NC H433

Requires all North Carolina public school students to complete a full credit Economics and Personal Finance (EPF) course as a high school graduation requirement, with a passing grade mandatory for graduation.

EPF course curriculum must include standards from the Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics (second edition) and the 2013 National Standards for Financial Literacy, covering credit, mortgages, credit scoring, auto loans, and postsecondary education planning.

Appropriates $1,063,800 to the North Carolina Council on Economic Education for professional development training of EPF teachers and provides $500 stipends to teachers upon completion of required testing.

Requires teachers to complete professional development through the North Carolina Council on Economic Education, with courses available at conveniently located approved sites.

Establishes a new required semester course on "Founding Principles of the United States of America and North Carolina: Civic Literacy" for high school graduation, focusing on constitutional principles, rights, and democratic processes, effective for students entering ninth grade in 2021-2022.