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Delaware House Bill 203
Session 153
An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Equity And Inclusion In Financial Literacy For All High School Students In Delaware Act.
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Signed by Governor on Sep 19, 2025
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Summary
With 60% of U.S. households living paycheck to paycheck, 40% of Americans having less than $300 in savings, 33% of Americans having saved nothing for retirement, 95% of Americans having not saved enough for retirement, and 87% of American teens admitting not understanding their finances, financial literacy education in Delaware high schools is needed. This Act, which may be cited as “The Equity and Inclusion in Financial Literacy for All High School Students in Delaware Act”, requires high schools to provide, at a minimum, a 1/2 credit on financial literacy. And, beginning with students entering grade 9 in the 2026 through 2027 school year, successful completion of the credit will be required to obtain a high school diploma. This Act requires the credit to include instruction which meets the financial literacy standards for high school students adopted by the Department of Education. This substitute corrects a reference from "course" to "credit" in the synopsis.
Actions (10)
09/19/2025
Office of the Governor
Signed by Governor
06/26/2025
House
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT
06/25/2025
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NOT VOTING
06/25/2025
Senate
Amendment SA 1 to HS 1 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
06/24/2025
House
Amendment SA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
06/24/2025
Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
06/12/2025
Senate
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
06/12/2025
House
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
06/11/2025
House
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 3 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits
06/10/2025
House
Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 203, and Assigned to Education Committee in House
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May 20, 2025 8:50:10 PM
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Sep 24, 2025 8:20:23 PM