H.R. 5165: Financial Education in the Classroom Act of 2010
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H.R. 5165: Financial Education in the Classroom Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2010-04-28 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-04-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Financial Education in the Classroom Act of 2010
Plain summary
Financial Education in the Classroom Act of 2010 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) that partner with certain nonprofit, educational, community-based, or business entities to develop and carry out financial education programs to assist students in kindergarten through grade 12 achieve financial literacy. Authorizes the Secretary to award a competitive grant to a national nonprofit educational organization to improve the quality of financial education programs directly and through subgrants to states, LEAs, and state or local economic, personal finance, or entrepreneurial education organizations. Requires such grant or subgrant funds to be used for: (1) teacher training regarding economics, personal finance, and entrepreneurship; (2) evaluations of the impact economic and financial literacy education has on students; (3) incorporating economics and personal finance into school curricula; (4) economic and financial literacy education research; and (5) the development and dissemination of appropriate materials and best practices to promote economic and financial literacy.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Financial Education in the Classroom Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] · 0 cosponsors
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- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5165.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr5165 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111