Requires public transit employers to notify employee representatives 10 months before procurement of autonomous transit vehicle technology affecting jobs. Allows collective bargaining on technology development, implementation, workforce transition, and training plans. Grants Public Employment Relations Board jurisdiction over unfair practice charges.
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This is a binding California state statute with mandatory obligations, enforcement mechanisms through the Public Employment Relations Board, and legal consequences for non-compliance through unfair practice charges.
The document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains, with primary focus on socioeconomic impacts related to employment. Coverage is limited to subdomain 6.2 (Increased inequality and decline in employment quality) with minimal mention. The document does not substantially address technical AI risks, safety concerns, or most other risk categories in the taxonomy.
The document exclusively governs the Trade, Transportation and Utilities sector, specifically public transit services provided by local governmental agencies. It also has implications for Public Administration as it regulates government entities that provide transit services.
The document primarily covers the Plan and Design stage and the Deploy stage of the AI lifecycle. It requires notification before procurement processes begin and mandates collective bargaining over technology development and implementation. There is implicit coverage of Operate and Monitor through workforce transition planning.
The document explicitly mentions autonomous transit vehicle technology but does not use standard AI terminology like AI models, AI systems, or specific categories like frontier AI, general purpose AI, or foundation models. It focuses on autonomous vehicle technology in the transit context without detailed technical specifications or compute thresholds.
California State Legislature; The people of the State of California
The document is a California state bill enacted by the state legislature, as indicated by the opening phrase 'The people of the State of California do enact as follows' and the bill designation 'California (2023-2024) AB 96'.
Public Employment Relations Board
The Public Employment Relations Board is explicitly granted jurisdiction to process unfair practice charges and enforce compliance with the statute's requirements.
Public Employment Relations Board; Exclusive employee representatives
The Public Employment Relations Board monitors compliance through its unfair practice charge process. Employee representatives also have monitoring roles through their right to information disclosure and collective bargaining participation.
Public transit employers (local governmental agencies, cities, counties, special districts, transit districts, joint powers authorities)
The statute explicitly targets public transit employers who are deploying autonomous transit vehicle technology. These are defined as local governmental agencies that provide public transit services and are considering deployment of autonomous vehicle technology.
1 subdomain (1 Minimal)