SB 5202 - DIGEST
(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

Changes the composition and duties of the financial education public-private partnership.

Authorizes teachers appointed as members by the superintendent of public instruction to be paid travel expenses from funds available in the financial education public-private partnership account.

Adopts the jumpstart coalition national standards in K-12 personal finance education as the essential academic learning requirements for financial education.

Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Make available to school districts the curriculum for a course or courses in financial education with sufficient content to be equivalent to one-half of one high school credit; and

(2) Select the courses with input from the financial education public-private partnership.

Requires school districts to provide students in grades nine through twelve the opportunity to complete a financial education course.