A bipartisan push to make financial literacy a graduation prerequisite runs into some opposition in the final days of the session.
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Balancing a budget, doing taxes, investing. All things many adults know how to do — but young people? Many aren’t so sure. There’s a bipartisan push to change that situation – but it’s run into some opposition in the mad dash to the end of the legislative session.
HB 25-1192 would make one semester of personal finance a state requirement for high school graduation. It would apply to students entering ninth grade on or after Sept. 1, 2026. If it passes, Colorado would be the 27th state to require personal finance for students.
