Establishes a half-credit course in financial education for all pupils in grades nine through twelve.

This bill amends the education law to establish a half-credit course in financial education for all pupils in grades nine through twelve. The course will be delivered through a comprehensive financial literacy program. The curriculum will include instruction on opening and maintaining accounts, understanding loans, managing money, taxes, computing interest rates, and more. The commissioner, in consultation with the department of financial services, will develop the curriculum.

Establishes a half-credit course in financial education for all pupils in grades nine through twelve.

This bill amends the education law to establish a half-credit course in financial education for all pupils in grades nine through twelve. The course will be delivered through a comprehensive financial literacy program. The curriculum will include instruction on opening and maintaining accounts, understanding loans, managing money, taxes, computing interest rates, and more. The commissioner, in consultation with the department of financial services, will develop the curriculum.