General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6513
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2662
*02662*
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6513
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 2662
*02662*
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING FINANCIAL LITERACY INSTRUCTION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to require the Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Banking, to (1) develop a financial literacy curriculum that includes, but is not limited to, the use of credit cards and debit cards, and (2) develop a plan to require that every student in high school complete a financial literacy course during his or her senior year.
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that high school students receive instruction, information and guidance on financial literacy.