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Utah's social studies requirements for public schools would change under this bill in several ways. At the high school level, the bill would require that both American constitutional government and citizenship and U.S. history be taught as two separate one-semester courses each (rather than allowing a single course to count twice), meaning students could not repeat the same semester course to fulfill either graduation requirement. At the elementary level, school districts would be required to provide regular social studies instruction in every grade from kindergarten through sixth grade, though this instruction could be blended into English language arts or math lessons, with the state board setting standards and districts given until July 1, 2031 to fully implement the changes, including teacher training, curriculum adoption, and progress reporting to the state board. The bill also directs literacy coaches and the state's early literacy resources to help integrate social studies content into reading instruction, and it repeals an existing citizenship test requirement in adult education programs.