PRINTER'S NO. 1176
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
193
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MAHER, PEIFER, GREINER, DUNBAR, CORR, RYAN,
BARRAR, BIZZARRO, R. BROWN, BULLOCK, CALTAGIRONE, CHARLTON,
CORBIN, CUTLER, DiGIROLAMO, DRISCOLL, DUSH, FREEMAN, GOODMAN,
GROVE, A. HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HILL-EVANS, IRVIN, KINSEY,
LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, MARSICO, MENTZER, MILLARD, B. MILLER,
MURT, NEILSON, O'BRIEN, PICKETT, QUIGLEY, RAPP, READSHAW,
SANKEY, SCHLOSSBERG, SOLOMON, SONNEY, STAATS, TALLMAN, WARD,
WATSON AND WHEELAND, MARCH 30, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 30, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of April 2017 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 $1.3 trillion mark, forcing young adults to
postpone important life decisions such as marriage and home
buying; and
WHEREAS, Increasing the financial literacy of all economic
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and ethnic groups has proven successful in improving attitudes
and providing a more secure future for individuals who have been
educated in financial literacy and their families; and
WHEREAS, Financial literacy training may be integrated as a
valuable component for elementary and secondary schools,
colleges, universities, community groups and resident town hall
meetings; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage
legislators, employers, schools, professional associations,
community organizations, financial institutions and the media to
provide opportunities for financial literacy education for all
Pennsylvanians through a variety of means, including
collaboration with members of the Pennsylvania Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Jump$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 2017 as "Financial Literacy Month"
in Pennsylvania.
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