Mandatory trainings on implicit bias, bystander intervention proposed for Massachusetts Senate
Updated Feb 05, 2021;
By Sam Doran | State House News Service
Internal rules proposed in the Senate on Thursday include new mandatory trainings on implicit bias and bystander intervention, a few transparency measures to boost public access to information, and greater limitation on a delaying maneuver utilized during policing reform debate last year.
The three drafts filed by the Temporary Rules Committee Senate Rules (S 10), Joint Rules (S 11), and COVID-era Emergency Rules (S 12) also address the Legislature’s committee structure as the branches look to set up those panels with the bill-filing deadline approaching on Feb. 19.