Illinois HB 0645

Creates the Illinois Future of Work Task Force to plan for future labor needs. Requires assessment of emerging technologies like AI. Mandates job standards development. Instructs identification of future job opportunities. Proposes workforce training programs. Submits report by May 1, 2022.

  • Authority: Illinois
  • Parent authority: State governments
  • Jurisdiction: United States
  • Collections: U.S. state and local documents
  • Most recent activity: Enacted
  • Most recent activity date: 2021-08-19

Risk subdomain coverage

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

  • Increased inequality and decline in employment
  • Competitive dynamics

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains, with brief mentions of employment impacts (6.2) and emerging technology assessment (6.4). The focus is on planning and assessment rather than addressing specific AI risks or harms. No coverage of discrimination, privacy, misinformation, malicious actors, human-computer interaction, or AI system safety domains.

Sector coverage

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

  • Information
  • Professional & Technical Services
  • Educational Services
  • Accommodation, Food & Other Services
  • Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document does not govern specific sectors but rather creates a task force to assess AI and automation impacts across all sectors of the Illinois economy. The findings mention service sector and white collar positions broadly, indicating economy-wide scope.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding state legislative act that creates a task force with mandatory duties, specific membership requirements, and defined timelines for completion and reporting.

Actors

Proposer

  • Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
  • Entities: Illinois General Assembly
  • Summary: The document is a legislative act enacted by the Illinois General Assembly, as stated in the opening clause.

Target

  • Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
  • Entities: Illinois Future of Work Task Force members; Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; Department of Labor; Department of Employment Security; State Board of Education; Illinois Community College Board; Board of Higher Education
  • Summary: The act creates and applies to the Illinois Future of Work Task Force, which includes representatives from business, labor, environmental, education communities, and various state agencies that must participate.

Enforcer

  • Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
  • Entities: Governor of Illinois; Illinois General Assembly
  • Summary: The Governor and General Assembly receive the final report and have oversight authority. The appointing authorities (Senate President, House Speaker, Minority Leaders, Governor) have enforcement power through their appointment authority.

Monitor

  • Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
  • Entities: Illinois Future of Work Task Force; Governor of Illinois; Illinois General Assembly
  • Summary: The Task Force itself monitors and assesses emerging technologies and their impacts. The Governor and General Assembly receive the final report for review and potential action.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

  • Plan and Design
  • Verify and Validate
  • Deploy
  • Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not directly govern specific AI lifecycle stages but rather establishes a task force to assess emerging technologies including AI. The focus is on planning and assessment activities that would inform future policies across multiple lifecycle stages.

Technical Scope

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

  • Predictive AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions artificial intelligence and predictive analytics as emerging technologies to be assessed. It does not define AI models, AI systems, or distinguish between different types of AI. No compute thresholds or specific AI categories are mentioned.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=645&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
https://agora.eto.tech/instrument/389
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