H.B. 77

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HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
2 - FINANCIAL LITERACY
3 2003 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: David L. Hogue
6 This act modifies the State System of Public Education by requiring the State Board of
7 Education to include .5 units of financial literacy credit in its graduation requirements.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 ENACTS:
10 53A-13-108, Utah Code Annotated 1953
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Section 53A-13-108 is enacted to read:
13 53A-13-108. Instruction in financial literacy.
14 (1) The State Board of Education shall establish curriculum and graduation
15 requirements under Section 53A-1-402 that include .5 units of credit in financial literacy.
16 (2) That instruction shall stress general financial literacy from basic budgeting to
17 financial investments, including bankruptcy education.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-7-03 3:14 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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