Mississippi Senate Bill 2429 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Implement A Financial Literacy Curriculum For Public Schools On Or Before The 2017-2018 Academic School Year; To Provide That The Course In Financial Literacy Shall Account For A One-half Carnegie Unit; To Require Successful Passage Of The Course As A Graduation Requirement; To Establish The "financial Literacy Trust Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide For The Funds Administration; To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Financial literacy curriculum for students in public schools; State Board of Education shall implement.

Sen. Brice Wiggins [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	Senate	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	Senate	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/SB/SB2429.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2429IN.htm