S.B.
40
FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC LITERACY AMENDMENTS
Senate Committee
Amendments
Amendment 1 February 10, 2014 9:28 AM
Senator Patricia W. Jones
proposes the following amendments:
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assessment to a student who takes the general financial literacy course;
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address certain topics;
. implement a teacher endorsement in general financial literacy; and
. administer the general financial literacy course in the same manner as other core
curriculum courses for grades 9 through 12 are administered;
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requirements under Section
53A-1-402
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, and consistent with state and federal regulations,
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for
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grades 9 through 12 that
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(a) are consistent with state law and federal regulations; and
(b)
beginning no later than with the graduating class of 2008 [shall]:
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competency-based standards and assessments;
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(ii)
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include
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instruction that stresses general financial
literacy from basic
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(iii)
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graduation requirements in language
arts, mathematics, and
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(3)
(a) On or before July 1, 2014,
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the
State Board of Education shall adopt
revised
course standards
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and
objectives for the
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(b) technology that relates to banking, savings, and financial products.
(4) The State Board of Education shall administer the course of instruction in general financial
literacy described in Subsection (1)(b) in the same manner as other core curriculum courses for grades 9
through 12 are administered.
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(iii) online videos of experts in the field of financial and economic literacy education
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(g) implement a teacher endorsement in general financial literacy that includes course work in
financial planning, credit and investing, consumer economics, personal budgeting, and family
economics.
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