SCH CD-FINANCIAL LITERACY House SponsorsRep. Justin Slaughter 1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die 105 ILCS 5/27-12.5 new Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2019-2010 school year, each school district maintaining any of grades 6 through 8 must include in its curriculum and require students in those grades to take a unit of instruction on financial literacy. Provides that the purpose of the instruction is to provide students with the basic financial literacy necessary for sound financial decision making and the instruction must include, but is not limited to, age-appropriate instruction on budgeting, savings, credit, debt, insurance, investments, and any other issues associated with personal financial responsibility. Requires the State Board of Education to prepare and make available to school boards instructional materials that may be used as guidelines for development of the unit of instruction. Effective immediately. 2/15/2019HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter 2/15/2019HouseFirst Reading 2/15/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/5/2019HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee 3/29/2019HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die