Bill > H1115

Introduced Session

An act relating to high school graduation requirements in personal finance; providing a short title; amending s. 1003.41, F.S.; revising the requirements for the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards to include financial literacy; amending s. 1003.4282, F.S.; revising the required credits for a standard high school diploma to include one-half credit of instruction in personal financial literacy and money management and seven and one-half, rather than eight, credits in electives; authorizing certain students to earn one-half credit in personal financial literacy and money management as an elective; providing requirements for such instruction; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, many young people in this state graduate from high school without having basic financial literacy or money management skills, and WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that, in light of economic challenges nationwide, sound financial management skills are vitally important to all Floridians, particularly high school students, and WHEREAS, the Legislature also finds that requiring hb1115-00 HB 1115 educational instruction in financial literacy and money management as a prerequisite to high school graduation will better prepare young people in this state for adulthood by providing them with the requisite knowledge to achieve financial stability and independence, and WHEREAS, Florida is one of 17 states in the nation to require financial literacy instruction as a prerequisite for high school graduation and a standard high school diploma, and the adoption of this act will make it the sixth state in the nation to require a stand-alone course in personal financial literacy as a prerequisite for high school graduation and a standard high school diploma, NOW, THEREFORE,

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Demi Busatta Cabrera (R)*,  Thad Altman (R),  Alex Andrade (R),  Webster Barnaby (R),  Robin Bartleman (D),  Christopher Benjamin (D),  David Borrero (R),  Adam Botana (R),  James Buchanan (R),  Mike Caruso (R),  Kevin Chambliss (D),  Linda Chaney (R),  Nick DiCeglie (R),  Fentrice Driskell (D),  Juan Fernandez-Barquin (R),  Elizabeth Fetterhoff (R),  Christine Hunschofsky (D),  Daisy Morales (D),  Felicia Robinson (D),  Anthony Rodriguez (R),  Jason Shoaf (R),  Jackeline Toledo (R),  Keith Truenow (R),  Susan L. Valdés (R), 

Laid on Table, refer to SB 1054 (on 03/07/2022)

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