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105 ILCS 5/10-20.61

    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.61)
    Sec. 10-20.61. Implicit bias training.
    (a) The General Assembly makes the following findings:
        (1) implicit racial bias influences evaluations of

and behavior toward those who are the subject of the bias;

(2) understanding implicit racial bias is needed in

order to reduce that bias;

(3) marginalized students would benefit from having

access to educators who have worked to reduce their biases; and

(4) training that helps educators overcome implicit

racial bias has implication for classroom interactions, student evaluation, and classroom engagement; it also affects student academic self-concept.

(b) Teachers, administrators, and school support personnel shall complete training to develop cultural competency, including understanding and reducing implicit racial bias, as outlined in Sections 10-22.39 and 3-11.

(c) As used in this Section, "implicit racial bias" means a preference, positive or negative, for a racial or ethnic group that operates outside of awareness. This bias has 3 different components: affective, behavioral, and cognitive.

(Source: P.A. 103-542, eff. 7-1-24 (see Section 905 of P.A. 103-563 for effective date of P.A. 103-542).)