall (1) provide planning and management assistance to municipal officials in the cities of Hartford, Bridgeport, Waterbury, Norwich and New London in order to ensure implementation of the Project Longevity Initiative in said cities and the Chief Court Administrator may utilize state and federal funds as may be appropriated for such purpose; and (2) do all things necessary to apply for and accept federal funds allotted to or available to the state under any federal act or program which will support implementation of the Project Longevity Initiative in said cities.
(e) The Chief Court Administrator may accept and receive on behalf of the Judicial Branch, any bequest, devise or grant made to the Judicial Branch to further the objectives of the Project Longevity Initiative and may hold and use such property for the purpose specified, if any, in such bequest, devise or gift.
(f) (1) Until June 30, 2022, the secretary, in consultation with the federal and state officials described in subsection (c) of this section, shall create a plan for implementation of the Project Longevity Initiative on a state-wide basis. Such plan shall, at a minimum, consider how to provide clients served by the Project Longevity Initiative with access to courses of instruction and apprentice programs provided by, but not limited to, a college, a university, a community college or the Technical Education and Career System. The secretary shall submit such plan to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and security in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.
(2) In the event that the secretary failed to submit the plan required under subdivision (1) of this subsection, on and after July 1, 2022, the Chief Court Administrator in consultation with the federal and state officials described in subsection (c) of this section, shall create a plan for implementation of the Project Longevity Initiative on a state-wide basis. Such plan shall, at a minimum, consider how to provide clients served by the Project Longevity Initiative with access to courses of instruction and apprentice programs provided by, but not limited to, a college, a university, a community college or the Technical Education and Career System. Not later than January 1, 2023, the Chief Court Administrator shall submit such plan to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and security and the judiciary in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.
(P.A. 13-247, S. 25; P.A. 21-153, S. 1; P.A. 22-118, S. 123; P.A. 23-204, S. 56.)
History: P.A. 13-247 effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 21-153 amended Subsecs. (c) and (d) by adding “and Waterbury” and amended Subsec. (f) by adding provisions re plan considerations and submission and making a technical change, effective July 12, 2021; P.A. 22-118 amended Subsecs. (b) to (f) by transferring, on and after July 1, 2022, responsibility for implementation of Project Longevity from the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to the Chief Court Administrator and by making technical changes and by adding Subsec. (g) re transfer of power and duties from said secretary to the Chief Court Administrator in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 4-38d, effective May 7, 2022; P.A. 23-204 amended Subsec. (a) by redefining “Project Longevity Initiative” to replace “state's cities” with “state municipalities” and deleting definition of “secretary”, deleted former Subsecs. (b)(1), (c)(1), (d)(1) and (e)(1) re role of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management in planning, implementation and funding of Project Longevity Initiative and redesignated existing Subsecs. (b)(2), (c)(2), (d)(2) and (e)(2) as Subsecs. (b) to (e) and amended same by removing references to “On and after July 1, 2022” and making technical changes, further amended Subsecs. (c) and (d) by adding references to “Norwich and New London” re expansion of Project Longevity Initiative, amended Subsec. (f)(1) by deleting reference to “Not later than February 1, 2022” and by making a technical change and deleted former Subsec. (g) re transfer of power and duties from said secretary to the Chief Court Administrator in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 4-38d, effective July 1, 2023; Sec. 4-68bb transferred to Sec. 51-9c in 2024.
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Sec. 51-10e. Artificial intelligence. Annual inventory. Policies and procedures. Assessments. (a) For the purposes of this section, “artificial intelligence” means (1) an artificial system that (A) performs tasks under varying and unpredictable circumstances without significant human oversight or can learn from experience and improve such performance when exposed to data sets, (B) is developed in any context, including, but not limited to, software or physical hardware, and solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning, learning, communication or physical action, or (C) is designed to (i) think or act like a human, including, but not limited to, a cognitive architecture or neural network, or (ii) act rationally, including, but not limited to, an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that achieves goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning, communication, decision-making or action, or (2) a set of techniques, including, but not limited to, machine learning, that is designed to approximate a cognitive task.
(b) (1) Not later than December 31, 2023, and annually thereafter, the Judicial Department shall conduct an inventory of the department's systems that employ artificial intelligence. Each such inventory shall include at least the following information for each such system:
(A) The name of such system and the vendor, if any, that provided such system;
(B) A description of the general capabilities and uses of such system;
(C) Whether such system was used to independently make, inform or materially support a conclusion, decision or judgment; and
(D) Whether such system underwent an impact assessment prior to implementation.
(2) The Judicial Department shall make each inventory conducted pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection publicly available on the department's Internet web site.
(c) (1) Not later than February 1, 2024, the Judicial Department shall develop and establish policies and procedures concerning the department's development, procurement, implementation, utilization and ongoing assessment of systems that employ artificial intelligence. Such policies and procedures shall, at a minimum, include policies and procedures that:
(A) Govern the department's procurement, implementation and ongoing assessment of such systems;
(B) Are sufficient to ensure that no such system (i) results in any unlawful discrimination against any individual or group of individuals, or (ii) has any unlawful disparate impact on any individual or group of individuals on the basis of any actual or perceived differentiating characteristic, including, but not limited to, age, genetic information, color, ethnicity, race, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, pregnancy, veteran status, disability or lawful source of income;
(C) Require the department to assess the likely impact of any such system before implementing such system; and
(D) Provide for ongoing assessments of such systems to ensure that no such system results in any unlawful discrimination or disparate impact described in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision.
(2) The Judicial Department may revise the policies and procedures established pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection if the Chief Court Administrator determines, in said administrator's discretion, that such revision is necessary.
(3) The Judicial Department shall post the policies and procedures established pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, and any revision made to such policies and procedures pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, on the department's Internet web site.
(d) Beginning on February 1, 2024, the Judicial Department shall:
(1) Not implement any system that employs artificial intelligence (A) unless the department has performed an impact assessment, in accordance with the policies and procedures established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, to ensure that such system will not result in any unlawful discrimination or disparate impact described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section, or (B) if the Chief Court Administrator determines, in said administrator's discretion, that such system will result in any unlawful discrimination or disparate impact described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section; and
(2) Perform ongoing assessments of the department's systems that employ artificial intelligence to ensure that no such system shall result in any unlawful discrimination or disparate impact described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section.
(P.A. 23-16, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 23-16 effective July 1, 2023.
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