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SCR 142

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the establishment of the Commonwealth Artificial Intelligence Consortium Task Force.

2025 Regular Session

Establishes the Commonwealth AI Consortium Task Force to guide Kentucky's AI policy and governance for state/local gov, higher ed, healthcare, and industry.

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Bill Summary · SCR 142

Summary — SCR 142 (Concurrent Resolution): Commonwealth Artificial Intelligence Consortium Task Force

Status: Introduced March 7, 2025; to Senate Floor.
Classification: Concurrent resolution.
Primary subject: establishment of an AI-focused legislative task force to guide Commonwealth policy, planning and coordination.

Purpose / Intent

SCR 142 directs the Legislative Research Commission (LRC) to establish the Commonwealth Artificial Intelligence Consortium Task Force. The resolution’s stated goal is to create a collaborative platform that brings together state and local government, higher education, healthcare, industry and citizens to:
- identify Kentucky-specific needs for AI applications;
- collect and leverage representative data;
- develop AI solutions to local problems;
- foster innovation and competitiveness;
- promote AI literacy; and
- ensure trusted, ethical AI development and governance.

The resolution emphasizes tailoring AI development to Kentucky’s demographics and challenges (for example, rural healthcare, educational disparities, and economic development).

Key provisions

  • Establishment: The LRC shall establish the “Commonwealth Artificial Intelligence Consortium Task Force.”
  • Membership (final list subject to LRC approval):
    • 2 House members appointed by the House Speaker (one designated co‑chair)
    • 1 House member appointed by the House Minority Floor Leader
    • 2 Senate members appointed by the Senate President (one designated co‑chair)
    • 1 Senate member appointed by the Senate Minority Floor Leader
    • President of the Council on Postsecondary Education (or designee)
    • Executive Director, Kentucky League of Cities (or designee)
    • Executive Director, Kentucky Association of Counties (or designee)
    • Deputy Chief Information Officer, Commonwealth Office of Technology (or designee)
    • Secretary, Cabinet for Health and Family Services (or designee)
    • Two representatives from the Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Hub, University of Kentucky
    • Two representatives from J.B. Speed School of Engineering, University of Louisville
  • Meetings and timeline:
    • The task force shall meet as needed during the 2025 Interim.
    • Findings and any legislative recommendations must be submitted to the LRC by November 21, 2025.
    • If recommendations are submitted, the LRC may refer them to the appropriate committee(s) in advance of the 2026 Regular Session.
  • LRC authority: The LRC may alternatively assign the issues to an interim joint committee or subcommittee and may set a different study completion date.

Who is affected

  • State legislative members and executive agency designees named in the membership
  • Higher‑education institutions named (University of Kentucky AI & ML Hub; UofL J.B. Speed School)
  • State and local governments, healthcare providers, industry partners and citizens who may participate or be impacted by task force recommendations
  • Potential downstream effect on state procurement, workforce development, regulation, and public services that adopt AI

Fiscal/Procedural notes

  • The resolution does not specify funding, staffing, or appropriation details; administration (staff, meetings, research support) would be handled subject to LRC procedures and available resources.
  • Membership and schedule are subject to LRC approval and possible reassignment to other interim study bodies.

Note: The document package you provided also contains text and legislative action records from a different SCR 142 (Hawaii — an audit of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics Department). Those Hawaii materials and procedural actions appear unrelated to this Commonwealth (Kentucky) resolution and should be treated as distinct measures.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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