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Senate Education Committee advances amended bill requiring financial-literacy instruction
Summary
The Senate Education Committee voted 6-0 to give House Bill 1533 a "do pass" recommendation after adopting an amendment that requires students to complete a half-credit financial-literacy course or receive equivalent content embedded in economics or Problems of Democracy classes.
The Senate Education Committee voted 6-0 to give House Bill 1533 a "do pass" recommendation after adopting an amendment that requires high school students to complete a half-credit financial-literacy course or receive equivalent instruction embedded in required courses such as economics or Problems of Democracy.
The amendment, numbered 25.1296.01002, clarifies existing curriculum language and updates the list of financial-literacy concepts schools must teach. Committee members said the change addresses earlier concerns that the bill would mandate a separate new course rather than allow districts to incorporate the content into existing classes.
Jim Uphgren,…
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