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Utah's public school curriculum requirements around religion and religious liberty would change under this bill in several ways. Starting no later than the 2027-2028 school year, the State Board of Education would be required to add instruction on "the fundamental role of religion in United States history and the primacy of religious liberty to American constitutional government" to the existing American constitutional government and citizenship course, with a companion list of optional topics — such as religion's role in colonial settlement, the American Revolution, abolition, and civil rights movements — that remain at each teacher's discretion. The same religious history and religious liberty content would become a required part of American history and government instruction already taught in schools, and college students would need to demonstrate understanding of it before receiving a bachelor's degree or teaching credential. The bill also adds new protections requiring schools to let students express religious beliefs in homework and assignments without being penalized or rewarded for their religious perspective, and requires schools to notify officials, employees, and students about these religious-liberty protections; these changes would take effect July 4, 2026.