NC S460

Establishes the Study Committee on Automation and the Workforce consisting of 11 voting members including representatives from labor organizations, employers, and the legislature, plus 7 nonvoting ex officio members from state agencies and educational institutions.

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

Committee shall examine how educational attainment, social inequities, and other factors affect worker displacement, and identify education, training, and skills development needs to help workers adapt to automation.

Committee members appointed by October 1, 2023, with two-year terms; President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House each designate a cochair who alternate presiding in odd and even-numbered years.

Committee shall submit initial written report to Governor and Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations prior to the 2025 General Assembly convening, then report biennially with conclusions, recommendations, and any proposed policy or legislative changes with implementation costs.