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Florida |
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| State-by-State Assessment of Personal Finance Education Standards | |
| State Department of Education Link | http://www.fldoe.org/ |
| Stand-Alone Personal Finance Standards | No Florida’s financial literacy standards are embedded in the social studies curriculum. A new law passed in 2019, financial literacy is no longer a required part of 9-12 grade economics or economics with personal financial literacy. Districts are now required to offer a stand-alone financial literacy course for half an elective credit. The standards for this new course have yet to be determined. https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewCourse/Preview/16934?isShowCurrent=false%27 https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewCourse/Preview/15819?isShowCurrent=false%27 |
| Personal Finance Standards in Career and Technical Education (CTE), Family and Consumer Sciences | Yes—Personal and Family Finance/Personal Financial Literacy—Family and Consumer Sciences Family and Consumer Sciences offers a Personal Financial Literacy course for half a credit to students in grades 9-12. Personal & Family Finance/Personal Financial Literacy (8500120) (RTF) |
| Personal Finance Embedded in Social Studies or Economics Standards | Yes Financial literacy standards are embedded in the economics curriculum; however, after a new law was passed in 2019, schools are no longer required to teach those standards. |
| Personal Finance or Financial Literacy Course Required for Graduation or Required to be Offered | No |
| Personal Finance or Financial Literacy Course Required for Graduation or Required to be Offered | No Law mandates that districts offer personal financial literacy, but this course is just an elective credit. Students are not required to take the course for graduation. |
| State Assessment of Personal Finance Required | No |
