Pennsylvania HB 1380

• Authority: Pennsylvania
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Proposed
• Most recent activity date: 2023-06-12

Risk subdomain coverage

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation
• Unequal performance across groups
• Compromise of privacy
• Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of risk domains, with limited focus on privacy compromise (2.1) through data access provisions, and potential discrimination concerns (1.1, 1.3) through AI-based eligibility verification. The document primarily focuses on administrative procedures rather than AI risk mitigation.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Health Care & Social Assistance
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Professional & Technical Services
• Educational Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This legislation primarily governs Public Administration (excluding National Security) through state agency operations, and Health Care and Social Assistance through medical assistance programs and managed care organizations. It also touches on Educational Services and Professional and Technical Services through job training coordination.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative act (House Bill) from the Pennsylvania General Assembly that amends existing public welfare law with mandatory requirements and enforcement authority.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Pennsylvania General Assembly; Representatives Grove, Greiner, Keefer, Flick, Moul and Struzzi; Committee on Human Services
• Summary: The bill was introduced by named representatives and referred to the Committee on Human Services, indicating these are the proposing actors within the Pennsylvania state legislature.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Deployer
• Entities: Pennsylvania Department of Human Services; Department of Labor and Industry; Department of Education; Workforce Development Boards; physical health managed care organizations; providers
• Summary: The legislation targets state agencies (particularly the Department of Human Services) that will deploy AI for eligibility verification and fraud detection, as well as healthcare providers and managed care organizations that must comply with data sharing requirements.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Pennsylvania Department of Human Services; secretary
• Summary: The Department of Human Services and its secretary are granted explicit authority to promulgate regulations, establish standards, and take necessary actions to ensure compliance with the act.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Pennsylvania Department of Human Services; Federal Government
• Summary: The Department of Human Services is responsible for monitoring compliance with budget requirements and program administration. The Federal Government monitors through the waiver and approval process for federal funds.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Collect and Process Data
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document focuses primarily on the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages, as it authorizes the use of AI for eligibility verification and fraud detection in operational public assistance programs. There is minimal coverage of earlier lifecycle stages.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• Predictive AI
• Task-specific AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document uses the broad term 'artificial intelligence' without defining it or specifying particular types of AI systems, models, or technical thresholds. It does not distinguish between different AI categories or provide technical specifications.