Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 851	Senate Author:  Shapleigh
Effective:  6-17-05	House Sponsor:  Woolley

            Senate Bill 851 amends the Education Code to establish a financial literacy pilot program administered by the Texas Education Agency to provide students in participating school districts with the knowledge and skills necessary for them as self-supporting adults to make critical decisions relating to financial matters.  The bill sets out content requirements for the curriculum and instructional material development, limits selection of program participants to not more than 25 participating districts, and makes the program's implementation contingent on the availability of sufficient funding.