25RS HB 342

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Last Action	03/12/25: returned to Education (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to financial literacy.
Bill Documents	Current Introduced
Bill Request Number	179
Sponsors	M. Meredith, S. Bratcher, B. Chester-Burton, D. Elliott, K. Fleming, V. Grossl, S. Stalker
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 158.1411 to require one credit in financial literacy during the eleventh or twelfth grade for students entering grade nine during or after the 2026-2027 school year; direct minimum topics to be covered in the course; direct that the financial literacy course be accepted as a math, social studies, or elective course graduation requirement; require the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Kentucky Financial Empowerment Commission, to determine which courses meet the financial literacy course requirement.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Financial literacy course, graduation requirement Financial Responsibility - Graduation requirement, financial literacy course State Agencies - Department of Education, financial literacy course, graduation requirements Boards and Commissions - Financial Empowerment Commission, financial literacy course, requirements
Votes	Vote History

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02/05/25	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/07/25	to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
02/26/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/27/25	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 28, 2025
03/04/25	3rd reading, passed 98-0
03/05/25	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/07/25	to Education (S)
03/11/25	taken from Education (S) 1st reading returned to Education (S)
03/12/25	taken from Education (S) 2nd reading returned to Education (S)