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This bill requires the State Department of Education (referred to as "the department") to integrate a "success sequence and character education curriculum" into the public school curriculum for all grades, from kindergarten through 12th grade, by January 1, 2027, and to develop a model curriculum for school districts to use. A "success sequence and character curriculum" is defined as instruction focusing on the benefits of completing high school, working full-time, and marrying before having children, along with teaching specific character traits and fundamental values like trustworthiness, responsibility, kindness, respect for life and authority, patriotism, and fidelity within marriage. School districts must adopt either the department's curriculum or their own, which must be approved by the department, by the start of the 2028-2029 school year, and they must involve parents, educators, and community members in the curriculum development process. The bill explicitly states that the curriculum should not involve proselytizing or indoctrinating students with specific religious or political beliefs, though this restriction does not apply to optional after-school programs led by third parties, which can explore various grounds for these values, including religious or philosophical ones, as long as they are consistent with the core traits and do not discriminate based on viewpoint. The department will also compile data on the impact of these curricula on student discipline and academic achievement and report it annually, and it is authorized to accept federal and private funds to help school districts implement the new curriculum.

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