Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2024 |
print number 5641a |
Jan 08, 2024 |
amend (t) and recommit to labor |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to labor |
Mar 10, 2023 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S5641A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2023-S5641 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 20-D §§750 - 757, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
S6852
2023-S5641 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5641 SPONSOR: COMRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing criteria for the use of automated employment decision tools PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To limit bias and discrimination against any group on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, or other protected class that occurs when automated employment decision tools are used to screen candidates for hire. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the labor law by adding a new section 203-f. Defines e terms "automated employment decision tool", "disparate impact analysis", and "employment decision". Provides requirements that employers must follow to use automated employment decision tools. Provides enforcement measures. Authorizes the commissioner to initiate an investigation if a suspicion of a violation is established. States that the department may
2023-S5641 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5641 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 10, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing criteria for the use of automated employment decision tools THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 203-f to read as follows: § 203-F. USE OF AUTOMATED EMPLOYMENT DECISION TOOLS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: A. "AUTOMATED EMPLOYMENT DECISION TOOL" MEANS ANY SYSTEM USED TO FILTER EMPLOYMENT CANDIDATES OR PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES FOR HIRE IN A WAY THAT ESTABLISHES A PREFERRED CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATES WITHOUT RELYING ON CANDIDATE-SPECIFIC ASSESSMENTS BY INDIVIDUAL DECISION-MAKERS. AUTOMATED EMPLOYMENT DECISION TOOLS SHALL INCLUDE PERSONALITY TESTS, COGNITIVE ABILITY TESTS, RESUME SCORING SYSTEMS AND ANY SYSTEM WHOSE FUNCTION IS GOVERNED BY STATISTICAL THEORY, OR WHOSE PARAMETERS ARE DEFINED BY SUCH SYSTEMS, INCLUDING INFERENTIAL METHODOLOGIES, LINEAR REGRESSION, NEURAL NETWORKS, DECISION TREES, RANDOM FORESTS AND OTHER ARTIFICIAL INTELLI- GENCE OR MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS. THE TERM "AUTOMATED EMPLOYMENT DECISION TOOL" DOES NOT INCLUDE A TOOL THAT DOES NOT AUTOMATE, SUPPORT, SUBSTANTIALLY ASSIST OR REPLACE DISCRETIONARY DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES AND THAT DOES NOT MATERIALLY IMPACT NATURAL PERSONS. B. "DISPARATE IMPACT ANALYSIS" MEANS AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TESTING OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH USE OF AN AUTOMATED EMPLOYMENT DECISION TOOL IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN AN ADVERSE IMPACT TO THE DETRIMENT OF ANY GROUP ON THE BASIS OF SEX, RACE, ETHNICITY, OR OTHER PROTECTED CLASS UNDER ARTICLE FIFTEEN OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW. THE RESULTS OF SUCH ANALYSIS SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE EMPLOYER IMPLEMENTING OR USING AN AUTOMATED EMPLOYMENT DECISION TOOL. A DISPARATE IMPACT ANALYSIS SHALL DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN CANDIDATES WHO WERE SELECTED AND CANDIDATES EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02768-01-3
2023-S5641A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 20-D §§750 - 757, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
S6852
2023-S5641A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5641A SPONSOR: COMRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to automated employment deci- sion tools PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To limit bias and discrimination against any group on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, or other protected class that occurs when automated employment decision tools are used to screen candidates for hire, and creating a more specific definition for artificial intelligence auto- mated employment decision tools in law. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the labor law by adding a new article 20D to section 750 of the labor law to modernize anti-discrimination in employment decision tools. It defines "automated employment decision tool" to mean a system or service that uses artificial intelligence and has been
2023-S5641A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5641--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 10, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor -- recommitted to the Committee on Labor in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to automated employment deci- sion tools THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new article 20-D to read as follows: ARTICLE 20-D AUTOMATED EMPLOYMENT DECISION TOOLS SECTION 750. DEFINITIONS. 751. ANTI-DISCRIMINATION. 752. REQUIREMENTS FOR A DEPLOYER OF AN AUTOMATED EMPLOYMENT DECISION TOOL. 753. REQUIREMENTS FOR A DEVELOPER OF AN AUTOMATED EMPLOYMENT DECISION TOOL. 754. AI GOVERNANCE. 755. TRANSPARENCY. 756. ENFORCEMENT. 757. COMPLIANCE. § 750. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE" SHALL MEAN A MACHINE-BASED SYSTEM THAT CAN, FOR A GIVEN SET OF HUMAN-DEFINED OBJECTIVES, MAKE PREDICTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, OR DECISIONS INFLUENCING REAL OR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS. AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM USES MACHINE AND HUMAN-BASED INPUTS TO: (A) PERCEIVE REAL AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02768-02-3
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