Nevada Code § 389.074

Instruction in financial literacy. [Effective through June 30, 2028.]
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1. The board of trustees of each school
district and the governing body of each charter school shall ensure that
instruction in financial literacy is provided to pupils enrolled in grades 3 to
12, inclusive, in each public school within the school district or in the
charter school, as applicable. The instruction must include, without
limitation:
(a) The skills necessary to develop financial
responsibility, including, without limitation:
(1) Making reasonable financial decisions
by analyzing the alternatives and consequences of those financial decisions;
(2) Locating and evaluating financial
information from various sources;
(3) Judging the quality of services
offered by a financial institution;
(4) Developing communication strategies to
discuss financial issues;
(5) Controlling personal information; and
(6) Reviewing and summarizing federal and
state consumer protection laws.
(b) The skills necessary to manage finances,
including, without limitation:
(1) Developing a plan for spending and
saving;
(2) Developing a system for keeping and
using financial records; and
(3) Developing a personal financial plan.
(c) The skills necessary to understand the use of
credit and the incurrence of debt, including, without limitation:
(1) Identifying the costs and benefits of
various types of credit;
(2) Understanding the methods to manage
debt and the consequences of acquiring debt;
(3) Understanding how interest rates,
compounding frequency and the terms of a loan can affect the cost of credit;
(4) Completing an application for a loan;
(5) Understanding different types of
loans, including, without limitation, payday loans, automobile loans, student
loans and mortgages;
(6) Explaining the purpose of a credit
report, including, without limitation, the manner in which a credit report is
used by lenders;
(7) Describing the rights of a borrower
regarding his or her credit report;
(8) Identifying methods to avoid and
resolve debt problems; and
(9) Reviewing and summarizing federal and
state consumer credit protection laws.
(d) The skills necessary to understand the basic
principles of saving and investing, including, without limitation:
(1) Understanding how saving and investing
contribute to financial well-being;
(2) Understanding the methods of investing
and alternatives to investing;
(3) Understanding how to buy and sell
investments;
(4) Understanding compound interest,
including, without limitation, in the context of investments;
(5) Understanding various types of
securities, including, without limitation, stocks and bonds; and
(6) Understanding how the regulation of
financial institutions protects investors.
(e) The skills necessary to prevent and limit the
consequences of identity theft and fraud.
(f) The skills necessary to understand the basic
assessment of taxes, including, without limitation, understanding the matter in
which taxes are computed by local, state and federal governmental entities.
(g) The skills necessary to understand the basic
principles of insurance, including, without limitation:
(1) Understanding the function of various
insurance policies; and
(2) Determining the quality of an
insurance provider.
(h) The skills necessary to plan for higher
education and career choices, including, without limitation:
(1) Information concerning institutions of
higher education and college preparedness;
(2) Information concerning career options;
(3) Writing a resume;
(4) Information concerning opportunities
for financial aid, including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and
the programs of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, and the
manner in which to qualify for such opportunities;
(5) Information concerning scholarship
opportunities, including, without limitation, the Governor Guinn Millennium
Scholarship Program and Silver State Opportunity Grant Program; and
(6) Information concerning prepaid tuition
and college savings programs and plans established pursuant to chapter 353B of NRS and section 529 of the
Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 529.
2. The instruction required by subsection
1 must be:
(a) Age-appropriate; and
(b) Included within a course of study for which
the Council has established the relevant standards of content and performance,
including, without limitation, a course of study in economics, mathematics or
social studies.
3. The board of trustees of each school district
and the governing body of each charter school in which pupils are enrolled in
any grade of grades 3 to 12, inclusive, shall encourage:
(a) Persons to volunteer time, expertise and
resources to assist a school district, governing body of a charter school,
public school or teacher in the provision of instruction in financial literacy;
and
(b) Partnerships between a school district or
charter school and relevant persons, businesses or entities in which those
persons, businesses or entities provide the resources necessary to provide
instruction in financial literacy.
