89R17925 PRL-F     By: King, et al. H.B. No. 27     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 27:     By:  Buckley C.S.H.B. No. 27       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to courses in personal financial literacy for high school   students in public schools.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 28.025, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (b-1) and (b-23) and adding Subsection (b-24)   to read as follows:          (b-1)  The State Board of Education by rule shall require   that the curriculum requirements for the foundation high school   program under Subsection (a) include a requirement that students   successfully complete:                (1)  four credits in English language arts under   Section 28.002(a)(1)(A), including one credit in English I, one   credit in English II, one credit in English III, and one credit in   an advanced English course authorized under Subsection (b-2);                (2)  three credits in mathematics under Section   28.002(a)(1)(B), including one credit in Algebra I, one credit in   geometry, and one credit in any advanced mathematics course   authorized under Subsection (b-2);                (3)  three credits in science under Section   28.002(a)(1)(C), including one credit in biology, one credit in any   advanced science course authorized under Subsection (b-2), and one   credit in integrated physics and chemistry or in an additional   advanced science course authorized under Subsection (b-2);                (4)  three credits in social studies under Section   28.002(a)(1)(D), including one credit in United States history, at   least one-half credit in government and at least one-half credit in   [economics or] personal financial literacy [& economics], and one   credit in economics, world geography, or world history;                (5)  except as provided under Subsections (b-12),   (b-13), and (b-14), two credits in the same language in a language   other than English under Section 28.002(a)(2)(A);                (6)  five elective credits;                (7)  one credit in fine arts under Section   28.002(a)(2)(D); and                (8)  except as provided by Subsection (b-11), one   credit in physical education under Section 28.002(a)(2)(C).          (b-23)  The agency shall:                (1)  develop a list of free, open-source, and publicly   available curricula that may be used by a school district to provide   a personal financial literacy [& economics] course that satisfies   the curriculum requirement under Subsection (b-1)(4); and                (2)  seek, accept, and spend any federal or private   grant funds and gifts that are available for the purpose of   providing a personal financial literacy [& economics] course as   part of the foundation high school program.          (b-24)  In adopting rules under Subsection (b-1), the State   Board of Education shall allow a student to comply with the   curriculum requirement under Subsection (b-1)(4) for a one-half   credit in personal financial literacy by successfully completing an   advanced placement course designated by the State Board of   Education as containing substantively similar and rigorous   academic content.          SECTION 2.  Section 28.025(b-22), Education Code, is   repealed.          SECTION 3.  Section 28.025(b-1), Education Code, as amended   by this Act, applies only to students entering the ninth grade   during the 2025-2026 school year or a later school year.  For   students entering a grade above ninth grade during the 2025-2026   school year, Section 28.025(b-1), Education Code, as that section   existed before amendment by this Act, applies, and that section is   continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   school year.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.