Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to education |
May 10, 2023 |
print number 2298a |
May 10, 2023 |
amend (t) and recommit to education |
Jan 25, 2023 |
referred to education |
Assembly Bill A2298A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JACOBSON
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Al Taylor
Catalina Cruz
Stefani Zinerman
Steven Raga
2023-A2298 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4860
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §802-b, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S6345
2011-2012: S1525
2013-2014: S3040
2015-2016: S2899
2017-2018: S8460
2019-2020: S2400
2021-2022: A7220, S5827
2023-A2298 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2298 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 25, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON, TAYLOR, CRUZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring senior high schools to provide a course in financial literacy and requiring students to complete such course as a condition of graduation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 802-b to read as follows: § 802-B. INSTRUCTION RELATING TO FINANCIAL LITERACY. 1. THE COMMIS- SIONER IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO PROVIDE AND PRESCRIBE A COURSE OF INSTRUC- TION ON FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE TEACHING OF PERSONAL BUDGETING, WAGES AND TAXES, SELF-EMPLOYMENT, SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS (STOCKS, BONDS AND MUTUAL FUNDS), DEBT MANAGEMENT, CHECKING ACCOUNTS, CREDIT CARDS, CREDIT SCORES, SAVING FOR EDUCATION AND RETIREMENT, INSURANCE, RIGHTS AND OBLI- GATIONS AS A TENANT, BASIC CONCEPTS ON BORROWING INCLUDING THE PURCHAS- ING OF AUTOMOBILES AND HOMES, BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS OF LEASING AND/OR PURCHASING OF AUTOMOBILES, AND THE BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS OF RENTING AND/OR PURCHASING A HOME. THE COURSE SHALL BE TAUGHT ON A PASS/FAIL BASIS AND SHALL NOT AFFECT THE STUDENT'S GRADE POINT AVERAGE. 2. SCHOOL AUTHORITIES SHALL PROVIDE THE NEEDED FACILITIES, TIME AND PLACE FOR THE INSTRUCTION SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION AND SHALL PROVIDE LEARNING AIDS AND CURRICULUM RESOURCE MATERIALS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO EFFECTIVE TEACHING METHODS AND LEARNING. 3. AS A CONDITION OF GRADUATION FROM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, A STUDENT SHALL ATTEND AND PASS THE COURSE ON FINANCIAL LITERACY; PROVIDED, HOWEV- ER, THAT WITH RESPECT TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLANS, THE COMPLETION OF SUCH COURSE SHALL NOT BE A REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION IF IT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED AS A REQUIREMENT IN THE STUDENT'S INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN RECOMMENDED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02171-01-3
co-Sponsors
Al Taylor
Catalina Cruz
Stefani Zinerman
Steven Raga
2023-A2298A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4860
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §802-b, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S6345
2011-2012: S1525
2013-2014: S3040
2015-2016: S2899
2017-2018: S8460
2019-2020: S2400
2021-2022: A7220, S5827
2023-A2298A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2298--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 25, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON, TAYLOR, CRUZ, ZINERMAN, RAGA, SANTABAR- BARA, LEVENBERG, CUNNINGHAM, McDONALD, VANEL, WOERNER, EPSTEIN, HUNT- ER, GIBBS, REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa- tion -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring high schools to provide a course in financial literacy and requiring students to complete such course as a condition of graduation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 802-b to read as follows: § 802-B. INSTRUCTION RELATING TO FINANCIAL LITERACY. 1. THE COMMIS- SIONER IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO PROVIDE AND PRESCRIBE A COURSE OF INSTRUC- TION ON FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE TEACHING OF PERSONAL BUDGETING, WAGES AND TAXES, SELF-EMPLOYMENT, SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS (STOCKS, BONDS AND MUTUAL FUNDS), DEBT MANAGEMENT, CHECKING ACCOUNTS, CREDIT CARDS, CREDIT SCORES, SAVING FOR EDUCATION AND RETIRE- MENT, INSURANCE, RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS AS A TENANT, BASIC CONCEPTS ON BORROWING INCLUDING THE PURCHASING OF AUTOMOBILES AND HOMES, BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS OF LEASING AND/OR PURCHASING OF AUTOMOBILES, AND THE BENE- FITS AND DRAWBACKS OF RENTING AND/OR PURCHASING A HOME. THE COURSE SHALL BE TAUGHT ON A PASS/FAIL BASIS AND SHALL NOT AFFECT THE STUDENT'S GRADE POINT AVERAGE. 2. SCHOOL AUTHORITIES SHALL PROVIDE THE NEEDED FACILITIES, TIME AND PLACE FOR THE INSTRUCTION SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION AND SHALL PROVIDE LEARNING AIDS AND CURRICULUM RESOURCE MATERIALS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO EFFECTIVE TEACHING METHODS AND LEARNING. 3. AS A CONDITION OF GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL, A STUDENT SHALL ATTEND AND PASS THE COURSE ON FINANCIAL LITERACY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02171-03-3
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