SENATE DOCKET, NO. 955        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 258

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Viriato M. deMacedo

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to financial literacy curriculum.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Viriato M. deMacedo

Plymouth and Barnstable

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

Robert L. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 955        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 258

By Mr. deMacedo, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 258) of Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Bruce E. Tarr and James M. Cantwell relative to mandating a curriculum in the public schools on personal financial literacy.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 367 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to financial literacy curriculum.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of education shall authorize and assist in the implementation of programs to teach personal financial literacy in order to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to become self-supporting and to enable students to make critical decisions regarding personal finances. The department shall develop a curriculum, materials and guidelines that local boards of education and governing authorities of accredited nonpublic schools shall use in implementing the program of instruction on personal financial literacy.  The department shall also develop standards and objectives for personal financial literacy for all grade levels within the existing math curriculum.