Committee advances bill requiring implicit-bias training for social-service workers

Oct 1, 2026

S-3927, mandating implicit-bias and cultural-competency training for state, county and municipal social-service workers with annual training and an online tutorial, was moved and released by the Senate Labor Committee after brief discussion and recorded votes.

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Senate Bill 3,927 — which would require implicit-bias and cultural-competency training for social-service workers at the state, county and municipal levels, including an online tutorial to be completed by April 1 of each even-numbered year and annual training — was posted, moved and released by the Senate Labor Committee on Oct. 1. Senator McKnight sponsored the measure and the committee advanced it after brief comments and recorded votes.

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