Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, to offer instruction in, and for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to offer courses in, specified areas of study, including social sciences. Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission and requires the commission to, among other things, recommend curriculum frameworks to the State Board of Education. Existing law requires the state board, concurrently with, but not before, the next revision of textbooks or curriculum frameworks in the social sciences, health, and mathematics curricula, to ensure that these academic areas integrate components of, among other things, financial literacy. Notwithstanding that requirement on the state board, existing law requires the commission, when the history-social science curriculum framework is revised after January 1, 2017, to consider including age-appropriate information for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, regarding certain topics on financial literacy.
This bill would require the commission, when the history-social science curriculum framework is revised after January 1, 2026, to also consider including age-appropriate information and content for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, on the importance of estate planning and the use of trusts.

Statutes affected:
AB 842: 51284.5 EDC
02/19/25 - Introduced: 51284.5 EDC