Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires, beginning with the next adoption of academic standards in the subject of social studies, the standards recommendation committee to include in their final recommendations of academic standards in the subject of social studies to the state board of education, and the state board, to adopt, grade-appropriate academic standards on the history of communism. - Amends TCA Title 49.

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The bill mandates that all local education agencies and public charter schools provide age‑appropriate instruction on the history of communism, covering U.S. movements, foreign atrocities, and ideological comparisons. The state Department of Education must create guidance for this curriculum, and may consult victims of communism or related organizations. It takes effect for the 2026‑27 school year and each year thereafter.

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