Official record
Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii
- Session
- 2026
- Chamber
- lower
- Classification
- bill
- Subjects
- BOE, DOE, Financial Literacy, K-12 Coursework, Professional Development
- Introduced / first action
- 2025-01-21 00:00:00
Source-supplied abstracts
Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, requires the Department of Education to include the teaching of financial literacy in kindergarten through grade twelve. Requires students in grades nine through twelve to complete a one-half credit in financial literacy before graduation. Requires the Board of Education to provide professional development to teachers who are teaching financial literacy courses.
Sponsors
- LA CHICA (primary), primary
- GARCIA (primary), primary
- KILA (primary), primary
- KONG (primary), primary
- LOWEN (primary), primary
- MATAYOSHI (primary), primary
- MIYAKE (primary), primary
- OLDS (primary), primary
- PIERICK (primary), primary
- POEPOE (primary), primary
- SOUZA (primary), primary
- TAM (primary), primary
- TODD (primary), primary
- WARD (primary), primary