Mississippi House Bill 1710

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require High School Students, Beginning With The Class Of 2032, To Pass A Course In Personal Finance As A Graduation Requirement; To Create The Financial Literacy Trust Fund In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Providing Funding For The Financial Literacy Program; To Require The State Board Of Education To Administer The Fund; To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement That Local School Boards Implement A Financial Literacy Program For Students In Grades 10 And 11; To Amend Section 37-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 37-28-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Students In Charter Schools To Comply With The Personal Finance Course Graduation Requirements; To Bring Forward Section 37-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The State Board Of Education To Develop Personal Living And Finances Objectives For Existing High School Courses, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

School curriculum; require course in personal finance as graduation requirement.

Rep. Rob Roberson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-28	House	DR - TSDP: ED To AP
2026-01-19	House	Referred To Education;Appropriations A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	1	3	New Code	See Bill Text
37	16	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	28	45	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	301	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1710.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1710IN.htm