S 8831: Provides for the use of automated employment decision-making tools and artificial intelligence systems by a county, city, town, village, school district, board of cooperative educational services, county vocational education and extension board, district corporation, the state university of New York, the city university of New York, or community college; amends the effectiveness thereof.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8831  IN SENATE January 8, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GONZALEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the state technology law, the education law and the civil service law, in relation to the use of automated employment decision-making tools and artificial intelligence systems by certain state and local entities; to amend a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the state technology law, the education law and the civil service law relating to automated decision-making by government agen- cies, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7599-C and A. 8295-D, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; and to repeal certain provisions of the state technology law, the education law, the civil service law and a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the state technology law, the education law and the civil service law relating to automated decision-making by government agencies, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7599-C and A. 8295-D, relating thereto The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Article 5 of the state technology law, as added by a chap- 2 ter of the laws of 2025 amending the state technology law, the education 3 law and the civil service law relating to automated decision-making by 4 government agencies, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7599-C 5 and A. 8295-D, is REPEALED. 6 § 2. Section 103-f of the state technology law, as added by a chapter 7 of the laws of 2025 amending the state technology law, the education law 8 and the civil service law relating to automated decision-making by 9 government agencies, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7599-C 10 and A. 8295-D, is REPEALED. 11 § 3. Section 3 of a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the state 12 technology law, the education law and the civil service law relating to 13 automated decision-making by government agencies, as proposed in legis- 14 lative bills numbers S. 7599-C and A. 8295-D, is REPEALED. 15 § 4. Section 401 of the state technology law is amended by adding a 16 new subdivision 3 to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11535-20-6 
 S. 8831 2 1 3. "Covered entity" shall mean any county, city, town, village, school 2 district, board of cooperative educational services, county vocational 3 education and extension board, district corporation, the state universi- 4 ty of New York, the city university of New York, or community college. 5 § 5. The section heading of section 402 of the state technology law, 6 as amended by chapter 96 of the laws of 2025, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 Disclosure of automated employment decision-making tools used by state 9 agencies. 10 § 6. The state technology law is amended by adding a new section 402-a 11 to read as follows: 12 § 402-a. Disclosure of automated employment decision-making tools used 13 by covered entities. To the extent feasible, any covered entity that 14 utilizes an automated employment decision-making tool, shall publish a 15 list of such automated employment decision-making tools on such covered 16 entity's website no later than the thirtieth of December next succeeding 17 the date on which this section shall have become a law, and annually 18 thereafter. To the extent feasible, such disclosure shall include: 19 1. a description of the automated employment decision-making tool 20 utilized by such covered entity; 21 2. the date that the covered entity use of such automated employment 22 decision-making tool began; 23 3. a summary of the purpose and use of such automated employment deci- 24 sion-making tool; and 25 4. any other information deemed relevant by the covered entity. 26 § 7. Section 1950 of the education law is amended by adding a new 27 subdivision 20 to read as follows: 28 20. (a) The use of artificial intelligence systems, as defined by 29 section one hundred three-e of the state technology law, shall not 30 affect the: (i) existing rights of employees pursuant to an existing 31 collective bargaining agreement; or (ii) the existing representational 32 relationships among employee organizations or the bargaining relation- 33 ships between the employer and an employee organization. 34 (b) The use of such artificial intelligence systems shall not result 35 in the: (i) discharge, displacement or loss of position, including 36 partial displacement such as a reduction in the hours of non-overtime 37 work, wages, or employment benefits, or result in the impairment of 38 existing collective bargaining agreements; or (ii) transfer of existing 39 duties and functions currently performed by employees of the board of 40 cooperative educational services to an artificial intelligence system. 41 (c) The use of such artificial intelligence system shall not alter the 42 rights or benefits, and privileges, including but not limited to terms 43 and conditions of employment and civil service status. The collective 44 bargaining unit membership status of all existing employees of the board 45 of education shall be preserved and protected. 