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A 8100: Establishes instruction in financial literacy for students in sixth through eighth grade; requires such instruction to include content on budgeting, savings, credit, debt, insurance, investment, and other issues associated with personal financial responsibility as determined by the education department.
What A 8100 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to establish financial literacy instruction for students in sixth through eighth grade. The instruction will be required in each of these grades and will cover topics such as budgeting, savings, credit, debt, insurance, investment, and personal financial responsibility. The instruction will be tailored to the age and comprehension of the students, and school districts will be provided with sample materials and resources to support its implementation. The financial literacy instruction will be mandatory and will apply to all school years starting from the first of July next succeeding the date the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8100
- What is the current status of A 8100?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 8100 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to education".
- Did A 8100 pass?
- Not yet. A 8100 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8100, and where is it now?
- A 8100 was authored by Asm. Anna Kelles. Its committee of record is Assembly Education.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to education |
| Apr. 30, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 30, 2025 · 310 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8100 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing instruc- tion in financial literacy for students in sixth through eighth grade The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 803-c 2 to read as follows: 3 § 803-c. Instruction relating to financial literacy. 1. The department 4 shall require that a school district incorporate in each of the grades 5 six through eight financial literacy instruction for pupils enrolled in 6 such grades. The purpose of such instruction shall be to provide middle 7 school students with the basic financial literacy necessary for sound 8 financial decision-making. 9 2. The instruction shall meet the requirements established by the 10 department and shall: 11 a. be appropriate to, and reflect the age and comprehension of, the 12 students enrolled in the particular grade level; and 13 b. include content on budgeting, savings, credit, debt, insurance, 14 investment, and other issues associated with personal financial respon- 15 sibility as determined by the department. 16 3. The commissioner shall provide school districts with sample 17 instructional materials and resources that may be used to support the 18 implementation of the financial literacy instruction requirement. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all 20 school years commencing on or after the first of July next succeeding 21 the date upon which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11259-01-5
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