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FL S0096
Bill
AI Summary
- Adds financial literacy standards to Florida's Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, effective for students entering grade 9 in 2016-2017 school year
- Requires all high school students to complete one-half credit in personal financial literacy and money management as a graduation requirement
- Reduces elective credits required for standard high school diploma from eight to seven and one-half credits to accommodate the new financial literacy requirement
- Specifies 13 mandatory instructional topics including bank accounts, checkbook balancing, credit scores, loans, taxes, insurance, investments, and contracts
- Removes previous language requiring financial literacy instruction within the economics course, establishing it instead as a standalone course requirement
Legislative Description
High School Graduation Requirements
Last Action
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
3/11/2016
Committee Referrals
Education Pre-K - 128/19/2015
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