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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2015 - 2016
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | March 7, 2016 01:24 PM |
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| From: | Representative Leslie Acosta and Rep. Michael J. Driscoll |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Financial Literacy Capstone Course |
| In the near future, we plan to introduce legislation similar to Senate Bill 101 of 2015 to create a financial literacy capstone course requirement for public schools in Pennsylvania. Our legislation would mandate that school districts incorporate personal finance into an appropriate curriculum, and create a capstone course in order to assess students’ competency regarding the subject. Additionally, it would prompt the State Board to submit a report to the House and Senate Education Committees with data of statewide assessment results for questions relating to financial literacy. A report released by the Pennsylvania Task Force on Economic Education and Personal Financial Literacy Education found that less than fifty school districts in our state require a course in personal finance for graduation, and those courses vary widely in content. Implementing a uniform personal finance curriculum will ensure that our students emerge into the working world capable of tracking their finances and making responsible, informed decisions with their money. Please join us in cosponsoring this important legislation. If you have any questions, please contact Julie Foley at (717) 772-2004. |
Introduced as HB1961