{"data":{"id":"us-il/105-ilcs-5-10-20.61","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"105 ILCS 5/10-20.61","heading":"Implicit bias training.","body":"(a) The General Assembly makes the following findings:\n(1) implicit racial bias influences evaluations of and behavior toward those who are the subject of the bias;\n(2) understanding implicit racial bias is needed in order to reduce that bias;\n(3) marginalized students would benefit from having access to educators who have worked to reduce their biases; and\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["CHAPTER 105 SCHOOLS","School Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1005\u0026ChapterID=17\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:25Z","sha256":"348616b5f305690e7c9c5546b1c2f11fbf4cfedda8d0d4fb39019a1eb497d411","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/105-ilcs-5-10-20.60","next":"us-il/105-ilcs-5-10-20.62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}