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title: O.C.G.A. § 20-2-149.4. Financial literacy instruction and curriculum.
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# O.C.G.A. § 20-2-149.4. Financial literacy instruction and curriculum.

(a) The State Board of Education shall adopt content standards for a minimum course of instruction in financial literacy to be completed by students in eleventh or twelfth grade.

(b) Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, each local board of education shall require all students, as a condition of graduation, during their eleventh or twelfth grade years to complete at least a half-credit course in financial literacy which implements the minimum course of instruction based on the content standards prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section. Such course of instruction may be provided within the framework of existing coursework offered by a local school system. Such course of instruction shall be eligible to count toward a mathematics, social studies, or elective unit of credit requirement for graduation.

## History

Code 1981, § 20-2-149.4, enacted by Ga. L. 2022, p. 158, § 1-1/SB 220.

## Effective Date

This Code section became effective April 28, 2022.