Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires, beginning with the next adoption of academic standards in the subject of social studies, the standards recommendation committee to include in their final recommendations of academic standards in the subject of social studies to the state board of education, and the state board, to adopt, grade-appropriate academic standards on the history of communism. - Amends TCA Title 49.

HB 1805 requires Tennessee K-12 public schools and charter schools to provide age-appropriate instruction on the history of communism. The bill mandates content covering U.S. domestic communist movements, global atrocities under communist regimes, comparisons with democratic principles, 20th-century threats including the Cultural Revolution, and communist policies in Cuba and Latin America. The Tennessee Department of Education must develop guidance for schools, potentially consulting victims of communism or relevant organizations. This law applies to the 2026-2027 school year and future academic years.