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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky bill requires school districts to teach the 'Success Sequence' in grades seven and ten starting in 2027
Last action · January 14, 2026: to Primary and Secondary Education (H)Sponsors: Shane Baker and 4 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, all Kentucky school districts must provide instruction on the '' to students in grade seven and grade ten. The curriculum defines the sequence as obtaining a high school diploma or training, securing full-time employment, and waiting until marriage before having children. Local superintendents must determine course offerings aligned with academic standards set by the board, while the department develops implementation guidelines incorporating specific academic studies.
Changes curriculum requirements for all public school students in Kentucky by mandating specific milestone-based life instruction starting in the 2027-2028 school year, involving administrative oversight from local school superintendents and the state department.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
school districts
School districts must provide instruction in the Success Sequence to students in grades seven and ten starting in the 2027-2028 school year.
students in grade seven and grade ten
Students in these grades are required to receive instruction describing the positive personal and societal outcomes associated with the Success Sequence.
school superintendents
Superintendents of school districts containing students in grade seven or ten must determine curricula, course offerings, or programs aligned with the academic standards.
Key Facts
- Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, all Kentucky school districts must provide instruction in the 'Success Sequence' to students in grade seven and grade ten.
- School districts must also provide access to instruction in the Success Sequence for students who enroll after grade ten or otherwise missed it.
- The Success Sequence is defined as obtaining a high school diploma and training, securing full-time employment, and waiting until marriage to begin having children.
- Local school superintendents must determine curricula, course offerings, or programs aligned with academic standards promulgated by the board.
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- The state department must develop guidelines incorporating evidence from specified seminal academic studies, including reports by HHS, Brookings, AEI, and the Institute for Family Studies.
- The department or a superintendent may partner with Kentucky-based nonprofit organizations with an established track record in Success Sequence instruction.
- The board must promulgate administrative regulations to establish academic standards for courses and programs in the Success Sequence.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Jan 14, 2026HouseCommitteeto Primary and Secondary Education (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
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Mandatory Life-Skill Curriculum Expansion
The bill shifts from optional or generalized guidance to a mandatory state-wide requirement for specific milestone-based instruction in grades seven and ten.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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