schools must teach the Success Sequence, twice

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By: Hughes
S.B. No. 1742

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to required instruction in the Success Sequence for

students in public schools.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 28.0025 to read as follows:

Sec. 28.0025. SUCCESS SEQUENCE. (a) In this section,

"Success Sequence" means the following series of evidence-based

sequential milestones shown to help young adults achieve economic

prosperity:

(1) obtaining at least a high school degree and

acquiring additional training in preparation for entering the

workforce;

(2) securing full-time employment; and

(3) marrying before having any children.

(b) The State Board of Education by rule shall require that

all students receive instruction in the Success Sequence at least

twice prior to graduation beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.

Instruction in the Success Sequence must be provided to students

during grade 6 and grade 10.

(c) The State Board of Education shall develop curriculum to

be adopted by school districts and open-enrollment charter schools

that provides grade-level appropriate instruction describing the

positive personal and societal outcomes associated with the Success

Sequence. The curriculum must incorporate evidence drawn from

seminal academic studies on the Success Sequence, including:

(1) "Creating an Opportunity Society" by Ron Haskins

and Isabel Sawhill of The Brookings Institution;

(2) "The Millennial Success Sequence" by Wendy Wang

and Brad Wilcox of the American Enterprise Institute and the

Institute for Family Studies; and

(3) "Assessing the Benefits of the Success Sequence

for Economic Self-Sufficiency and Family Stability" by Hande Inanc,

Ariella Spitzer, and Brian Gosling for the U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services.

(d) The State Board of Education may partner with

Texas-based nonprofit organizations with an established track

record of providing instruction on the Success Sequence in the

development of the curriculum required by this section.

(e) A school district or open-enrollment charter school

shall provide instruction to students in grade 6 and grade 10 in the

theory and application of the Success Sequence in a manner

consistent with the requirements of this section, State Board of

Education rules, and the curriculum adopted under this section. The

instruction may be provided as a part of required curriculum in

health, economics, or personal financial literacy.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.