High school history curriculum.

HB 1629 requires the state Department of Education to develop new high school history curriculum materials or approve existing instruction focused on the history of communism. This bill directly affects public high schools and the Department of Education, mandating specific curriculum standards for history classes. The key provision is the state-level requirement for curriculum development or approval centered on communism's historical impact. The bill does not specify which historical periods or regions must be covered, only that the Department must address communism's history within the curriculum framework.