This text of Vermont § 5023 (Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council [Repealed effective June 30, 2027]) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Vermont primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
(a)Advisory Council. There is established the Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council to provide advice and counsel to the Director of the Division of Artificial Intelligence with regard to the Division’s responsibilities to review all aspects of artificial intelligence systems developed, employed, or procured in State government. The Council, in consultation with the Director of the Division, shall also engage in public outreach and education on artificial intelligence.
(b)Members.
(1)Members. The Advisory Council shall be composed of the following members:
(A)the Secretary of Digital Services or designee;
(B)the Secretary of Commerce and Community Development or designee;
(C)the Commissioner of Public Safety or designee;
(D)the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties U
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(a) Advisory Council. There is established the Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council to provide advice and counsel to the Director of the Division of Artificial Intelligence with regard to the Division’s responsibilities to review all aspects of artificial intelligence systems developed, employed, or procured in State government. The Council, in consultation with the Director of the Division, shall also engage in public outreach and education on artificial intelligence.
(b) Members.
(1) Members. The Advisory Council shall be composed of the following members:
(A) the Secretary of Digital Services or designee;
(B) the Secretary of Commerce and Community Development or designee;
(C) the Commissioner of Public Safety or designee;
(D) the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont or designee;
(E) one member who is an expert in constitutional and legal rights, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;
(F) one member with experience in the field of ethics and human rights, appointed by the Governor;
(G) one member who is an academic at a postsecondary institute, appointed by the Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering;
(H) the Commissioner of Health or designee;
(I) the Executive Director of Racial Equity or designee; and
(J) the Attorney General or designee.
(2) Chair. Members of the Advisory Council shall elect by majority vote the Chair of the Advisory Council. Members of the Advisory Council shall be appointed on or before August 1, 2022 in order to prepare as they deem necessary for the establishment of the Advisory Council, including the election of the Chair of the Advisory Council.
(3) Qualifications. Members shall be drawn from diverse backgrounds and, to the extent possible, have experience with artificial intelligence.
(c) Meetings. The Advisory Council shall meet at the call of the Chair as follows:
(1) on or before January 31, 2024, not more than 12 times; and
(2) on or after February 1, 2024, not more than monthly.
(d) Quorum. A majority of members shall constitute a quorum of the Advisory Council. Once a quorum has been established, the vote of a majority of the members present at the time of the vote shall be an act of the Advisory Council.
(e) Assistance. The Advisory Council shall have the administrative and technical support of the Agency of Digital Services.
(f) Reimbursement. Members of the Advisory Council who are not employees of the State of Vermont and who are not otherwise compensated or reimbursed for their attendance shall be entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in 32 V.S.A. § 1010.
(g) Consultation. The Advisory Council shall consult with any relevant national bodies on artificial intelligence, including the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee established by the Department of Commerce, and its applicability to Vermont.
(h) Repeal. This section shall be repealed on June 30, 2027. (Added 2021, No. 132 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 2022; amended 2023, No. 6, § 8, eff. July 1, 2023.)