PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 61, 1610
PRINTER'S NO. 1972
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, ROTHMAN AND KORTZ, JANUARY 28, 2019
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JUNE 3, 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 2020-2021 school year, and
continuing in each school year thereafter, a student who
successfully completes a course in personal finance during
grades nine through twelve shall be permitted to apply up to one
credit earned for successful completion of the course to satisfy
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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) A STUDENT SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO APPLY MORE THAN ONE
CREDIT EARNED UNDER SUBSECTIONS (C) AND (D) TO SATISFY THE
STUDENT'S MATHEMATICS CREDIT REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION.
(2) (3) 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 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 a career and
technical school, that offers twelfth grade.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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