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HB52

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AN ACT relating to school curriculum.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "Success Sequence"; require all students to receive instruction on the Success Sequence during grades 7 and 10 beginning with the 2027-2028 school year; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to establish academic standards for instruction on the Success Sequence; require the Department of Education to develop guidelines for implementing Success Sequence instruction; permit superintendents to partner with Kentucky-based nonprofits to develop required curriculum.

Introduced: January 7, 2026

Last action: January 14, 2026

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)
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This bill would require all Kentucky middle and high school students to receive instruction on something called the "Success Sequence" in 7th and 10th grades, starting in the 2027-2028 school year. The Kentucky Board of Education would be responsible for setting the academic standards for this instruction, and the Department of Education would develop guidelines for how it is taught. School superintendents would be allowed to work with Kentucky-based nonprofits to help build the curriculum. Who it may affect: students in 7th and 10th grade, public school teachers and administrators, and local school districts across Kentucky.

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Legislative History

Jan 7, 2026 ·
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026 ·
To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Shane Baker
Shane Baker

Representative · House District 085

Primary sponsor
Shane.Baker@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (4)

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Kimberly Banta

Representative · House District 063

Co-sponsor
kim.banta@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Steven Doan
Steven Doan

Representative · House District 069

Co-sponsor
steven.doan@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of John Hodgson
John Hodgson

Representative · House District 036

Co-sponsor
john.hodgson@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Jason Nemes
Jason Nemes

Representative · House District 033

Co-sponsor
Jason.Nemes@kylegislature.gov