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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5763
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2163
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. PHIPPS, 100th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF FINANCIAL LITERACY
INSTRUCTION AS PART OF THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 10-221a of the general statutes be amended to include as 1
part of the high school graduation requirements a course in financial 2
literacy, which may include, but not be limited to, an understanding of 3
checking and savings accounts, loans, mortgages, credit cards, annual 4
percentage rates, compound interest, budgeting, stocks and other 5
financial instruments. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To require all Connecticut high school students to complete a course in
financial literacy so that they will obtain broad financial literacy skills.