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92_HR0218
LRB9208571RHrhA
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Saving and investing are essential to the
3 financial stability of all Illinoisans; and
4 WHEREAS, Illinois' citizens should make well-informed,
5 educated decisions about where and how they invest their
6 personal income; and
7 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois seeks to heighten Illinois
8 consumers' awareness of the basics of investing and the
9 importance of investigating individual securities, and the
10 companies and brokers who sell them, before investing; and
11 WHEREAS, The Secretary of State Securities Department,
12 during the month of April and specifically during the week of
13 April 22 to April 28, will be encouraging and educating
14 Illinoisans to save and invest to prepare toward retirement,
15 along with the associated benefits and risks; and
16 WHEREAS, It is everyone's responsibility to learn the
17 facts of investing, taking charge of their money, realizing
18 the importance of saving towards their family's future, and
19 understanding that it is never to late to invest; and
20 WHEREAS, During Facts on Saving and Investing Campaign
21 Week, State and federal agencies, securities regulators,
22 consumer groups, the financial industry, and the media will
23 join together to conduct educational events in schools and
24 communities to illustrate the importance of personal
25 financial ownership; therefore, be it
26 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
27 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
28 we declare that the week of April 22 to April 28 shall be
29 observed as Facts on Saving and Investing Campaign Week in
30 the State of Illinois; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the Governor of the State of Illinois and the
3 Secretary of State of Illinois.