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1    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Sections 
510-20.60 and 34-18.53 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.60 new)
7    Sec. 10-20.60. Implicit bias training.
8    (a) The General Assembly makes the following findings: 
9        (1) implicit racial bias influences evaluations of and 
10    behavior toward those who are the subject of the bias;
11        (2) understanding implicit racial bias is needed in 
12    order to reduce that bias;
13        (3) marginalized students would benefit from having 
14    access to educators who have worked to reduce their biases; 
15    and
16        (4) training that helps educators overcome implicit 
17    racial bias has implication for classroom interactions, 
18    student evaluation, and classroom engagement; it also 
19    affects student academic self-concept. 
20    (b) Each school board shall require in-service training for 
21school personnel to include training to develop cultural 
22competency, including understanding and reducing implicit 
23racial bias.
 
 
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1    (c) As used in this Section, "implicit racial bias" means a 
2preference, positive or negative, for a racial or ethnic group 
3that operates outside of awareness. This bias has 3 different 
4components: affective, behavioral, and cognitive. 
 
5    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.53 new)
6    Sec. 34-18.53. Implicit bias training.
7    (a) The General Assembly makes the following findings:
8        (1) implicit racial bias influences evaluations of and 
9    behavior toward those who are the subject of the bias;
10        (2) understanding implicit racial bias is needed in 
11    order to reduce that bias;
12        (3) marginalized students would benefit from having 
13    access to educators who have worked to reduce their biases; 
14    and
15        (4) training that helps educators overcome implicit 
16    racial bias has implication for classroom interactions, 
17    student evaluation, and classroom engagement; it also 
18    affects student academic self-concept. 
19    (b) The board shall require in-service training for school 
20personnel to include training to develop cultural competency, 
21including understanding and reducing implicit racial bias.
22    (c) As used in this Section, "implicit racial bias" means a 
23preference, positive or negative, for a racial or ethnic group 
24that operates outside of awareness. This bias has 3 different 
25components: affective, behavioral, and cognitive.

 
 
 
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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
22017.