Illinois § 10-20.61 Implicit bias training

Illinois Statutes

§ 10-20.61 — Implicit bias training

Illinois § 10-20.61

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicEDUCATION

Ch. 105SCHOOLS

Act 105 ILCS 5/School Code.

Art.Article 10 - School Boards

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Bluebook

105 Ill. Comp. Stat. 10-20.61 (2026).

Text

(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 Se

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(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) .)