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Appropriations panel approves bill to require financial literacy be included in existing graduation courses
Summary
House Bill 1192 requires school districts to include a financial literacy curriculum within an existing graduation requirement; committee approved the measure on a 5-2 vote and discussed funding to help rural districts implement the change.
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 5-2 to advance House Bill 1192, which requires school districts to include a state-created financial literacy curriculum within an existing course that is required for high school graduation.
Sponsor Senator Bridges said the bill "essentially requires that some kind of financial literacy course be included inside of an…
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