S.B. 61
         FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION

senate floor Amendments

Amendment 2 February 6, 2008 10:39 am



Senator Howard A. Stephenson proposes the following amendments:


1.    Page 2, Lines 40 through 42 :    

             40          (1) As used in this section, "financial
  and economic       literacy passport" means a document that tracks

             41      mastery of financial
  and economic       literacy concepts and completion of financial        and economic       activities, including the

             42      following:



2.    Page 2, Line 56 through Page 3, Line 86 :    

             56          (m) negative financial consequences of gambling;
{   and   }

             57          (n) bankruptcy
{   .   }        ;

    (o) free markets;
    (p) supply and demand;
    (q) monetary policy; and
    (r) effective business plan creation, including using economic analysis in creating a plan.  

             58          (2) The State Board of Education shall:
             59          (a) in cooperation with interested private and non-profit entities:
             60          (i) develop a financial
  and economic       literacy passport that students may elect to complete;

             61          (ii) develop methods of encouraging parent and educator involvement in completion of
             62      the financial
  and economic       literacy passport; and

             63          (iii) develop and implement appropriate recognition and incentives for students who
             64      complete the financial
  and economic       literacy passport, including        :

    (A) a financial and economic literacy endorsement on the student's diploma of graduation;
    (B) a specific designation on the student's official transcript; and
    (C) any  
incentives offered by community partners;

             65          (b) more fully integrate S. existing and new .S financial
  and economic       literacy education into

             65a      instruction in kindergarten
             66      through twelfth grade by:
             67          (i) coordinating financial
  and economic       literacy instruction with existing instruction in other core

             68      curriculum areas such as mathematics and social studies;


             69          (ii) using curriculum mapping;
             70          (iii) creating training materials and staff development programs that:
             71          (A) highlight areas of potential coordination between financial
  and economic       literacy education and

             72      other core curriculum concepts; and
             73          (B) demonstrate specific examples of financial
  and economic       literacy concepts as a way of teaching

             74      other core curriculum concepts; and
             75          (iv) using appropriate financial
  and economic       literacy assessments to improve financial        and economic       literacy

             76      education and, if necessary, developing assessments;
             77          (c) work with interested private and non-profit entities to S. [coordinate] .S :
             78          (i) S. coordinate .S school use of existing financial
  and economic       literacy education resources;

             78a      S. (ii) develop simple, clear, and consistent messaging to reinforce and link existing financial
  and economic      

             78b      literacy resources; .S and
             79          S. [(ii)] (iii) coordinate the efforts of school, work, private, non-profit, and other
             79a      financial
  and economic       education providers in implementing .S methods of appropriately communicating to

             79b      students and parents key financial
  and economic      

             80      literacy messages; and
             81          (d) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             82      make rules to develop guidelines and methods for school districts and charter schools to more
             83      fully integrate financial
  and economic       literacy education into other core curriculum courses.

             84          (3) The state superintendent shall annually report to the Education Interim Committee
             85      by November of each year on the successes and areas of needed improvement in financial
  and economic      

             86      literacy education provided pursuant to this section.

3.    Page 4, Lines 99 through 101 :    

             99      Uniform School Fund for fiscal year 2008-09 to the State Board of Education for staff
             100      development and assessments in financial
  and economic       literacy as provided by Subsection

             101      53A-13-110 (2)(b); and


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