H. B. 4574
(By Delegates Mezzatesta and Williams)
[Introduced
February 20, 2004
; referred to the
Committee on Education.]
A BILL to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-7c, relating to
the state board of education prescribing instruction on
personal finance in secondary schools.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-7c, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 2. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
§18-2-7c. Program in personal finance.
The Legislature finds and declares that persons with an
understanding of personal finance are better prepared to manage
their money and that providing a personal finance program in
secondary schools in West Virginia will prepare students to handle
their finances. To provide students a basic understanding of personal finance, the state board of education shall prescribe
instruction on personal finance in secondary schools.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide a funding in
personal finance
for secondary school students.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.