Financial literacy.
Summary
Provides that, beginning with the cohort of students who are expected to graduate from a public school or a charter school in 2027, an individual must successfully complete a personal financial responsibility course (course) before the individual may graduate. Creates requirements for content that must be covered in a course. Provides that a public school or charter school may offer instruction on a course as a separate subject or as units incorporated into appropriate subjects. Provides that a course may qualify as a mathematics credit for an alternative diploma under if offered as a separate subject.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Last action Mar 1, 2023
Floor votes · House Feb 21, 2023
How they voted
88–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 94
Feb 21, 2023
D
Democratic26
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican67
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Feb 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 177: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eric Koch
RRepublican
Co
Cory Criswell
RRepublican
Co
Kyle Miller
DDemocratic
Co
Kyle Pierce
RRepublican
Co
Tim O'Brien
RRepublican
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