California Bill Would Require Schools Teach Financial Literacy

Lessons would cover saving, budgeting, and investing as part of the social science curriculum for grades 7–12.

California Assemblyman Juan Alanis, R-Modesto, speaks at a press conference where California Assemblymembers, law enforcement officials, and local representatives propose to put stricter fentanyl enforcement on the upcoming 2024 ballot, in front of the Capitol in Sacramento on June 6, 2023. Courtesy of Assembly Republican Caucus

California legislators introduced a bill in January that would require schools to teach middle and high school students about personal finance.

Assembly Bill 1871, introduced Jan. 22 by Assemblyman Juan Alanis, would require public schools to teach personal finance literacy as a part of its social science curriculum for grades 7 through 12.