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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 61
PRINTER'S NO. 1610
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
49
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BROWN, PICKETT, T. DAVIS, RYAN, MURT, MACKENZIE,
KAUFFMAN, BERNSTINE, MILLARD, MENTZER, ZIMMERMAN, LONGIETTI,
SAINATO, OTTEN, YOUNGBLOOD, WARREN, FREEMAN, SCHWEYER,
SAYLOR, STAATS, HAHN, NEILSON, STRUZZI, GAYDOS, WHEELAND,
MULLINS, STURLA AND ROTHMAN, JANUARY 28, 2019
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 29, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in high schools, further providing
for courses of study.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1605 of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 1605. Courses of Study.--* * *
(d) (1) Beginning with students graduating from a public
high school at the end of the 2019-2020 2020-2021 school year,
and continuing in each school year thereafter, a student who
successfully completes a course in personal financial literacy
FINANCE during grades nine through twelve shall be permitted to
apply up to one credit earned for successful completion of the
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course to satisfy the student's social studies , family and
consumer science , mathematics or business education credit
requirement for graduation , provided that the governing body of
the student's public high school shall have discretion to
determine the graduation credit requirement to which the credit
earned by the student shall be applied.
(2) As used in this subsection, the following words and
phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this paragraph
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Personal financial literacy FINANCE " shall mean the
integration of various factors relating to personal financial
management, including understanding financial institutions,
using money, learning to manage personal assets and liabilities,
creating budgets and any other factors that may assist an
individual in this Commonwealth to be financially responsible.
"Public high school" shall mean a public school, including a
school within a school district, a charter school, a cyber
charter school, a regional charter school or an area vocational-
technical A CAREER AND TECHNICAL school, that offers twelfth
grade.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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