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Maryland Code, Education § 3-1008

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The county board may develop curriculum content for a hands-on course in financial literacy to be offered to all students in the eighth grade.

(b) The curriculum content shall include instruction regarding:

(1) Identification of services provided by financial institutions;

(2) Debit cards and their uses;

(3) Interest and credit;

(4) Savings and investing;

(5) The differences among sales, income, and property taxes, and the purpose of each type of tax;

(6) The basic principles of Social Security;

(7) Net monthly income; and

(8) Household budgeting.

(c) Beginning in the 2013-2014 school year, the county board may implement the financial literacy curriculum content developed under subsection (a) of this section in every middle school in the county.

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