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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2017 - 2018
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | December 6, 2016 03:47 PM |
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| From: | Representative Michael J. Driscoll |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Financial Literacy Capstone Course |
| In the near future, I plan to reintroduce legislation to create a financial literacy capstone course requirement for public schools in Pennsylvania. My 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 me in cosponsoring this important legislation. |
Introduced as HB106