THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY MAHER, DENLINGER, DUNBAR, PEIFER, BEAR, BRIGGS, DALEY, DAVIS, FABRIZIO, GEORGE, HESS, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, LONGIETTI, METZGAR, MILLER, MOUL, MUSTIO, ROCK, ROSS, M. SMITH, SONNEY AND VULAKOVICH, MARCH 30, 2012

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 30, 2012  

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing the month of April 2012 as "Financial Literacy

Month" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Financial literacy is critically needed to achieve

personal financial goals which allow all Pennsylvanians to

attain the highest quality of life available in this good

Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, Many young people fail in the management of their

first consumer credit experience, establish bad financial

management habits and stumble financially, learning by trial and

error; and

WHEREAS, Personal financial practices and habits are formed

during our childhood years; and

WHEREAS, Increasing the financial literacy of all economic

and ethnic groups has proven successful in improving attitudes,

leading to improved decision making, 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 and universities, community groups and citizen town

hall meetings; and

WHEREAS, This endeavor is worthy of support and cooperation

for the benefit of the citizens and consumers of this

Commonwealth and protection of their financial future; therefore

be it

RESOLVED, That legislators, employers, schools, service

groups, community organizations, libraries, 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, 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 Pennsylvania's children and youths, recognize the month of

April 2012 as "Financial Literacy Month" in Pennsylvania.