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Neutral Bill Mar 16, 2026

Teaching Honesty, Respect, Integrity, Virtue, and Excellence (THRIVE) Act; enact.

An Act To Enact The Teaching Honesty, Respect, Integrity, Virtue, And Excellence (thrive) Act; To Direct That The State Department Of Education Shall Require Developmentally Appropriate Success Sequence And Character Education Courses To Be Taught In All Public Elementary And Secondary Schools Of This State; To Direct The Department, Not Later Than June 30, 2026, To Approve A List Of Compliant Courses And Instructional Materials; To Provide A List Of Values And Character Traits The Courses Are To Teach; To Direct Each School Board To Adopt A Process To Issue A Public Notice Of The Adoption Of The Success Sequence And Character Education Courses, To Make Course Materials Available For Public Inspection, And To Provide Parents A Means To Opt Their Children Out Of Participation In The Courses; To Require Annual Reporting By The State Department Of Education To The Legislature; To Require Each School Board To Adopt A Policy To Make The School Premises Available For Voluntary Participation By Students, With The Consent Of The Student's Parent Or Legal Guardian, In After-school Instructional Programs Provided By Third Parties That Instruct Pupils In The Philosophical, Historical, Traditional, Or Religious Justifications For The Success Sequence And Character Education Courses; And For Related Purposes.

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