HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3554        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3550

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Linda Dean Campbell

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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 in schools.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Linda Dean Campbell

15th Essex

1/20/2017

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/24/2017

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

2/3/2017

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

5th Essex

1/25/2017

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

4/4/2017

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

2/3/2017

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/2/2017

Carlos González

10th Hampden

2/3/2017

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

1/26/2017

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

1/31/2017

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/2/2017

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2017

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/3/2017

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/3/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/3/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3554        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3550

By Mrs. Campbell of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3550) of Linda Dean Campbell and others relative to financial literacy training in public high schools.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to financial literacy in schools.

 

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

Section 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 98. (a) Subject to appropriation, each high school in each city, town or regional school district shall have not less than 1 teacher who has received financial literacy training from the Massachusetts Jumpstart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, Inc.; provided, however, that if a high school does not have a teacher who has received such financial literacy training, the high school shall have not less than 1 teacher who will receive such financial literacy training within 12 months.

(b) Subject to appropriation, each high school in each city, town or regional school district shall teach financial literacy as a component in a required subject.

(c) The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement this section.