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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to required instruction in the Success Sequence for |
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students in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 28.0025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.0025. SUCCESS SEQUENCE. (a) In this section, |
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"Success Sequence" means the following series of evidence-based |
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sequential milestones shown to help young adults achieve economic |
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prosperity: |
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(1) obtaining at least a high school degree and |
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acquiring additional training in preparation for entering the |
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workforce; |
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(2) securing full-time employment; and |
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(3) marrying before having any children. |
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(b) The State Board of Education by rule shall require that |
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all students receive instruction in the Success Sequence at least |
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twice prior to graduation beginning with the 2026-2027 school year. |
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Instruction in the Success Sequence must be provided to students |
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during grade 6 and grade 10. |
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(c) The State Board of Education shall develop curriculum to |
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be adopted by school districts and open-enrollment charter schools |
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that provides grade-level appropriate instruction describing the |
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positive personal and societal outcomes associated with the Success |
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Sequence. The curriculum must incorporate evidence drawn from |
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seminal academic studies on the Success Sequence, including: |
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(1) "Creating an Opportunity Society" by Ron Haskins |
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and Isabel Sawhill of The Brookings Institution; |
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(2) "The Millennial Success Sequence" by Wendy Wang |
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and Brad Wilcox of the American Enterprise Institute and the |
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Institute for Family Studies; and |
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(3) "Assessing the Benefits of the Success Sequence |
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for Economic Self-Sufficiency and Family Stability" by Hande Inanc, |
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Ariella Spitzer, and Brian Gosling for the U.S. Department of |
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Health and Human Services. |
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(d) The State Board of Education may partner with |
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Texas-based nonprofit organizations with an established track |
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record of providing instruction on the Success Sequence in the |
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development of the curriculum required by this section. |
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(e) A school district or open-enrollment charter school |
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shall provide instruction to students in grade 6 and grade 10 in the |
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theory and application of the Success Sequence in a manner |
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consistent with the requirements of this section, State Board of |
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Education rules, and the curriculum adopted under this section. |
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The instruction may be provided as a part of required curriculum in |
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health, economics, or personal financial literacy. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |