SB2670 - Financial literacy curriculum; require specific courses in public schools in grades six through twelve.

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An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Implement A Financial Literacy Curriculum To Be Taught In Grades Six Through Twelve On Or Before The 2025-2026 Academic School Year For All Mississippi Students; To Provide That Each Mississippi Student During 10th, 11th, Or 12th Grade Shall Take And Pass A One-half Carnegie Unit Credit Course In Personal Finance In Order To Earn A High School Diploma; To Establish A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Known As The "financial Literacy Trust Fund" That Shall Provide Financial Literacy Education And Be Administered By The State Board Of Education; To Require The Board To Develop Rules And Regulations For The Implementation Of The Fund; To Authorize The Department Of Banking And Consumer Finance To Contribute A Portion Of Funds Generated From Penalties And Fees To The Financial Literacy Trust Fund; To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act And To Set Certain Topics That Shall Be Required For The Financial Literacy Program; And For Related Purposes.