On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bill SB 1054, which mandates personal finance education for high school graduation.
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- Florida Gov.
- Ron DeSantis signed bill SB 1054 into law on Tuesday.
- The legislation was unanimously passed by both the state House of Representatives and Senate in March.
- Florida is the latest in a growing trend of states adopting legislation that includes personal finance education for students.
- Currently, there are 54 bills pending in 26 states, according to Next Gen Personal Finance’s bill tracker.
- The nonprofit considers the gold standard of such education for high school grads in 11 states, including Florida, to take a stand-alone personal finance course to graduate, which they consider the “gold standard” of personal finance for students in the U.S., group says.