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Committee hears push to require anti‑bias training for county school board members
Summary
Supporters told the Ways and Means Committee HB 324 would close a loophole that currently excludes county school board members from anti‑bias training required of school employees; county officials raised questions about content separation and the bill’s fiscal impact.
Supporters of House Bill 324 told the Ways and Means Committee on Jan. 29 that the bill closes a gap in existing law by requiring county board of education members to complete the same anti‑bias training already required of school employees.
Advocates said the training would improve cultural awareness and help officials respond to incidents of antisemitism, racism, Islamophobia and other forms of bias in schools.
Delegate (testifier) who introduced the bill said, "this bill just closes that loophole frankly and requires the school board members to go through the same, type of training as we've already told our tens of thousands of, school…
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