US HB2920 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-0)
Status: Introduced on August 1 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-09-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Financial Literacy for Students Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education of 1965 (ESEA) to authorize the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to states to: (1) integrate financial literacy education into each of their public elementary and secondary schools that are eligible for school improvement funds under title I of the ESEA, and (2) train their secondary school financial literacy or entrepreneurship teachers to teach financial literacy in core academic subjects. Prohibits states from using over 20% of their grant funds to train those teachers, develop curricula, and evaluate the impact of financial literacy or personal finance education.

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Title

Financial Literacy for Students Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2013-09-13HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2013-08-01HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Same As/Similar To

SB829 (Related) 2013-04-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB1094 (Related) 2013-10-11 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 218.

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