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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.

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