Ed. Code, § 51833 · Article 12. Consumer Economics Programs
Ed. Code, § 51833
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, with the approval of the State Board of Education, plan and develop a one-semester instructional program entitled consumer economics for use in schools maintaining any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive. When completed, the program shall be made available to all school districts and schools with grades 7 to 12, inclusive.
(b) The instructional program shall include, but not be limited to, the following elements:
(1) Fundamentals of banking for personal use.
(2) Elementary contracts.
(3) Consumer guides to purchasing.
(4) Uses and costs of credit.
(5) Types and costs of insurance.
(6) Forms of governmental taxation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1452, Sec. 440.
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