PRINTER'S NO. 707
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
758
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY ROZZI, HANBIDGE, PROBST, BRIGGS, HILL-EVANS,
HOHENSTEIN, FRANKEL, KINSEY, SANCHEZ, GUENST, McNEILL,
MADDEN, DELLOSO, D. WILLIAMS, KENYATTA, CIRESI, WARREN,
CONKLIN, FREEMAN, KINKEAD AND O'MARA, MARCH 30, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, MARCH 30, 2023
AN ACT
Providing for social bias and cultural competence training for
public employees and licensees; and imposing duties on the
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Race,
Discrimination and Forms of Bias Training Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Commission." The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.
"Cultural competence." The ability to understand,
communicate with and effectively interact with individuals of
different races, ethnicities, identities and cultures.
"Employee." An individual who holds public office or is
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