SCH CD-K-12 BOOKS ABOUT RACISM House SponsorsRep. Mary E. Flowers 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die 105 ILCS 5/27-23.17 new 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 2023-2024 school year. Requires that the instruction in the material presented by each book be age appropriate and taught at the appropriate grade level. Effective immediately. 12/19/2022HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers 1/12/2023HouseFirst Reading 1/12/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die