46 § 8. Subdivision 4 of section 2510 of the education law, as added by a 47 chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the state technology law, the 48 education law and the civil service law relating to automated decision- 49 making by government agencies, as proposed in legislative bills numbers 50 S. 7599-C and A. 8295-D, is amended to read as follows: 51 4. (a) The use of artificial intelligence systems as defined by 52 section one hundred three-e of the state technology law [and automated 53 decision-making tools as defined by section five hundred one of the 54 state technology law] shall not affect (i) the existing rights of 55 employees pursuant to an existing collective bargaining agreement, or 56 (ii) the existing representational relationships among employee organ- 
 S. 8831 3 1 izations or the bargaining relationships between the employer and an 2 employee organization. 3 (b) The use of such artificial intelligence systems [and automated 4 decision-making tools] shall not result in the: (i) discharge, displace- 5 ment or loss of position, including partial displacement such as a 6 reduction in the hours of non-overtime work, wages, or employment bene- 7 fits, or result in the impairment of existing collective bargaining 8 agreements; or (ii) transfer of existing duties and functions currently 9 performed by employees of the [state or any agency or public authority 10 thereof] school district to an artificial intelligence system [or auto- 11 mated decision-making tool]. 12 (c) The use of such artificial intelligence system [or automated deci- 13 sion-making tool] shall not alter the rights or benefits, and privi- 14 leges, including but not limited to terms and conditions of employment 15 and civil service status. The collective bargaining unit membership 16 status of all existing employees of the board of education shall be 17 preserved and protected. 18 § 9. Subdivision 5 of section 2585 of the education law, as added by a 19 chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the state technology law, the 20 education law and the civil service law relating to automated decision- 21 making by government agencies, as proposed in legislative bills numbers 22 S. 7599-C and A. 8295-D, is amended to read as follows: 23 5. (a) The use of artificial intelligence systems as defined by 24 section one hundred three-e of the state technology law [and automated 25 decision-making tools as defined by section five hundred one of the 26 state technology law] shall not affect (i) the existing rights of 27 employees pursuant to an existing collective bargaining agreement, or 28 (ii) the existing representational relationships among employee organ- 29 izations or the bargaining relationships between the employer and an 30 employee organization. 31 (b) The use of such artificial intelligence systems [and automated 32 decision-making tools] shall not result in the: (i) discharge, displace- 33 ment or loss of position, including partial displacement such as a 34 reduction in the hours of non-overtime work, wages, or employment bene- 35 fits, or result in the impairment of existing collective bargaining 36 agreements; or (ii) transfer of existing duties and functions currently 37 performed by employees of the [state or any agency or public authority 38 thereof] school district to an artificial intelligence system [or auto- 39 mated decision making tool]. 40 (c) The use of such artificial intelligence system [and automated 41 decision-making tool] shall not alter the rights or benefits, and privi- 42 leges, including but not limited to terms and conditions of employment 43 and civil service status. The collective bargaining unit membership 44 status of all existing employees of the board of education shall be 45 preserved and protected. 46 § 10. Subdivision 9 of section 2588 of the education law, as added by 47 a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the state technology law, the 48 education law and the civil service law relating to automated decision- 49 making by government agencies, as proposed in legislative bills numbers 50 S. 7599-C and A. 8295-D, is amended to read as follows: 51 9. (a) The use of artificial intelligence systems as defined by 52 section one hundred three-e of the state technology law [and automated 53 decision-making tools as defined by section five hundred one of the 54 state technology law] shall not affect (i) the existing rights of 55 employees pursuant to an existing collective bargaining agreement, or 56 (ii) the existing representational relationships among employee organ- 
