California Business and Professions Code

§ 6070.5

BPC § 6070.5 Effective Jan 1, 2021Div. 3 · Ch. 4 · Art. 4.5

Statute text

(a)The State Bar shall adopt regulations to require, as of January 1, 2022, that the mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) curriculum for all licensees under this chapter includes training on implicit bias and the promotion of bias-reducing strategies to address how unintended biases regarding race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics undermine confidence in the legal system. A licensee shall meet the requirements of this section for each MCLE compliance period ending after January 31, 2022.

(b)When approving MCLE providers to offer the training required by subdivision (a), the State Bar shall require that the MCLE provider meets, at a minimum, all of the following requirements:

(1)The MCLE provider shall make reasonable efforts to recruit and hire trainers who are representative of the diversity of persons that California’s legal system serves.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 36, Sec. 1. (AB 3364) Effective January 1, 2021.