MA S277

Bill

Promoting financial literacy in schools

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to promote financial literacy in schools. Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to promote financial literacy in schools. It requires all public high school students in grades 11 or 12 to take a course on personal financial literacy before graduating, which would cover topics like using checking and savings accounts, obtaining credit and loans, investing, and planning for retirement. The bill also encourages public colleges and universities to require a personal financial literacy course as a graduation requirement for undergraduate students.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (9)

Brian Ashe (D), Daniel Cullinane (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Mary Keefe (D), Robert Koczera (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), Eric Lesser (D), Jason Lewis (D), Richard Ross (R),

Last Action

Accompanied S249 (on 01/19/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S277

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S277
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S277.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2043	Relative to high school civic education requirements	Accompanied a new draft, see S2306	Similar To
H226	Clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	Similar To
H40	Relative to financial literacy	No further action taken	Similar To
H648	Relative to student’s rights in higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2081	Similar To
S1383	Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S193	Relative to early education funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2486	Similar To
S2000	Relative to educational requirements for class 2 motor vehicle licensees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2054	Establishing a sick leave bank for Ramona Foster, an employee of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 13 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
S2112	Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools	No further action taken	Similar To
S224	Relative to special education transportation costs	Accompanied a new draft, see S2325	Similar To
S247	Relative to financial literacy education	Accompanied S249	Similar To
S249	Relative to financial literacy in schools	New draft substituted, see S2343	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2043

Relative to high school civic education requirements

Accompanied a new draft, see S2306

Similar To

H226

Clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives

Accompanied a study order, see H4706

Similar To

H40

Relative to financial literacy

No further action taken

Similar To

H648

Relative to student’s rights in higher education

Accompanied a new draft, see S2081

Similar To

S1383

Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S193

Relative to early education funding

Accompanied a study order, see S2486

Similar To

S2000

Relative to educational requirements for class 2 motor vehicle licensees

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2054

Establishing a sick leave bank for Ramona Foster, an employee of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 13 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

S2112

Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools

No further action taken

Similar To

S224

Relative to special education transportation costs

Accompanied a new draft, see S2325

Similar To

S247

Relative to financial literacy education

Accompanied S249

Similar To

S249

Relative to financial literacy in schools

New draft substituted, see S2343

Replaced by

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