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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

DESIGNATING APRIL, 2015, AS "FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH" IN THE STATE OF

RHODE ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Gallison, Maldonado, Fogarty, Ackerman, and O`Grady

     Date Introduced: April 28, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, During these economically difficult times, we have to understand the

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importance of wise fiscal management, and Rhode Islanders of all races, ages, genders, and socio-

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economic groups must seek to improve their personal family finances by developing the basic

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financial skills needed to create and maintain a budget, to understand credit, loans, banking,

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investments, and retirement plans, and to take advantage of the financial opportunities and assess

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the risks connected with each; and

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     WHEREAS, The financial well-being of individual Rhode Island citizens is causally

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linked to our state and our nation's economic health; and

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     WHEREAS, Personal financial literacy is also causally linked to individual financial

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well-being; and

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     WHEREAS, Personal financial literacy education involves active engagement on the part

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of individual citizens and family units in an ongoing and evolving process; and

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     WHEREAS, Governments, private businesses, community-based organizations, and

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institutions of education are stakeholders in the pursuit of increased personal financial literacy,

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and by working together, such entities can help consumers make informed decisions about their

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finances; and

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     WHEREAS, The personal financial education of all citizens, especially youth and other

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vulnerable populations, will improve the quality of their lives, will provide them with the

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necessary skills for success, and will contribute to making positive changes for the communities

 

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in which they live and work; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby proclaims April, 2015, to be "Financial Literacy Month." We

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moreover urge all Rhode Islanders to take advantage of various programs and activities that will

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increase their personal financial literacy both during the month of April and throughout the year.

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