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Senate advances financial-literacy update after debate over teaching economic systems
Summary
The Utah Senate moved House Bill 286 to third-reading after a floor debate over whether the curriculum should include economic systems (socialism, communism, capitalism) versus focusing strictly on personal finance. An amendment to remove social and political examples failed; the motion to advance passed 17–5 (7 absent).
House Bill 286, a measure to update Utah's financial and economic literacy standards, was presented in the Senate and advanced to the third-reading calendar after a lengthy debate over curriculum scope. Senator Weiler, the sponsor on the floor, said the bill broadens the definition of financial and economic literacy to include economic systems and historical and current examples of their effects on economic growth. He told senators the change was…
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