Mississippi HB994 requires the State Board of Education to develop a financial literacy curriculum for Grades 6-12 and mandates a financial literacy.
Mississippi HB994 mandates the State Board of Education to incorporate financial literacy components within the existing curriculum for students in Grades 6 through 8, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year. The bill also requires students in Grades 9, 10, or 12 to take and pass a one-half Carnegie Unit credit course in personal finance or a full Carnegie Unit course where half the course standards are financial literacy to earn a high school diploma.
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