Jeff Hilovsky
- Republican
- Representative
- District 4
Primary
With 60% of U.S. households living paycheck to paycheck, 40% of Americans having less than $300 in savings, 33% of Americans having saved nothing for retirement, 95% of Americans having not saved enough for retirement, and 87% of American teens admitting not understanding their finances, financial literacy education in Delaware high schools is needed. This Act, which may be cited as “The Equity and Inclusion in Financial Literacy for All High School Students in Delaware Act”, requires high schools to provide, at a minimum, a 1/2 credit on financial literacy. And, beginning with students entering grade 9 in the 2026 through 2027 school year, successful completion of the credit will be required to obtain a high school diploma. This Act requires the credit to include instruction which meets the financial literacy standards for high school students adopted by the Department of Education. This substitute corrects a reference from "course" to "credit" in the synopsis.
Signed by Governor
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT
Amendment SA 1 to HS 1 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NOT VOTING
Amendment SA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 3 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits
Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 203, and Assigned to Education Committee in House
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| SA 1 to HS 1 for HB 203 | HTML PDF |
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| Fiscal Note |
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