Artificial intelligence: auditors: enrollment.

Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan's legislation establishes a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence auditors in California, requiring them to enroll with the Government Operations Agency before conducting state-mandated AI system evaluations. The bill creates an online enrollment system and public reporting mechanism for AI auditor misconduct, launching January 1, 2027.

Under the new requirements, AI auditors must submit detailed information about their qualifications, operating procedures, and audit protocols that align with industry standards. The legislation prohibits auditors from having financial interests in auditees beyond audit compensation and bars employment relationships between auditors and auditees for 12 months before or after a covered audit. Auditors must provide comprehensive reports documenting audit scope, findings, and compliance recommendations while maintaining strict confidentiality provisions.

The bill establishes the AI Auditors' Enrollment Fund within the State Treasury to support program administration through enrollment fees. It includes whistleblower protections for employees reporting potential violations and requires the Government Operations Agency to maintain misconduct reports for the duration of an auditor's enrollment plus ten years. The agency must share relevant reports with other state entities for enforcement purposes.