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Bill would require Colorado students take one semester of financial literacy to graduate

The topics would include things like saving, investing, debt, credit, leasing versus buying, managing student loan debt, and retirement plans.

When state Rep. Anthony Hartsook was a commander in the U.S. Army, he’d see soldiers try to explain why their checks bounced at the PX or Army store.

“They go, well, I have a credit card, right? I have checks in my checkbook … They just simply didn’t understand.”