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Education - Public High Schools - Financial Literacy Curriculum

Sponsor: Delegate ParrottCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Education to develop curriculum content for a semester-long course in financial literacy and to establish criteria for a student to demonstrate financial literacy competency; requiring each county board of education to implement the financial literacy curriculum content and to require students to demonstrate financial literacy competency in order to graduate from a public high school in the county; etc.

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Testimony (8)

MGA witness list
FAV 2FavorableUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVwebb, RichardMCEEOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Parrott, Delegate ParrottlegislatorIndividualPosition only
UNFOrtiz, JeanettelobbyistAACPSWritten (PDF)
UNFWoolums, JohnlobbyistMABEWritten (PDF)
UNFdove, tinamseaWritten (PDF)
UNFSUSSKIND, MCPS BOEIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFSterrette, DawanaIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOCLARK, TIFFANYIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

AACPSUNF 1
MABEUNF 1
MCEEFAV 1
mseaUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins
UNFWoolums, JohnMABERegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education