Law-enforcement agencies; use of generative artificial intelligence and machine learning systems.

Department of Criminal Justice Services; law-enforcement agencies; use of generative artificial intelligence and machine learning systems. Provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Servicesshall have the power and duty to establish a comprehensive frameworkfor the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and machinelearning systems, both defined in the bill, by law-enforcement agencies,which shall include (i) developing policies and procedures for theuse of generative AI and machine learning systems in law-enforcementactivities; (ii) establishing and publishing a model policy for the use of generative AI and machine learning systems to serve as a guidelinefor criminal justice agencies in the Commonwealth; and (iii) establishing compulsory minimum training standards for basic training and recertificationof law-enforcement officers on the use of generative AI and machinelearning systems. The bill provides that the Department shall establishand publish such model policy by January 1, 2025, and that all criminaljustice agencies shall adopt a policy consistent with such modelpolicy by July 1, 2025. The bill requires any person employed asa law-enforcement officer prior to July 1, 2024, to complete thetraining required by the bill by January 1, 2026.