CORRECTIVE REPRINT
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3063
PRINTER'S NO. 3072
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
780
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MAHER, ADOLPH, PEIFER, DUNBAR, GREINER, ACOSTA,
BAKER, BOBACK, R. BROWN, V. BROWN, COHEN, CORBIN, SCHLEGEL
CULVER, CUTLER, DONATUCCI, DRISCOLL, DUSH, GOODMAN, GROVE,
HARHAI, HENNESSEY, KAUFFMAN, KILLION, KINSEY, LONGIETTI,
MAHONEY, MAJOR, MARSICO, MENTZER, METZGAR, MILLARD, MURT,
O'NEILL, PAYNE, PICKETT, QUIGLEY, READSHAW, ROSS, SAINATO,
SCHLOSSBERG, SONNEY, STAATS, THOMAS, VEREB, WARD, WATSON,
WHEELAND, PHILLIPS-HILL, DiGIROLAMO AND ORTITAY,
APRIL 4, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 4, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of April 2016 as "Financial Literacy
Month" in Pennsylvania in special recognition of the
importance of increasing financial literacy among residents
of this Commonwealth.
WHEREAS, Financial literacy has a significant societal
impact, affecting economic downturns, government and personal
debt and global market competitiveness; and
WHEREAS, Personal financial practices and habits are formed
during childhood years and are employed in all stages of life;
and
WHEREAS, Personal debt continues to rise, with student loan
debt surpassing the $1.3 trillion mark, forcing young adults to
postpone important life decisions such as marriage and home
buying; and
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WHEREAS, Increasing the financial literacy of all economic
and ethnic groups has proven successful in improving attitudes
and providing a more secure future for individuals who have been
educated in financial literacy and their families; and
WHEREAS, Financial literacy training may easily be integrated
as a valuable component for elementary and secondary schools,
colleges, universities, community groups and resident town hall
meetings; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That legislators, employers, schools, professional
associations, community organizations, financial institutions
and the media be encouraged to provide opportunities for
financial literacy education for all Pennsylvanians through a
variety of means, including collaboration with members of the
Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the
Pennsylvania Jump$tart Coalition for personal financial
literacy, in order to provide outreach and education; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives, in special
recognition of the importance of increasing financial literacy
among residents of this Commonwealth, both young and old,
recognize the month of April 2016 as "Financial Literacy Month"
in Pennsylvania.
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