HLS 25RS-501 ORIGINAL
2025 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 52
BY REPRESENTATIVE WILLARD
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
CURRICULA: Provides relative to required instruction in financial literacy for high school
students
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 17:270(B)(2)(n), relative to curricula; to add an instructional requirement in
3 the high school financial literacy course; to provide for applicability; and to provide
4 for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 17:270(B)(2)(n) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง270. Financial literacy; required instruction
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9 B.
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11 (2) The topics covered by the course shall include but need not be limited to
12 the following:
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14 (n) Scholarships, grants, and other financial opportunities to pay for
15 postsecondary education.
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17 Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall be initially implemented in the 2025-2026
18school year.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HLS 25RS-501 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 52
DIGEST
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of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 52 Original 2025 Regular Session Willard
Abstract: Requires instruction in financial literacy to include financial aid for
postsecondary education.
Present law requires high school students to complete a one unit Financial Literacy course
to be eligible to graduate from a public high school, receive a diploma, and qualify for
certain financial aid.
Present law specifies minimum content components of the course. Proposed law requires
financial aid for postsecondary education as a component.
(Adds R.S. 17:270(B)(2)(n))
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