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HB 0334 -	Quality basic education; elective course of study in personal finance for students in grades six through eight; provisions

Tracking Level:

Monitor

Sponsor:

Sharper, Dexter 177th (D)

Last Action:

2/17/2015 - House Second Readers

House Committee:

Assigned To:

Curriculum and Testing

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HB 334 (Reps. Sharper-D, Kidd-I, Bentley-D, and Waites-D)

Requires the State Board of Education to develop an age-appropriate Personal Finance Course for grades 6-12 that includes certain instructional elements identified in the bill.

Each local board of education would be required to offer these courses, beginning with the 2016-2017 school year as an elective course in grades 6-8 and a required course in grades 9-12.

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