State Agency
Any department, board, or agency within Connecticut's executive, legislative, or judicial state government.
How the laws define this
Both instruments agree that state agencies fundamentally include executive and judicial branch bodies within state government. Their primary point of divergence lies in governmental scope and functional applicability. Under the Connecticut AI Impact Assessment Requirements, the definition broadly covers the legislative branch alongside executive and judicial branches, explicitly sweeping in constituent units of the state system of higher education, technical education and career schools, departments, boards, commissions, councils, institutions, and offices. In contrast, Texas HB 2060 - AI in Public Services limits its focus to executive and judicial branch entities of the State of Texas, excluding legislative bodies. Additionally, Texas HB 2060 - AI in Public Services restricts its definition to entities responsible for developing, employing, or procuring artificial intelligence systems, whereas the Connecticut AI Impact Assessment Requirements defines an agency based on its organizational structure rather than specific technology duties.
Synthesised from the 2 statutory definitions below. Each one is quoted in full, with its source.
Definitions (2)
Encompasses any department, board, commission, council, institution, office, constituent unit of the state system of higher education, technical education and career school, or other agency in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government.
Executive and judicial branch entities of the State of Texas responsible for developing, employing, or procuring artificial intelligence systems.
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