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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 177

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Relating to: incorporating financial literacy in public schools' curriculum and statewide standardized examinations and requiring that it be covered during orientation programs at the University of Wisconsin System and the technical colleges. (FE)

Financial institution School — Curriculum School — Evaluation and testing School — Finance Technical college University of wisconsin — Student life

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill directs each school board to incorporate the state's model academic

standards for financial literacy into the curriculum in grades kindergarten to 12.

The bill also requires the statewide standardized examinations to assess a pupil's

financial literacy to the same extent that they assess a pupil's knowledge of

mathematics, science, reading and writing, geography, or history.

Finally, the bill requires that each institution and campus within the

University of Wisconsin System, and each technical college district board,

incorporate in its orientation program for newly entering students information on

financial literacy.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Marklein (R)

5 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Edming (R) , Krug (R) , Subeck (D) , Tauchen (R)

Full history

  1. May 21, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Krug, A. Ott, Edming, Tauchen and Subeck

  2. May 21, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Jun 3, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jun 8, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jun 15, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1