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DE HB203
Bill
Status
2/29/2024
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Hilovsky
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AI Summary
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Requires all Delaware high schools to offer a minimum half-credit financial literacy course beginning in the 2025-2026 school year.
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Makes successful completion of the financial literacy course mandatory for students entering grade 9 in the 2025-2026 school year to receive a high school diploma.
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Course must include instruction on behavioral economics, savings and investing, budgeting, credit and debt management, banking, taxes, career options, financial systems, philanthropy, and insurance.
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Requires course to include a written financial literacy survey administered at the beginning and end to measure curriculum effectiveness.
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Mandates the Department of Education submit an implementation report by May 1, 2026, including designated course coordinators at each school and how schools have implemented the requirement.
Legislative Description
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Equity And Inclusion In Financial Literacy For All High School Students In Delaware Act.
Last Action
Amendment HA 3 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
6/11/2024