Official record
Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii
- Session
- 2026
- Chamber
- upper
- Classification
- bill
- Subjects
- BOE, DOE, Financial Literacy, K-12 Coursework, Professional Development
- Introduced / first action
- 2025-01-17 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
- CHANG (primary), primary
- ELEFANTE (primary), primary
- FEVELLA (primary), primary
- GABBARD (primary), primary
- HASHIMOTO (primary), primary
- KANUHA (primary), primary
- KIDANI (primary), primary
- KIM (primary), primary
- LEE (primary), primary
- C. (primary), primary
- RHOADS (primary), primary
- RICHARDS (primary), primary
- WAKAI (primary), primary
- AQUINO (primary), primary
- San Buenaventura, cosponsor