Committee delays judicial case-management IT request pending AG review of whether LSI is covered by AI law

The Joint Technology Committee deferred action on a judicial case-management IT request and asked the Attorney General’s office to clarify whether the Level of Supervision Inventory (LSI) used by probation constitutes an artificial-intelligence system under the state law.

Senator Rodriguez told the committee she met with judicial-department staff who explained the LSI is a scored interview—a calculator or spreadsheet that ranks risk and helps probation develop treatment plans—and that judicial attorneys still view it as AI. Rodriguez said, "their lawyers still think that this is AI that's making a decision when it's really a calculator or spreadsheet which is excluded under this policy." She asked the Attorney General to provide a memo or visit the committee so members could determine whether the case-management system should be treated as AI before approving associated IT funding.

Chair Marchman said the committee approved the judicial operating request but rejected the case-management request until OIT and judicial attorneys consult with the Attorney General and provide clarifying guidance.

The committee scheduled follow-up engagement with the Attorney General to resolve the statutory interpretation before finalizing related IT funding.