Gov. DeSantis signs ‘Financial Literacy Instruction in Public Schools’ bill

Writer: Derrick Shaw
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Gov. DeSantis signing the Financial Literacy Instruction in Public Schools bill.

Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Financial Literacy Instruction in Public Schools bill on Tuesday.

The News Service of Florida reports that the measure (SB 1054) was unanimously approved during the 2022 legislative session, which ended last week. Students entering high school in the 2023-2024 academic year would be required to take a half-credit course in “personal financial literacy and money management.” The measure also would reduce the number of required electives for high school students to 7 ½ credits, from the currently required eight credits. The financial literacy course would be required to cover concepts such as types of bank accounts and how to manage accounts, credit and credit scores, completing loan applications and types of savings and investments.

The governor was joined by Senate President Wilton Simpson, Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, and several educators during a press conference at Innovation Preparatory Academy in Wesley Chapel, where he signed and spoke about the bill.

You can watch a press conference replay in the player below or by clicking here.


The News Service of Florida contributed to this report.

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