NY S08831: Provides for the use of automated employment decision-making tools and artificial intelligence systems by a county, city, town, village, school distr…

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New York's S 8831 (Chapter 86 of 2026) is the chapter amendment to Chapter 711 of 2025. It repealed Chapter 711's State Technology Law Article 5 (impact assessments, bias testing and public lists of government automated decision-making tools, set to start December 19, 2026), its state tool inventory and its report to the Legislature. Instead, local governments, school districts, BOCES, SUNY, CUNY and community colleges must, to the extent feasible, post yearly lists of automated employment decision tools, first by December 30, 2026, and public employers may not use AI systems to displace employees. Signed February 13, 2026, with effect from December 19, 2025; the rules expire July 1, 2028.

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What it means for business

No duties for businesses. Counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, BOCES, SUNY, CUNY and community colleges must, to the extent feasible, post yearly lists of the automated employment decision tools they use, first by December 30, 2026.

Key provisions

1. 1Repeals State Technology Law Article 5 (§§ 501-504) and § 103-f as added by Chapter 711 of 2025, Chapter 711's one-time disclosure of existing tools to the Legislature (§ 3), and Education Law § 115
2. 2Adds a "covered entity" definition (§ 401(3)): any county, city, town, village, school district, BOCES, county vocational education and extension board, district corporation, SUNY, CUNY or community college
3. 3New § 402-a: to the extent feasible, a covered entity using an automated employment decision-making tool (software using algorithms, computational models or AI to materially automate or replace employment decisions, including pay, hiring, recruitment, discipline, promotion and termination) must post a list on its website by December 30, 2026 and yearly after, with each tool's description, start date, and purpose and use
4. 4Employee protections now cover only AI systems as defined in § 103-e (references to automated decision-making tools removed): their use may not affect collective bargaining rights, cause discharge, displacement or loss of position (including reduced hours, wages or benefits), or transfer existing duties to AI
5. 5Civil Service Law § 80(10) now also covers employees of counties, cities, towns, villages, public improvement and special districts, school districts, BOCES and county vocational education and extension boards; protections for SUNY, CUNY and community college staff move from repealed Education Law § 115 to §§ 355-a, 6206 and 6306, and BOCES staff are added (§ 1950)
6. 6Rewrites Chapter 711's effective-date section: the act takes effect immediately and expires and is deemed repealed July 1, 2028 (the one-year delay for Article 5 is gone); the State Technology Law marks § 401(3) and § 402-a as repealed July 1, 2028
7. 7Signed February 13, 2026 (Chapter 86 of 2026); effective immediately, with its amendments taking effect on the same date as Chapter 711 (December 19, 2025)

Latest legislative action

Feb 13, 2026. Signed Chapter 86 of 2026

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