Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 158.1411 to require one credit in financial literacy during the eleventh or twelfth grade for students entering grade nine during or after the 2026-2027 school year; direct minimum topics to be covered in the course; direct that the financial literacy course be accepted as a math, social studies, or elective course graduation requirement; require the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Kentucky Financial Empowerment Commission, to determine which courses meet the financial literacy course requirement.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions, except remove the requirement that the financial literacy course be taken in the 11th or 12th grade; remove the requirement that the financial literacy course be accepted as meeting a math or social studies credit; include instruction on the critical review of documents and the ability to provide a signature in cursive.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 158.1411
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 158.1411
Current: 158.1411