Bill Texts: IL HB5817 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Sets forth a list of nonfiction, fiction, and children's books about racism that shall be required reading for students in every public elementary and secondary school beginning with the 2021-2022 school year. Requires that the instruction in the material presented by each book be age appropriate and taught at the appropriate grade level. Effectively immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-11-10 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5817 Detail]

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