 S. 8831 4 1 izations or the bargaining relationships between the employer and an 2 employee organization. 3 (b) The use of such artificial intelligence systems shall not result 4 in the: (i) discharge, displacement or loss of position, including 5 partial displacement such as a reduction in the hours of non-overtime 6 work, wages, or employment benefits, or result in the impairment of 7 existing collective bargaining agreements; or (ii) transfer of existing 8 duties and functions currently performed by [employees of] the [state or 9 any agency or public authority thereof to and] teaching and supervisory 10 staff of the city school district to an artificial intelligence system 11 [or automated decision-making tool]. 12 (c) The use of such artificial intelligence system [and automated 13 decision-making tool] shall not alter the rights or benefits, and privi- 14 leges, including but not limited to terms and conditions of employment 15 and civil service status. The collective bargaining unit membership 16 status of all existing employees of the board of education shall be 17 preserved and protected. 18 § 11. Subdivision 4 of section 3013 of the education law, as added by 19 a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the state technology law, the 20 education law and the civil service law relating to automated decision- 21 making by government agencies, as proposed in legislative bills numbers 22 S. 7599-C and A. 8295-D, is amended to read as follows: 23 4. (a) The use of artificial intelligence systems as defined by 24 section one hundred three-e of the state technology law [and automated 25 decision-making tools as defined by section five hundred one of the 26 state technology law] shall not affect (i) the existing rights of 27 employees pursuant to an existing collective bargaining agreement, or 28 (ii) the existing representational relationships among employee organ- 29 izations or the bargaining relationships between the employer and an 30 employee organization. 31 (b) The use of such artificial intelligence systems [and automated 32 decision-making tools] shall not result in the: (i) discharge, displace- 33 ment or loss of position, including partial displacement such as a 34 reduction in the hours of non-overtime work, wages, or employment bene- 35 fits, or result in the impairment of existing collective bargaining 36 agreements; or (ii) transfer of existing duties and functions currently 37 performed by employees of the [state or any agency or public authority 38 thereof] school district, board of cooperative educational services or 39 county vocational education and extension board to an artificial intel- 40 ligence system [or automated decision-making tool]. 41 (c) The use of such artificial intelligence system [and automated 42 decision-making tool] shall not alter the rights or benefits, and privi- 43 leges, including but not limited to terms and conditions of employment 44 and civil service status. The collective bargaining unit membership 45 status of all existing employees of the board of education, board of 46 cooperative educational services, or board of trustees thereof shall be 47 preserved and protected. 48 § 12. Subdivision 10 of section 80 of the civil service law, as 49 amended by a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the state technology 50 law, the education law and the civil service law relating to automated 51 decision-making by government agencies, as proposed in legislative bills 52 numbers S. 7599-C and A. 8295-D, is amended to read as follows: 53 10. (a) The use of artificial intelligence systems as defined by 54 section one hundred three-e of the state technology law [and automated 55 decision-making tools as defined by section five hundred one of the 56 state technology law] shall not affect (i) the existing rights of 
 S. 8831 5 1 employees pursuant to an existing collective bargaining agreement, or 2 (ii) the existing representational relationships among employee organ- 3 izations or the bargaining relationships between the employer and an 4 employee organization. 5 (b) The use of such artificial intelligence systems [and automated 6 decision-making tools] shall not result in the: (i) discharge, displace- 7 ment or loss of position, including partial displacement such as a 8 reduction in the hours of non-overtime work, wages, or employment bene- 9 fits, or result in the impairment of existing collective bargaining 10 agreements; or 11 (ii) transfer of existing duties and functions currently performed by 12 employees of the state or any agency or public authority thereof, or 13 county, city, town, village, public improvement district, special 14 district, school district, board of cooperative educational services or 15 county vocational education and extension board to an artificial intel- 16 ligence system [or automated decision-making tool]. 17 (c) The use of [such] an artificial intelligence system [and automated 18 decision-making tool] shall not alter the rights or benefits, and privi- 19 leges, including but not limited to terms and conditions of employment, 20 civil service status, and collective bargaining unit membership status 21 of all existing employees of the state or any agency or public authority 22 thereof, or county, city, town, village, public improvement district, 23 special district, school district, board of cooperative educational 24 services or county vocational education and extension board shall be 25 preserved and protected. 26 § 13. Section 355-a of the education law is amended by adding a new 27 subdivision 14 to read as follows: 28 14. (a) The use of artificial intelligence systems, as defined by 29 section one hundred three-e of the state technology law, shall not 30 affect (i) the existing rights of employees pursuant to a collective 31 bargaining agreement; or (ii) the existing representational relation- 32 ships among employee organizations or the bargaining relationships 33 between the employer and an employee organization. 