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(a) Provide data to the department of enterprise services 1 annually beginning September 1, 2021, and each September 1 of each 2 year; and 3 (b) Provide analysis on contract information for all agencies 4 comparing spending across state fiscal years by, at least, the 5 contract spending towers. 6 (13) $12,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 7 year 2022 is provided solely for the office of the chief information 8 officer who must convene a work group to examine how automated 9 decision making systems can best be reviewed before adoption and 10 while in operation and be periodically audited to ensure that such 11 systems are fair, transparent, accountable and do not improperly 12 advantage or disadvantage Washington residents. 13 (a) The work group must be composed of: 14 (i) A representative of the department of children, youth, and 15 families; 16 (ii) A representative of the department of corrections; 17 (iii) A representative of the department of social and health 18 services; 19 (iv) A representative of the department of enterprise services; 20 (v) At least two representatives from universities or research 21 institutions who are experts in the design and effect of an 22 algorithmic system; and 23 (vi) At least five representatives from advocacy organizations 24 that represent communities that are disproportionately vulnerable to 25 being harmed by algorithmic bias, including but not limited to, 26 African American, Hispanic American, Native American, and Asian 27 American communities, religious minorities, people with disabilities, 28 and other vulnerable communities. 29 (b) The purpose of the work group is to develop recommendations 30 for changes in state law and policy regarding the development, 31 procurement, and use of automated decision systems by public 32 agencies. The work group must examine: 33 (i) When state agency use of automated decision making systems 34 should be prohibited; 35 (ii) When state agency use of artificial intelligence-enabled 36 profiling systems should be prohibited; 37 (iii) Changes in the procurement of automated decision systems, 38 including when the procurement must receive prior approval by the 39 office of chief information officer; 40 p. 883 ESSB 5187.SL