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A 1338

Relates to the admissibility of evidence created or processed by artificial intelligence

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jake Blumencranz and 4 co-sponsors

The bill requires a state audit of the Division of Unemployment Insurance to assess economy, efficiency, and effectiveness and to report findings and IT cost estimates within 90 da

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Bill Summary · A 1338

Summary of New Jersey Bill A 1338 (Introduced Jan 9, 2024)

Note: The introduced text for A 1338 focuses on auditing the Division of Unemployment Insurance, not on the admissibility of evidence created or processed by artificial intelligence. The summary below reflects the bill’s actual provisions as provided in the introduced version. The discrepancy between the stated title and the bill’s content is noted where relevant.

What the bill would do

  • Directs the State Auditor to perform a performance review audit of the Division of Unemployment Insurance (DUI) within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
  • The audit’s purpose is to assess whether DUI operates with economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in using available resources and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
  • The bill requires the audit to cover several specific areas and deliver recommendations, plus an estimate related to information technology.

Key provisions

1) Performance review audit scope
- The State Auditor must conduct a performance review of DUI to determine if the division achieves economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in employing resources.
- The audit must evaluate compliance with statutory law and regulations governing DUI’s operations.

2) Required elements of the audit
- Analysis of DUI’s use of federal and state allocated funding.
- Determination of whether DUI’s current personnel are adequate to meet its statutory mandate.
- Evaluation of the efficiency of DUI’s internal operations, with emphasis on response times and processing capacity during a state of emergency.
- Recommendations to address any organizational deficiencies revealed by the audit.
- A cost estimate for replacing the division’s Information Technology (IT) system.

3) Reporting timeline
- The State Auditor must submit a report summarizing the audit results to the Governor and the Legislature within 90 days of the act’s effective date.

4) Effective date
- The act takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Administrative and procedural context

  • Reporting channel: The required audit results must be provided to the Governor and to the Legislature under the authority of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1).
  • The bill emphasizes performance and efficiency metrics, not statutory changes to DUI’s authority or benefits programs.

Legislative status and actions

  • Introduced in the Assembly on January 9, 2024; referred to the Assembly Labor Committee.
  • As of January 9, 2025, status shows: REFERRED TO CODES (listed twice).
  • Sponsors include Clyde Vanel (primary) with cosponsors Alicia Hyndman, Deborah Glick, Tommy Schiavoni, and Jake Ryan Blumencranz.

Related legislative item

  • Related bill: A 8110 (prior-session).

Who is affected

  • The primary subject is the Division of Unemployment Insurance, within the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
  • Stakeholders include DUI leadership and staff, state and federal funding administrators, IT vendors, and policymakers (Governor and Legislature) who rely on the audit findings for oversight and budget decisions.

Potential impact and implications

  • Could lead to improved efficiency and resource allocation within DUI.
  • May influence future staffing decisions and organizational reforms based on audit findings.
  • The IT system cost estimate could inform technology upgrades, procurement planning, and potential reform of DUI’s IT infrastructure.
  • The immediate effect is procedural, creating a mandated audit; substantive changes would follow based on audit recommendations and legislative actions taken in response.

Note: This summary reflects the introduced bill text. If the title’s reference to AI evidence is intended to be incorporated, or if a later version addresses AI-related admissibility, that content is not present in the provided text.

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

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