Louisiana HB 118: CURRICULA: Requires one semester of instruction in personal financial management as a prerequisite to high school graduation (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Bill Text

HLS 23RS-65 ORIGINAL
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 118
BY REPRESENTATIVE ILLG
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
CURRICULA: Requires one semester of instruction in personal financial management as
a prerequisite to high school graduation
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 17:183.3(B)(2)(d), 270(B)(2), 5025(introductory paragraph) and
3 (4)(introductory paragraph), and 5026(A)(4)(introductory paragraph), to enact R.S.
4 17:5025(4)(d), 5025.6, and 5026(A)(4)(c) and (E), and to repeal R.S. 17:274.1(C)(2),
5 relative to curricula; to provide relative to a required course in personal financial
6 management as a prerequisite for high school graduation; and as a qualification for
7 TOPS awards; to provide for applicability; to provide for effectiveness; and to
8 provide for related matters.
9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
10 Section 1. R.S. 17:183.3(B)(2)(d), 270(B)(2), 5025(introductory paragraph) and
11 (4)(introductory paragraph), and 5026(A)(4)(introductory paragraph) are hereby amended
12 and reenacted and R.S. 17:5025(4)(d), 5025.6, and 5026(A)(4)(c) and (E) are hereby enacted
13 to read as follows:
14 §183.3. Career major; description; curriculum and graduation requirements
15 * * *
16 B.
17 * * *
18 (2) The course requirements for the career major shall consist of the
19 following:
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1 (d) At least two and one-half social studies credits, including one credit from
2 among the following: U.S. History, AP U.S. History, or IB U.S. History; one credit
3 from among the following: Civics, Government, AP U.S. Government and Politics:
4 Comparative, or AP U.S. Government and Politics: United States. States; and one-
5 half credit in personal financial management.
6 * * *
7 §270. Personal financial management; required instruction
8 * * *
9 B.
10 * * *
11 (2) Each student who enters the ninth grade on or after July 1, 2019, shall
12 receive such instruction shall successfully complete a one-half unit course in
13 personal financial management as a requirement for high school graduation.
14 * * *
15 §5025. High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance,
16 Honors Awards
17 To be eligible for an Opportunity, Performance, or Honors Award pursuant
18 to this Chapter, a student who graduates during or after the 2026-2027 school year
19 shall have successfully completed a core curriculum which consists of nineteen and
20 one-half units of high school course work as follows:
21 * * *
22 (4) Social Studies - Four and One-Half Units
23 * * *
24 (d) One-half unit in personal financial management.
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26 §5025.6. High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance,
27 Honors; students graduating in the 2026-2027 school year
28 To be eligible for an Opportunity, Performance, or Honors Award pursuant
29 to this Chapter, a student who graduated from high school during the 2026-2027
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1 school year shall have successfully completed a core curriculum which consists of
2 nineteen units of high school course work as follows:
3 (1) English - Four Units
4 (a) English I.
5 (b) English II.
6 (c) One unit chosen from the following: English III, AP English Language
7 Arts and Composition, or English III IB (Language A or Literature and
8 Performance).
9 (d) One unit chosen from the following: English IV, AP English Literature
10 and Composition, or English IV IB (Language A or Literature and Performance).
11 (2) Mathematics - Four Units
12 (a) Algebra I (one unit), Geometry (one unit), and Algebra II (one unit).
13 Integrated Mathematics I, Integrated Mathematics II, and Integrated Mathematics III
14 may be substituted for the Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II sequence.
15 (b) One unit chosen from the following: Algebra III; Advanced Math
16 Functions and Statistics, Advanced Math-Pre-Calculus, Pre-Calculus, or Math
17 Methods I IB (Mathematical Studies SL); Calculus, AP Calculus AB, or Math
18 Methods II IB (Mathematics SL); AP Calculus BC; Probability and Statistics or AP
19 Statistics; IB Further Mathematics HL; IB Mathematics HL.
20 (3) Science - Four Units
21 (a) Biology I.
22 (b) Chemistry I.
23 (c) Two units chosen from the following: Earth Science; Environmental
24 Science; Physical Science; Agriscience I and Agriscience II (one unit combined);
25 Chemistry II, AP Chemistry, or IB Chemistry II; AP Environmental Science, or IB
26 Environmental Systems; Physics I, AP Physics I, AP Physics B, or IB Physics I; AP
27 Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, AP Physics C: Mechanics, IB Physics II, or
28 AP Physics II; Biology II, AP Biology, or IB Biology II.
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