BILL NUMBER: AB 2435	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 26, 2004
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 25, 2004
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 23, 2004
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 14, 2004
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 21, 2004
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 20, 2004

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Wiggins

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2004

   An act to add Section 51220.7 to the Education Code, relating to
instruction.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2435, Wiggins.  Courses of study:  financial planning.
   Existing law requires the course of study for grades 7 to 12,
inclusive, to include instruction in various subjects, including, but
not limited to, English, social sciences, and mathematics.
   This bill would permit a school district to include instruction on
personal finance.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 51220.7 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
   51220.7.  In providing the instruction required in subdivision (b)
of Section 51220, as it relates to economics, a school district may
include instruction related to the understanding of personal
finances, including, but not limited to, budgeting, savings, and
credit.