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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 309          </title>
<shortdesc>IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING HEALTH</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. LaToya Greenwood, Stephanie A. Kifowit and Barbara Hernandez</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Creates the Implicit Bias Training for Health Care Professionals Act. Provides that in order to renew a license as a health care professional in the State, a licensee shall complete an evidence-based implicit bias training, which shall include the promotion of bias-reducing strategies to address how unintended biases regarding race, ethnicity, gender, identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics affect the health care industry. Specifies information that shall be included in the implicit bias training. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall adopt rules to implement the Act.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/27/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. LaToya Greenwood</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. LaToya Greenwood</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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