AL HB430

Requires information technology contracts over $500,000 with state agencies to include terms mandating contractors use software to verify hours billed for computer-based work.

Verification software must automatically track keystroke and mouse event frequency without recording actual keystrokes, take screenshots every three minutes, and provide agency and auditor access to collected data.

Contractors must procure software from independent entities that have no access to screenshots, cannot charge agencies for software access, and may only use collected data to verify hours worked for the state.

Exempts state employees, contracts between state agencies, law enforcement agencies, individuals working on state-owned devices, and contracts involving federal tax information or criminal justice information.

Requires agencies to adopt implementation rules within six months of the act's effective date, which becomes effective three months after passage and gubernatorial approval.