Mississippi Senate Bill 2147

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-20 - Referred To Education;Appropriations
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Implement A Financial Literacy Curriculum To Be Taught In Grades 6-12 On Or Before The 2026-2027 Academic School Year For All Mississippi Students; To Provide That Each Mississippi Student During 10th, 11th Or 12th Grade Shall Take And Pass A One-half Carnegie Unit Credit Course In Personal Finance In Order To Earn A High School Diploma; To Establish A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Known As The "financial Literacy Trust Fund" That Shall Provide Financial Literacy Education And Be Administered By The State Board Of Education; To Require The Board To Develop Rules And Regulations For The Implementation Of The Fund; To Authorize The Department Of Banking And Consumer Finance To Contribute A Portion Of Funds Generated From Penalties And Fees To The Financial Literacy Trust Fund; To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform, And To Set Certain Topics That Shall Be Required For The Financial Literacy Program; And For Related Purposes.

Financial literacy curriculum; require specific courses in public schools in Grades 6-12.

Sen. Dennis DeBar [R]

Sen. Daniel Sparks [R]

Sen. Robin Robinson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-20	Senate	Referred To Education;Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	7	301	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SB/SB2147.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2147IN.htm