NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A bill that would require Tennessee public schools to teach certain keys to a successful life is now headed to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk.
On Monday, HB 0178/SB 0471 passed in the House 73-20. The bill already passed in the Senate with the following amendment: “AMENDMENT #1 changes the effective date from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026, and applies the bill to the 2026-2027 school year, instead of the 2025-2026 school year, and each school year thereafter.”
The bill aims to teach a success sequence to students, which includes finishing high school, then getting a job or moving to higher education, getting married and then having children…