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H.B. 560 Bill Analysis
135th General Assembly
Click here for H.B. 560’s Fiscal Note
Version: As Introduced
Primary Sponsors: Reps. J. Miller and Brewer
Effective date:
Rachel Larsen, Research Analyst
SUMMARY
 Requires each public and chartered nonpublic school to reimburse its qualifying
employees for the full cost of completing graduate-level credit hours, or the equivalent
number of continuing education units, in implicit bias training.
 Requires the Department of Education and Workforce to reimburse each school for the
reimbursement it made to an employee for implicit bias training.
 Requires the State Board of Education and the Chancellor of Higher Education to
establish the number of credit hours in implicit bias training that is reimbursable and the
number of continuing education credits equivalent to that number of credit hours.
 Requires the State Board and the Chancellor, in collaboration with the Department, to
establish minimum standards for implicit bias training that is reimbursable.
 Appropriates $750,000 for each of FYs 2026 and 2027 for the purpose of reimbursing
school districts for implicit bias training.
DETAILED ANALYSIS
Implicit bias training
Beginning on July 1, 2025, the bill requires each school district, community school, STEM
school, college-preparatory boarding school, and chartered nonpublic school to reimburse its
qualifying employees for the full cost of completing the number of graduate-level credit hours,
or the equivalent number of continuing education units, established under the bill in implicit
bias training. To qualify for reimbursement, an employee needs to hold a valid educator license
to teach in a public school. The bill requires a district or school to reimburse an employee only
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for training that meets minimum standards established by the State Board of Education and the
Chancellor of Higher Education.1
The bill requires the Department of Education and Workforce to reimburse each district
or school an amount equal to the reimbursement made by the district or school to the
employee for implicit bias training minus any other tuition reimbursement or professional
development stipend the district or school provides to the employee.2
Reimbursable credits
The bill requires the State Board and the Chancellor to establish the number of
graduate-level credit hours in implicit bias training that is reimbursable (not less than one credit
hour or more than three credit hours) and the number of continuing education units that is
equivalent to that number of credit hours.3
Minimum standards
The State Board and the Chancellor, in collaboration with the Department, are required
to establish minimum standards for implicit bias training that is reimbursable under the bill. The
minimum standards must include a definition of implicit bias, examples of implicit bias in
action, a method of identifying susceptibility to unwanted bias, and voluntary evidence-based
mitigation strategies.4
The bill requires a local professional development committee to count implicit bias
training that meets the minimum standards established under this bill toward professional
development coursework requirements for teacher licensure renewal.5
Appropriation
The bill appropriates $750,000 for FYs 2026 and 2027 for the purpose of reimbursing
school districts for implicit bias training.6
1 R.C. 3319.2214(A). The bill’s provisions apply to community schools, STEM schools, and
college-preparatory boarding schools through cross references in R.C. 3314.03(A)(11)(d), 3326.11, and
3328.24, respectively.
2 R.C. 3319.2214(E).
3 R.C. 3319.2214(B).
4 R.C. 3319.2214(C).
5 R.C. 3319.2214(D).
6 Section 7.
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HISTORY
Action Date
Introduced 05-15-24
ANHB0560IN-135/sb
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Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24