MN bill would require personal finance class for high schoolers [Video]

The bill was presented to senators during the Education Policy Committee meeting Wednesday afternoon.

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — There’s an interesting idea floating around the state Capitol, requiring all high school students in Minnesota to take a personal finance class before graduation.

That idea was presented twice during the Senate Education Policy Committee meeting Wednesday afternoon.

“I think this is a top priority. I hope you guys can help me work on this,” Senator Rich Draheim (R-Madison Lake) said while presenting his bill.

Draheim’s bill would require all high school students to take an online financial literacy class in order to graduate high school.

Minutes later, in the same committee meeting, Senator Steve Cwodzinski (DFL-Eden Prairie) presented basically the same idea.

“The only difference between our bills is his is online, mine is in person,” Cwodzinski said while presenting his version of the bill.

According to the Financial Literacy Council …

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