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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to a personal financial responsibility

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pilot program; establishing a 3-year pilot program in the

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state for certain purposes; providing a program goal;

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requiring the Commissioner of Education to develop a

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program curriculum and select certain school districts for

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participation; requiring a report to the Governor and

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Legislature; providing an effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1. A 3-year pilot program is established to provide

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high school students in two school districts in each of the

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northern, middle, and southern regions of the state with personal

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financial responsibility instruction. The goal of the pilot

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program will be to ensure that high school students in pilot

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program districts receive instruction on budgeting, saving and

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investing, credit card debt, and other issues associated with

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personal financial responsibility. The Commissioner of Education

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shall develop a curriculum for the program and select the school

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districts for participation in the program. At the conclusion of

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the pilot program, the Commissioner of Education shall report to

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the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the

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House of Representatives on the feasibility of implementing the

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program on a statewide basis.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.