Int 0161-2026

Int. No. 161 By Council Members De La Rosa, Gutiérrez, Louis, Schulman, Maloney, Cabán, Narcisse and Brooks-Powers A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring reporting on the impact of algorithmic tools on city employees and changes in employment responsibilities due to algorithmic tools Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision c of section 3-119.5 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 35 for the year 2022, is amended to read as follows: c. Each agency shall provide the following information about each algorithmic tool reported pursuant to subdivision b of this section: 1. The name or commercial name, and a brief description of such algorithmic tool; 2. The purpose for which the agency is using such an algorithmic tool; 3. The type of data collected or analyzed by the algorithmic tool and the source of such data; 4. A description of how the information received from such algorithmic tool is used; 5. Whether a vendor or contractor was involved in the development or ongoing use of the algorithmic tool, a description of such involvement, and the name of such vendor or contractor when feasible; [and] 6. The month and year in which such algorithmic tool began to be used, if known; and 7. The number of city employees, disaggregated by agency and title, whose employment status was impacted by the use of such tool, including but not limited to: (a) The number of funded agency positions eliminated due to the use of such tool; (b) The number of funded agency positions for which there was a partial displacement, such as a reduction in hours of non-overtime work, due to the use of such tool; (c) The number of salaries reduced due to changes in responsibility due to the use of such tool; (d) The number of salaries increased due to changes in responsibility due to the use of such tool; and (e) The number of city employees who were required to undertake any new trainings due to the use of such tool and a description of such trainings. § 2. This local law takes effect immediately. CoJM LS #13683 Int. #1099-2024 1/5/2026 4:51 PM