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FL H0073

Bill

Status

Failed

5/3/2019

Primary Sponsor

PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the "Dorothy L. Hukill Financial Literacy Act," requiring students entering grade 9 in 2019-2020 or later to earn one-half credit in financial literacy during grades 11 or 12 for high school graduation

  • Reduces required elective credits from 8 to 7.5 credits to accommodate the new financial literacy requirement, maintaining total credits needed for graduation

  • Adds financial literacy as a separate subject within the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for social studies, alongside geography, history, government, civics, humanities, and economics

  • Exempts transfer students from other countries, states, private schools, or home education programs from the financial literacy requirement if their transcript shows passage of an equivalent course

  • Authorizes the State Board of Education to identify financial literacy assessments aligned to state standards that students can use for credit acceleration purposes

Legislative Description

High School Graduation Requirements

Last Action

Died in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7071 (Ch. 2019-119)

5/3/2019

Committee Referrals

Prek-12 Appropriations Subcommittee3/27/2019
PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee1/3/2019

Full Bill Text

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