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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 -2- LRB9208571RHrhA 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.