{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-35-4.34","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-4.34","heading":"Financial literacy instruction.","body":"1.\tThe State Board of Education shall require that a school district incorporate in each of the grades six through eight financial literacy instruction to pupils enrolled in those grades.  The purpose of the instruction shall be to provide middle school students with the basic financial literacy necessary for sound financial decision-making.\nThe instruction shall meet the requirements established by the State board and shall:\na.\tbe appropriate to, and reflect the age and comprehension of, the students enrolled in the particular grade level; and\nb.\tinclude content on budgeting, savings, credit, debt, insurance, investment, and other issues associated with personal financial responsibility as determined by the State board.\nThe Commissioner of Education shall provide school districts with sample instructional materials and resources that may be used to support the implementation of the financial literacy instruction requirement.\nL.2018, c.167, s.1.","path":["TITLE 18A EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"333dd81f024b52008b89ce3da5efa62c12d193a46ca2cde6206c138d927c9447","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-35-4.33","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-35-4.35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}