Provides for the "Charlie Kirk Success Sequencing Act" relative to student success. (8/1/26) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Senate Bill 269 creates a new statutory provision codified as Louisiana Revised Statute 17:282.3 establishing the "Charlie Kirk Success Sequence Act" to incorporate success sequence education into Louisiana's public and approved nonpublic school systems. The statute defines success sequence as an evidence-based method for completing certain life goals in a particular order to minimize poverty risk and maximize economic self-sufficiency. The legislation mandates that each public and approved nonpublic school shall provide to every student information regarding the evidence-based findings of the success sequence framework as part of preventive programs or high school programs of study developed in accordance with State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education regulations. The success sequence framework comprises three sequential life goals: obtaining a high school diploma or equivalency credential, entering full-time workforce participation either immediately after high school or following post-secondary credential attainment, and marrying before having children.

The statute directly affects all Louisiana public schools and approved nonpublic schools, which must now integrate success sequence education into their existing preventive programs and high school curricula. School administrators and educators will need to develop and deliver content presenting the legislative findings regarding economic outcomes associated with the success sequence approach. The State Department of Education gains authority to facilitate implementation by engaging research institutions, nonprofit organizations, and other stakeholders to develop guidance materials, public service announcements, videos, handouts, and supplemental resources to support school compliance. Students in Louisiana's secondary education system will receive information about this framework as part of their standard educational programming.

This statute operates within Louisiana's existing education law framework found in Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes governing elementary and secondary education. The legislation integrates with the regulatory authority of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, which retains responsibility for adopting regulations governing preventive programs and high school programs of study into which success sequence education must be incorporated. The statute establishes legislative findings concerning statistical correlations between family structure outcomes and economic indicators, relying upon data cited to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and census information. The effectiveness date is August 1, 2026.