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H 587·MA·house

An Act to require mandatory training on microaggressions and implicit bias for staff members teaching extracurricular activities

In CommitteeFiled Feb 27, 2025
Sponsor: Homar Gomez (D)
Latest Action

Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Jan 15, 2026

Summary

The bill requires every employee or contractor who teaches or supervises extracurricular programs in public or private Massachusetts schools to complete training on microaggressions and implicit bias when they are hired and each year thereafter. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will create the curriculum, issue completion certificates, and schools must keep records for three years. Non‑compliant schools could lose state funding.

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