SB 435

As introduced: - Requires employer disclosure to employees and job applicants regarding the use of automated decision systems and grants them the right to appeal an adverse decision. - Requires employers using automated systems for employment decisions to conduct annual independent bias audits and prohibits the use of such systems to make a final decision without human review. - Makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice to use an automated system in a way that causes discrimination and creates a private right of action for aggrieved individuals. - Adds the use of artificial intelligence technology by an employer as a mandatory subject of collective bargaining. - Restricts state agency procurement and use of artificial intelligence technology for certain functions, including the delivery of public benefits, unless specifically authorized by law.