| R 227 |
| 2020 -- S 2881 Enacted 06/18/2020 |
| S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
| PROCLAIMING APRIL, 2020, TO BE "FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
| Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Cano, Paolino, Pearson, and Rogers |
| Date Introduced: June 17, 2020 |
| WHEREAS, Every Rhode Islander deserves the opportunity to achieve financial |
| security; and |
| WHEREAS, Too many of our neighbors are struggling with financial challenges at a |
| rate higher than national peers; and |
| WHEREAS, Individuals with strong personal finance skills have the knowledge to |
| make informed decisions regarding budgeting, maintaining strong credit, saving, investing, |
| and protecting and insuring their assets; and |
| WHEREAS, Governments, private businesses, community-based organizations, and |
| institutions of education must work together to help consumers make informed decisions about |
| their finances and avoid deceptive or predatory practices; and |
| WHEREAS, General Treasurer Magaziner launched the Rhode Island Financial |
| Empowerment Roundtable which regularly brings together representatives from government, |
| nonprofits, education, businesses, and banking to network and share ideas on how to encourage |
| economic growth and financial stability among Rhode Islanders; and |
| WHEREAS, There is a strong coalition of organizations, passionate educators, and |
| invested individuals working tirelessly to expand financial literacy and personal finance |
| education in Rhode Island schools; and |
| WHEREAS, Rhode Island should endeavor to expand the availability of personal |
| finance education, because teaching financial skills to students gives them more economic |
| opportunity; and |
| WHEREAS, Strengthening the financial skills of all Rhode Islanders is an investment |
| in the fundamental promise of a brighter future and building a more prosperous nation; and |
| WHEREAS, April is National Financial Literacy Month, where Rhode Island |
| highlights its commitment to teaching ourselves and our children about the basics of financial |
| education; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
| hereby proclaims April, 2020, 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; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the RI JumpStart Coalition. |
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