By: Shaheen H.B. No. 1224       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.