MA S2343

Bill

Relative to financial literacy in schools

Introduced
03/15/2018

In Committee

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to financial literacy in schools (Senate, No. 249),-- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2343).

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve financial literacy in schools in Massachusetts. It requires the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish standards for personal financial literacy education in kindergarten through 12th grade, covering topics like loans, credit cards, taxes, and budgeting. The bill also revives an advisory committee to help track the development and implementation of these standards, and requires the committee to conduct a study on current financial literacy programs and their costs. The department must establish the new financial literacy standards before the 2019-2020 academic year.

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No sponsors listed

Last Action

Reprinted as amended, see S2374 (on 03/22/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2343

(11 Companion Bills)

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Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2343
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2343.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1439	Relative to teachers' retirement credits for parochial schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H240	Establishing a personal financial literacy curriculum in schools	Accompanied S249	Similar To
H256	Regarding surveys in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4685	Similar To
H257	Relative to transportation of regional vocational schools	Accompanied a new draft, see H4392	Similar To
H258	To promote fairness between traditional public schools and regional vocational schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4672	Similar To
H40	Relative to financial literacy	No further action taken	Similar To
H4840	Relative to school transportation	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2112	Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools	No further action taken	Similar To
S2367	To prohibit the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2374	Relative to financial literacy in schools	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 438 of the Acts of 2018	Replaces
S2595	Resolve creating a commission on remediating lead in drinking water of schools and early childhood centers	No further action taken	Similar To

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