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Sponsors propose reimbursing implicit‑bias credits for educators with $750,000 appropriation
Summary
House Bill 165 would reimburse schools for graduate-level implicit-bias credits or equivalent CEUs for educators and appropriate $750,000 per fiscal year for reimbursement; sponsors described the training as professional development, not punitive.
Sponsors of House Bill 165 told the House Education Committee the measure would allow educators to receive implicit‑bias training and have related graduate credits or continuing‑education equivalents reimbursed by the state.
Representative Miller said the bill requires the State Board of Education and the Chancellor of Higher Education to set reimbursable credit hours and minimum standards, and the Department of Education and Workforce would reimburse schools. "The bill appropriates $750,000 for each fiscal year 26‑27 for reimbursement purposes," he said.
Representative Brewer characterized the training as non‑accusatory professional development intended to help educators identify unconscious associations that can affect classroom interactions and student outcomes. Sponsors closed by offering to answer committee questions; no committee vote was recorded at the conclusion of the first hearing.