34 (b) The use of such artificial intelligence systems shall not result 35 in the: (i) discharge, displacement or loss of position, including 36 partial displacement such as a reduction in the hours of non-overtime 37 work, wages, or employment benefits, or result in the impairment of 38 existing collective bargaining agreements; or 39 (ii) transfer of duties and functions currently performed by employees 40 of the state university of New York to an artificial intelligence 41 system. 42 (c) The use of an artificial intelligence system shall not alter the 43 rights or benefits, and privileges, including but not limited to terms 44 and conditions of employment, civil service status, and collective 45 bargaining unit membership status of all existing employees of the state 46 university of New York shall be preserved and protected. 47 § 14. Section 6206 of the education law is amended by adding a new 48 subdivision 24 to read as follows: 49 24. (a) The use of artificial intelligence systems, as defined by 50 section one hundred three-e of the state technology law, shall not 51 affect (i) the existing rights of employees pursuant to a collective 52 bargaining agreement; or (ii) the existing representational relation- 53 ships among employee organizations or the bargaining relationships 54 between the employer and an employee organization. 55 (b) The use of such artificial intelligence systems shall not result 56 in the: (i) discharge, displacement or loss of position, including 
 S. 8831 6 1 partial displacement such as a reduction in the hours of non-overtime 2 work, wages, or employment benefits, or result in the impairment of 3 existing collective bargaining agreements; or 4 (ii) transfer of duties and functions currently performed by employees 5 of the city university of New York to an artificial intelligence system. 6 (c) The use of an artificial intelligence system shall not alter the 7 rights or benefits, and privileges, including but not limited to terms 8 and conditions of employment, civil service status, and collective 9 bargaining unit membership status of all existing employees of the city 10 university of New York shall be preserved and protected. 11 § 15. Section 6306 of the education law is amended by adding a new 12 subdivision 12 to read as follows: 13 12. (a) The use of artificial intelligence systems, as defined by 14 section one hundred three-e of the state technology law, shall not 15 affect (i) the existing rights of employees pursuant to a collective 16 bargaining agreement; or (ii) the existing representational relation- 17 ships among employee organizations or the bargaining relationships 18 between the employer and an employee organization. 19 (b) The use of such artificial intelligence systems shall not result 20 in the: (i) discharge, displacement or loss of position, including 21 partial displacement such as a reduction in the hours of non-overtime 22 work, wages, or employment benefits, or result in the impairment of 23 collective bargaining agreements; or 24 (ii) transfer of existing duties and functions currently performed by 25 employees of each community college to an artificial intelligence 26 system. 27 (c) The use of an artificial intelligence system shall not alter the 28 rights or benefits, and privileges, including but not limited to terms 29 and conditions of employment, civil service status, and collective 30 bargaining unit membership status of all existing employees of each 31 community college shall be preserved and protected. 32 § 16. Section 115 of the education law, as added by a chapter of the 33 laws of 2025 amending the state technology law, the education law and 34 the civil service law relating to automated decision-making by govern- 35 ment agencies, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7599-C and A. 36 8295-D, is REPEALED. 37 § 17. Section 10 of a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the state 38 technology law, the education law and the civil service law relating to 39 automated decision-making by government agencies, as proposed in legis- 40 lative bills numbers S. 7599-C and A. 8295-D, is amended to read as 41 follows: 42 § 10. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 43 deemed repealed July 1, 2028; provided, however, that [if chapter 96 of 44 the laws of 2025 shall not have taken effect on or before such date then 45 section nine of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the 46 same manner as such chapter of the laws of 2025, takes effect; provided 47 further, however, that section one of this act shall take effect one 48 year after it shall have become a law; provided further, however, that] 49 the amendments to subdivision 10 of section 80 of the civil service law 50 made by section nine of this act shall not affect the expiration and 51 repeal of such subdivision and shall be deemed repealed therewith. 52 § 18. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that: 53 (a) sections one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 54 ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen and sixteen shall take 55 effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws 56 of 2025 amending the state technology law, the education law and the 
 S. 8831 7 1 civil service law relating to automated decision-making by government 2 agencies, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7599-C and A. 3 8295-D, takes effect; and 4 (b) the amendments to subdivision 10 of section 80 of the civil 5 service law made by section twelve of this act shall not affect the 6 expiration and repeal of such subdivision and shall be deemed repealed 7 therewith.