Q&A
Q&A on Local Law 35 reporting timeline and requirements
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Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez questions Alex Foard from OTI about Local Law 35 reporting timeline and requirements. They discuss the specifics of what needs to be reported and when.
- The 2024 report is due by March 31st of the following year
- Agencies must report any tool used at least once in the calendar year
- The disclosure includes commercial name, description, purpose, and type of data collected
- There's no explicit requirement to report contract terms or subcontractors
- The amount paid for tools is not required to be disclosed
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:20:55
So But, yeah, please let us know.
1:21:00
Okay.
1:21:00
I wanna ask about local law 35.
1:21:03
Sure.
1:21:06
Sorry.
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There's a lot of highlighting on these questions.
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Okay.
1:21:12
So with local law 35, when can we expect expect the 2020 24 report?
Alex Foard
1:21:19
It's I'm required by law to be published by March 31st of next year.
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So yeah.
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That would be the very latest.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:21:24
It is just one reporter Correct?
Daniel Schwarz
1:21:26
Correct.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:21:26
Okay.
1:21:26
With updates or
Alex Foard
1:21:29
So each report requires agencies to report any tool that was used within the count used at least once within the calendar year of reporting.
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So any tool that was used even once in 2024 will be reported for that report.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:21:41
Okay.
1:21:41
And they have to share that information even if they use that tool just one time.
Alex Foard
1:21:46
Yes.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:21:47
Okay.
1:21:49
And I just wanna make sure I I have it correctly.
1:21:52
The disclosure includes the commercial name, a brief description of the algorithmic tool, the purpose of the tool, and the type of data collected and analyzed by the
Alex Foard
1:22:02
tool.
1:22:03
Correct.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:22:04
They're not required to share how long they're in a contract with that tool for?
Alex Foard
1:22:12
There isn't an explicit question that asks about contract terms.
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There is a question around vendor engagement.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:22:18
Mhmm.
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I
Alex Foard
1:22:19
think our experience has been that, of course, some agencies do use a vendor, but that form of engagement looks different.
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In some cases, there's more sort of a consulting.
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In some other cases, there's a technology purchase.
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So there isn't a one size fits all to what it means to engage with a vendor or an outside group to support that.
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So I think the question is reflecting the getting at the the heart of whether or not there is another party involved versus the specifics of contracting terms.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:22:46
Okay.
1:22:46
And they don't have to specify if there's a subcontractor?
Alex Foard
1:22:52
So the language of the law does not require reporting of subcontractors.
1:22:57
If an agency is engaging with a vendor and that vendor has a subcontractor, it could be possible that they would report it in that way.
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But the way that the question is prescribed by the law they're asked for vendor involvement.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:23:10
And just to confirm, they're also not required to disclose the the amount of the the contract or what they're you know, the amount that they're
Alex Foard
1:23:20
paying for.
1:23:21
Right.
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There's no questions in their around contract terms.
