Education, Curriculum - As enacted, establishes that family life curriculum must include age-appropriate instruction and evidence regarding the positive personal and societal outcomes associated with the method by which a person completes the following in sequential order: obtains a high school diploma or high school equivalency credential; enters into the workforce or pursues a postsecondary degree or credential; enters into marriage; and has children. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 13.

Tennessee's SB 471 (Success Sequence Act) requires public schools to include age-appropriate instruction about a specific sequence of life milestones in family life curriculum: obtaining a high school diploma or equivalent, entering the workforce or pursuing college/vocational training, getting married, and then having children. The bill mandates that this instruction must present research on the positive outcomes linked to this sequence, such as lower poverty rates and higher college graduation rates. It directly affects Tennessee public school districts, specifically their family life education programs, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. The law takes effect July 1, 2026, applying to all subsequent school years.