AN ACT ADDRESSING INNOVATIONS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

SB 1249 establishes a state data governance framework to improve how Connecticut's executive agencies manage and share data, directly affecting all state agencies. It requires each agency to appoint an agency data officer and creates a Chief Data Officer role to develop and implement a state data plan every two years, setting standards for data sharing, transparency, and public access. The bill mandates annual inventories of high-value public data and requires agencies to create open data access plans for publishing non-sensitive data online. Crucially, by January 2026, the Chief Data Officer must identify data suitable for AI systems while ensuring compliance with anti-discrimination laws (Section j). The law focuses on enabling data-driven initiatives through structured management, not regulating AI technology itself.