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North Dakota Century Code Title 15.1. Elementary and Secondary Education § 15.1-21-21. Financial literacy--Concepts of personal finance--Inclusion in curriculum

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. Each school district shall require each student to complete one-half unit of financial literacy or ensure that its curriculum for either economics or problems of democracy includes the exposure of students to concepts of personal finance, including:

a. Budgeting and money management;

b. Saving and investing;

c. Credit and debt management;

d. Banking and financial services;

e. Taxation and income;

f. Consumer skills and smart spending;

g. Insurance and risk management;

h. College and career financial planning;

i. Retirement planning; and

j. Entrepreneurship and economic concepts.

2. Upon written request, the superintendent of public instruction may allow a school district annually to select courses other than economics or problems of democracy for purposes of exposing students to the concepts of personal finance, as listed in this section, provided the school district can demonstrate that the number of students exposed to the concepts in the other selected courses would meet or exceed the number of students exposed under the requirements of subsection 1.

3. The requirements of this section may be provided by the regular classroom teacher of the course in which the concepts of personal finance are incorporated.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 15.1. Elementary and Secondary Education § 15.1-21-21. Financial literacy--Concepts of personal finance--Inclusion in curriculum - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-15-1-elementary-and-secondary-education/nd-cent-code-sect-15-1-21-21/

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