NRS 389.074 Instruction in financial
literacy. [Effective July 1, 2028.]
1. The board of trustees of each school
district and the governing body of each charter school shall ensure that
instruction in financial literacy is provided to pupils enrolled in grades 3 to
12, inclusive, in each public school within the school district or in the charter
school, as applicable. The instruction must include, without limitation:
(a) The skills necessary to develop financial
responsibility, including, without limitation:
(1) Making reasonable financial decisions
by analyzing the alternatives and consequences of those financial decisions;
(2) Locating and evaluating financial
information from various sources;
(3) Judging the quality of services
offered by a financial institution;
(4) Developing communication strategies to
discuss financial issues;
(5) Controlling personal information; and
(6) Reviewing and summarizing federal and
state consumer protection laws.
(b) The skills necessary to manage finances,
including, without limitation:
(1) Developing a plan for spending and
saving;
(2) Developing a system for keeping and
using financial records; and
(3) Developing a personal financial plan
that includes, without limitation, understanding and budgeting for the costs of
housing, transportation and health care.
(c) The skills necessary to understand the use of
credit and the incurrence of debt, including, without limitation:
(1) Identifying the costs and benefits of
various types of credit;
(2) Understanding the methods to manage
debt and the consequences of acquiring debt;
(3) Understanding how interest rates,
compounding frequency and the terms of a loan can affect the cost of credit;
(4) Completing an application for a loan;
(5) Understanding different types of
loans, including, without limitation, payday loans, automobile loans, student
loans and mortgages;
(6) Explaining the purpose of a credit
report, including, without limitation, the manner in which a credit report is
used by lenders;
(7) Describing the rights of a borrower
regarding his or her credit report;
(8) Identifying methods to avoid and
resolve debt problems; and
(9) Reviewing and summarizing federal and
state consumer credit protection laws.
(d) The skills necessary to understand the basic
principles of saving and investing, including, without limitation:
(1) Understanding how saving and investing
contribute to financial well-being;
(2) Understanding the methods of investing
and alternatives to investing;
(3) Understanding how to buy and sell
investments;
(4) Understanding compound interest,
including, without limitation, in the context of investments;
(5) Understanding various types of
securities, including, without limitation, stocks and bonds; and
(6) Understanding how the regulation of
financial institutions protects investors.
(e) The skills necessary to prevent and limit the
consequences of identity theft and fraud.
(f) The skills necessary to understand the basic
assessment of taxes, including, without limitation, understanding the matter in
which taxes are computed by local, state and federal governmental entities.
(g) The skills necessary to understand the basic
principles of insurance, including, without limitation:
(1) Understanding the function of various
insurance policies; and
(2) Determining the quality of an
insurance provider.
(h) The skills necessary to plan for higher
education and career choices, including, without limitation:
(1) Information concerning institutions of
higher education and college preparedness;
(2) Information concerning career options;
(3) Writing a resume;
(4) Information concerning opportunities
for financial aid, including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and
the programs of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, and the
manner in which to qualify for such opportunities;
(5) Information concerning scholarship
opportunities, including, without limitation, the Governor Guinn Millennium
Scholarship Program and Silver State Opportunity Grant Program; and
(6) Information concerning prepaid tuition
and college savings programs and plans established pursuant to chapter 353B of NRS and section 529 of the
Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 529.
2. The instruction required by subsection
1 must be:
(a) Age-appropriate; and
(b) Included within a course of study for which
the Council has established the relevant standards of content and performance,
including, without limitation, a course of study in economics, mathematics or
social studies.
3. The board of trustees of each school
district and the governing body of each charter school in which pupils are
enrolled in any grade of grades 3 to 12, inclusive, shall encourage:
(a) Persons to volunteer time, expertise and
resources to assist a school district, governing body of a charter school,
public school or teacher in the provision of instruction in financial literacy;
and
(b) Partnerships between a school district or
charter school and relevant persons, businesses or entities in which those
persons, businesses or entities provide the resources necessary to provide
instruction in financial literacy.

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