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| 2015 -- S 0853 Enacted 04/16/2015 |
| S E N A T 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: Senators Gallo, Goodwin, Lombardo, Conley, and Nesselbush |
| Date Introduced: April 16, 2015 |
| WHEREAS, During these economically difficult times, we have to understand the |
| importance of wise fiscal management, and Rhode Islanders of all races, ages, genders, and socio- |
| economic groups must seek to improve their personal family finances by developing the basic |
| financial skills needed to create and maintain a budget, to understand credit, loans, banking, |
| investments, and retirement plans, and to take advantage of the financial opportunities and assess |
| the risks connected with each; and |
| WHEREAS, The financial well-being of individual Rhode Island citizens is causally |
| linked to our state and our nation's economic health; and |
| WHEREAS, Personal financial literacy is also causally linked to individual financial |
| well-being; and |
| WHEREAS, Personal financial literacy education involves active engagement on the part |
| of individual citizens and family units in an ongoing and evolving process; and |
| WHEREAS, Governments, private businesses, community-based organizations, and |
| institutions of education are stakeholders in the pursuit of increased personal financial literacy, |
| and by working together, such entities can help consumers make informed decisions about their |
| finances; and |
| WHEREAS, The personal financial education of all citizens, especially youth and other |
| vulnerable populations, will improve the quality of their lives, will provide them with the |
| necessary skills for success, and will contribute to making positive changes for the communities |
| in which they live and work; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
| hereby proclaims April, 2015, to be "Financial Literacy Month." We moreover urge all Rhode |
| Islanders to take advantage of various programs and activities that will increase their personal |
| financial literacy both during the month of April and throughout the year. |
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