California Government Code

§ 68088

GOV § 68088 Effective Jan 1, 2025Title 8 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)The Judicial Council may provide by rule of court for racial, ethnic, and gender bias, and sexual harassment training and training for any other bias based on any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 for judges and subordinate judicial officers. In developing any training on gender bias pursuant to this section, the Judicial Council shall consider the role of gender in court proceedings, including strategies to counter stereotypes, taking into account inequities in power and their intersection with gender, and meeting the needs of litigants in unique situations of vulnerability.

(b)(1) The Judicial Council may also develop training on implicit bias with respect to the characteristics listed or defined in Section 11135. The course shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(A)A survey of the social science on implicit bias, unconscious bias, and systemic implicit bias, including the ways that bias affects institutional policies and practices.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 187, Sec. 2. (SB 1356) Effective January 1, 2025.