Bill
Bill > S3462
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Introduced
02/09/2026
02/09/2026
In Committee
03/02/2026
03/02/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026-2027 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Requires high school students to receive financial literacy instruction.
AI Summary
This bill mandates that all high school students in New Jersey must complete a one-semester (or one-trimester) course exclusively focused on financial literacy to graduate, in addition to the existing requirement for financial literacy instruction in grades six through eight. This instruction aims to equip students with essential knowledge for making sound financial decisions, covering topics such as budgeting, saving, credit, debt, insurance, investing, behavioral economics, banking, consumer skills, taxes, college financial planning, and accounting, and must be taught by a qualified teacher. The bill clarifies that instruction primarily focused on economic, business, or entrepreneurial literacy will not fulfill this requirement, and it specifies that this new graduation requirement will first apply to students entering the 12th grade in the second full school year after the bill becomes law.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education
Sponsors (8)
Vin Gopal (D)*,
Angela Mcknight (D)*,
Kristin Corrado (R),
Joe Cryan (D),
Patrick Diegnan (D),
Paul Moriarty (D),
Troy Singleton (D),
Shirley Turner (D),
Last Action
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee (on 03/02/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S3462 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S3500/3462_R1.HTM |
| Analysis - Statement SED 3/2/26 | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S3500/3462_S1.PDF |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S3500/3462_I1.HTM |
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