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06.06.18 News

Personal Financial Management to be Required Instruction in Public Schools

Louisiana makes six!  Before Act 154 was passed by the 2018 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature, there were only five states in the United States that required a personal finance course for high school graduation:  Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia.  The legislation,  sponsored by Senator Thompson and Representative Gene Reynolds, makes personal financial management a requirement in public elementary and secondary schools in Louisiana.  The instruction must include the following components:  income, money management, spending and credit, and saving and investing.  Starting in 2019, all ninth graders enrolled in public school will be required to take these courses in order to graduate.

 

 

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The Louisiana Jump$tart Coalition is an independent affiliate of the national Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. The national Jump$tart Coalition is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, DC. Founded in 1995, the coalition includes more than 100 national partners and a network of 51 state affiliates that share a commitment to #afinlitfuture and to working collaboratively toward common goals.