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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             16      assessment to a student who takes the general financial literacy course;
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             21      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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             50      requirements under Section 53A-1-402
{   , and consistent with state and federal regulations,   } for

             51      grades 9 through 12 that
{   ,   }        :

    (a) are consistent with state law and federal regulations; and
    (b)  
beginning no later than with the graduating class of 2008 [shall]:

             52          
{   (a)   }        (i)            {   [   } use      {   ]   }      {   uses   } competency-based standards and assessments;

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{   (b)   }        (ii)            {   [   } include      {   ]   }      {   includes   } instruction that stresses general financial literacy from basic


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{   (c)   }        (iii)            {   [   } increase      {   ]   }      {   increases   } graduation requirements in language arts, mathematics, and


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             61          (3)
  (a) On or before July 1, 2014,            {   The   }        the       State Board of Education shall adopt        revised       course standards      {   or   }        and       objectives for the


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             65          (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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             154          (iii) online videos of experts in the field of financial and economic literacy education
{   .   }        ; and

    (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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