Legislation Proposes New CDT Office of Artificial Intelligence
The California Department of Technology will have a new Office of Artificial Intelligence with "powers and authorities necessary to guide the design, use, and deployment of automated systems by a state agency," if Senate Bill 313 (Dodd- D) is passed by the Legislature. Proposed this week, the bill has basic language that will likely be amended with more details. The purpose appears to be aimed at preventing bias and promoting "equitable outcomes for Californians."
Modular Contracting Bills Stall
Legislation that would have mandated modular contracting for large-scale IT projects has failed passage by the Assembly Appropriations committee, ending the possibility of it becoming state law. Assemblymembers Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) and Devon Mathis (R-Visalia) introduced Assembly Bill 1806, which would have required the use of modular contracting by the California Department of Technology (CDT) for projects with a budget of $2.5 million or more.
Cradle-to-Career System Reaches Legal Agreements to Collect Data
Nearly three years after it was passed by Legislation, California’s Cradle-to-Career Data System is hitting milestones that will allow the office to track student progress from pre-K through college and employment.
Modular Contracting Legislation Moves Forward
California's history of failed IT projects is undeniable. For years, the Sacramento technology community has read stories about large-scale projects with major budget overruns, going far beyond schedule, or being altogether canceled, costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.
Legislation Aims to Crack Down on Data Brokers
SB 1059 will make annual registration and reporting requirements stricter for data brokers and doubles penalties for data traffickers who break the law by failing to disclose data breaches or failing to report information collection from minors.
Newsom Signs Bill on Data Governance for Homeless Management Information System
On Sep. 29, Gov. Newson signed a new suite of bills addressing California’s homelessness crisis, a vital part of his $22 billion housing affordability and homelessness package.
Legislation would be game-changer for IT modernization
California’s future is heavily invested in innovative technology, but numerous legacy IT systems across the state struggle to modernize, exceeding the budget, schedule, or both.
Vendors Subject to New Performance Review Under Pending Legislation
Information Technology vendors working for the State of California will undergo new performance evaluations for all contracts of $500,000 or more, under pending legislation by Assembymember Rudy Salas (D- San Francisco). AB 971 requires departments awarding contracts information technology services to complete a thorough post-evaluation of the contractor and for public officials who sign reports to confirm its accuracy. The reports will not be subject to the California Public Records Act, according to the latest version of the bill which is in the final stages of the legislative process. As of Monday, the bill has passed both houses and is on its way to the governor's desk.
Legislation mandates statewide open data portal, creates communities of practice
AB 802 by Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay) creates a statutory requirement for the California Department of Technology to host an open data portal. The bill also calls for the created of a community of practice to help govern policies, standards and privacy related to data. While it made it to the final stages of the legislative process, its future is in question after it was held last month in the Senate Appropriations Committee as part of the "suspense file" where many bills with fiscal impact live or die in the final hours of the legislative session.
California Assembles First Blockchain Working Group
California’s blockchain effort to study the technology's potential in government has a new leader. Camille Crittenden is the first chair of the blockchain working group, which was formed as a result of Assembly Bill 2658, passed in 2018, according to a state announcement from. Crittenden will lead a total of 20 members in the working group, which is comprised of a diverse collection of experts in tech, business, law, privacy and consumer organizations including Assembly Ian Calderon (who authored AB 2658), Senator Robert M. Hertzberg, and CDT Director Amy Tong. Blockchain is the technology that records digital transactions and cryptocurrencies [...]
