Texas HB2451 mandates personal financial literacy courses for high school students, including instruction on federal student aid applications.

HB2451 requires Texas school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to offer a personal financial literacy course as part of the high school curriculum. This course must include instruction on completing the federal student aid application. Schools may use existing state, federal, private, or nonprofit programs to fulfill this requirement. The bill also mandates that the State Board of Education develop a list of free, open-source curricula for personal financial literacy courses and seek federal or private grants to support these courses.

Texas HB2451 mandates personal financial literacy courses for high school students, including instruction on federal student aid applications.

HB2451 requires Texas school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to offer a personal financial literacy course as part of the high school curriculum. This course must include instruction on completing the federal student aid application. Schools may use existing state, federal, private, or nonprofit programs to fulfill this requirement. The bill also mandates that the State Board of Education develop a list of free, open-source curricula for personal financial literacy courses and seek federal or private grants to support these courses.