SCH CD-FINANCIAL LITERACY

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the School Code. Requires, beginning with the 2029-2030 school year, for a pupil entering grade 9 to complete one semester of a stand-alone financial literacy course as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, to be taken in grade 11 or 12. Requires the State Board of Education to establish a Financial Literacy Implementation Committee no later than June 30, 2027 to make recommendations to the State Superintendent of Education concerning the implementation of a stand-alone financial literacy course. Makes conforming and other changes. Effective immediately.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Feb 6, 2026HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jeff Keicher
2. Feb 13, 2026HouseFirst Reading
3. Feb 13, 2026CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
4. Mar 18, 2026CommitteeAssigned to Education Policy Committee · House Education Policy
5. Mar 19, 2026HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
6. Mar 19, 2026HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
7. Mar 27, 2026CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican.

• Jeff KeicherR Primary sponsor · District 70