UPDATE: the 2023 Financial Education Bill Tracker from Next Gen Personal Finance provides daily updates on which state legislatures have introduced financial education bills for grades K-12 throughout 2023.

NGPF FinLit Bill Tracker is a one-stop source for financial education legislation. We rely on publicly available information and news sources. Here's the latest on the 25 states that introduced legislation in the last three months. 

Bills in action this week:

• Hawaii: SCR152 to be heard in  Senate Education Committee on 4/6/21.
  • Bill Summary: URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO COORDINATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO IMPLEMENT A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT OF AT LEAST A HALF CREDIT INFINANCIAL LITERACY DURING THE JUNIOR YEAR OR SENIOR YEAR.
• Kansas: HB2039: added to civics bill; passed by Senate 24-15; next step is bill to be reconciled
  • News article: Kansas Senate OKs bill mandating civics test for students (April 1st)
• Rhode Island: SB349 and HB5491 will be heard in Education Committee hearings on 4/7/21
• Texas: SB1063 hearing with Senate Education Committee on 4/8/2021 

Sessions ended with no action taken on financial education bills

• Georgia: HB681; Bill died in Chamber as legislative session ended
• New Mexico: HB163 tabled as New Mexico legislative session ended 3/20/21
• Oregon: HB3232 pulled from Education Committee agenda scheduled for this week 

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