NC S600

Establishes the Study Committee on Automation and the Workforce comprised of 11 voting members appointed by the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and Speaker of the House, plus 7 nonvoting ex officio members from state agencies and educational institutions.

Committee shall study the current and potential future impact of automation technologies including artificial intelligence, industrial robotics, self-service technologies, and software on North Carolina's low-income and minority workers.

Committee must review education and training requirements needed for low-income workers to adapt to automation, how social inequities and educational deficits affect worker displacement, and how state government and employers can create employment opportunities despite automation.

All voting member appointments must be made by October 1, 2021, with terms lasting two years; the President Pro Tempore's designee presides during odd-numbered years and the Speaker's designee presides during even-numbered years.

Committee shall submit its initial written report to the Governor and Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations before the 2023 General Assembly convenes, then report biennially thereafter, with recommendations accompanied by specific policy or legislative proposals and implementation costs.