HB 2499: OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES; DEMOGRAPHIC DATA; RACE AND ETHNICITY DATA; TRANSPARENCY; SAFEGUARDS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; APPROPRIATION

Requires the Office of Enterprise Technology Services to coordinate the development and maintenance of statewide standards for the collection, management, and reporting of race and ethnicity demographic data by any state or county department, agency, board, or commission.  Focuses the use of collected demographic data on areas of public interest and establishes transparency and accountability requirements regarding artificial intelligence systems associated with the collected data.  Requires state and county departments, agencies, boards, and commissions that collect race and ethnicity data to report to the Office of Enterprise Technology Services on meeting federal data collection requirements.  Appropriates funds.