North Dakota HB1533: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-21-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to financial literacy and concepts of personal finance curriculum.

What the bill says

An act to amend and reenact section 15.1-21-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to financial literacy and concepts of personal finance curriculum.

From the enrolled text, April 21, 2025:

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-21-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to financial literacy and concepts of personal finance curriculum. SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 15.1-21-21 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows: 15.1-21-21. Financial literacy - Concepts of personal finance - Inclusion in curriculum. 1. Beginning July 1, 2010, eachEach school district shall require each student to complete one - half unit of financial literacy or ensure that its curriculum for either economics or problems of democracy includes the exposure of students to concepts of personal finance, including: a. Checkbook mechanics, including writing checks, balancing, and statement reconciliationBudgeting and money management; b. Saving for larger purchasesand investing; c. Credit, including credit card usage, interest, and fees and debt management; d. Earning power, including jobs for teenagersBanking and financial services; e. Taxation and paycheck withholdingsincome; f. College costsConsumer skills and smart spending; g. Making and living within a budgetInsurance and risk management; and h. Mortgages, retirement savings, and investmentsCollege and career financial planning; i. Retirement planning; and j. Entrepreneurship and economic concepts. 2. Upon written request, the superintendent of public instruction may allow a school district annually to select courses other than economics or problems of democracy for purposes of exposing students to the concepts of personal finance, as listed in this …

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Sponsors

• Brandy Pyle (R, 22) · primary sponsor
• Michelle Axtman (R, 7)
• Sean Cleary (R, 35)
• Karen Grindberg (R, 41)
• Scott Meyer (R, 18)
• Anna Novak (R, 33)
• Emily O'Brien (R, 42)
• Cynthia Schreiber-Beck (R, 25)
• Dan Vollmer (R, 6)

Latest actions

1. April 25, 2025: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/23
2. April 24, 2025: Signed by Governor 04/23
3. April 22, 2025: Sent to Governor
4. April 22, 2025: Signed by Speaker
5. April 21, 2025: Signed by President
6. April 17, 2025: Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 3
7. April 17, 2025: Concurred
8. April 9, 2025: Returned to House (12)
9. April 9, 2025: Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0
10. April 9, 2025: Amendment adopted, placed on calendar

Votes

• Final Passage (April 17, 2025): 87 yea, 3 nay, passed
• Final Passage (April 9, 2025): 46 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Final Passage (February 21, 2025): 90 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is HB1533?

HB1533 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-21-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to financial literacy and concepts of personal finance curriculum.

What does HB1533 do?

In its own words: An act to amend and reenact section 15.1-21-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to financial literacy and concepts of personal finance curriculum.

What is the status of HB1533?

Signed into law as of April 25, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary Of State 04/23 (April 25, 2025).

Who sponsored HB1533?

Brandy Pyle (R, 22), with 8 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB1533?

On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1533.html