CA AB2927

Requires high school pupils graduating in 2030-31 and later to complete a separate, stand-alone one-semester personal finance course, which may not be combined with any other course.

Allows pupils completing the personal finance course to elect exemption from the existing one-semester economics requirement in social studies.

Mandates local educational agencies, including charter schools, offer the personal finance course in all high schools beginning with the 2027-28 school year.

Authorizes teachers with credentials in Social Science, Business, Mathematics, or Home Economics to teach personal finance, with provision for additional supplementary authorization for other credentialed teachers.

Appropriates $300,000 to the Instructional Quality Commission to develop curriculum guide and resources by May 31, 2026; requires local agencies to develop their own curriculum if the state does not adopt resources by that deadline.