Financial Literacy Licensure Validation and Reimbursement
Financial Literacy Licensure Validation and Reimbursement Information
Starting with the 2024-2025 school year, Ohio law requires educators to be properly licensed to teach financial literacy for the half-credit graduation requirement. Educators who are licensed to teach grades 9-12 social studies, mathematics, family and consumer sciences, and business education courses are not required to complete additional training or validation.
However, educators licensed to teach grades 9 – 12 social studies, mathematics, family and consumer sciences, and business education can earn the financial literacy license validation.
The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce established the licensure list for Career-Technical Education based on an educator’s eligibility to teach business or family consumer science courses. The Office of Career Technical Education aligned courses that have a heavy concentration of business or family and consumer science standards embedded in the course delivery model, including standards, the course outline, and assessment. The Career-Technical Education list includes all licensure codes that are eligible to teach the aligned courses. Please contact the Office of Career-Technical Education with questions about the Career Technical Education list of approved educator licenses..
Educators licensed to teach grades 9-12 with other teaching fields
must complete the requirements to receive the licensure validation in Financial Literacy to teach the required course.
Educators should review the State Board of Education’s website to determine which type of educator license is eligible for the financial literacy license validation.
The
Teacher Licensure Course Status Search Tool is available for school districts to identify credentials required for teaching specific courses like financial literacy. Districts are encouraged to select the
most qualified educator for their district to teach Financial Literacy.
Financial Literacy Licensure Validation Process
Educators must complete the steps outlined in Ohio Administrative Code 3301-24-30 to earn the financial literacy license validation, which include the following:
Financial Literacy Licensure Validation Reimbursement
Ohio law states that districts may be reimbursed, up to $500 per educator, for the cost of the educator pursuing the Financial Literacy Licensure Validation. Educators must have the financial literacy validation added to their license for school districts to receive reimbursement from the Department.
After an educator completes the financial literacy license validation, school districts can submit the necessary information to get reimbursed for related costs.
Districts will submit reimbursement requests by completing the Financial Literacy Licensure Validation Reimbursement Form. Each form can be used to submit a reimbursement request for up to nine educators. If a district is seeking reimbursement for more than nine educators, multiple forms will need to be submitted. Districts should keep complete documentation of educator training and successful completion of the financial literacy licensure validation exam on file. These records must be made available upon request by the Department.
Districts can complete and submit the Financial Literacy Licensure Validation Reimbursement form at any time throughout the school year. The Department will process reimbursement requests twice a year, in June and December. Funds will be disbursed through the larger foundation payment process directly to districts.
Contact INformation
Content Questions:
Jessee Hankins
Financial Literacy-Social Studies Specialist
Financial.Literacy@education.ohio.gov
Licensure Questions:
State Board of Education
Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness
(Toll Free) 855-983-4868
(P) 614-466-3593
Educator.Licensure@SBOE.ohio.gov
Last Modified: 9/4/2025 9:04:02 AM