| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution designating April 21, 2006, as "Florida's |
| 3 | First Financial Fitness Friday." |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, a solid foundation in the knowledge and skills of |
| 6 | financial management, including budgeting, balancing a |
| 7 | checkbook, savings and investments, personal insurance, the wise |
| 8 | use of credit, computing income taxes, and planning for |
| 9 | retirement, is essential to an improved quality of life for all |
| 10 | Floridians; however, it has been observed that becoming |
| 11 | financially literate is a lifelong process that, for many |
| 12 | people, requires assistance from outside the home, and |
| 13 | WHEREAS, members of the Florida Institute of Certified |
| 14 | Public Accountants, as trusted financial advisors, are committed |
| 15 | to active involvement in their communities through volunteer |
| 16 | participation in financial education initiatives that teach |
| 17 | sound financial management and promote prudent decisionmaking in |
| 18 | setting goals and building financial security, and |
| 19 | WHEREAS, the Florida Institute of Certified Public |
| 20 | Accountants has developed a multifaceted program in which CPA's |
| 21 | take a broad leadership role in educating Floridians, from |
| 22 | school children to retirees, as to sound financial practices |
| 23 | that apply to their particular life stages, and |
| 24 | WHEREAS, in observance of National Financial Literacy |
| 25 | Month, the institute has created a checklist of items |
| 26 | individuals are encouraged to review annually in order to stay |
| 27 | financially fit and, further, has developed an "Ask the Expert" |
| 28 | hotline and dedicated the FICPA website as outreach initiatives |
| 29 | available on Friday, April 21, 2006, through which the public |
| 30 | may receive from CPA volunteers guidance on sound financial |
| 31 | practices, and |
| 32 | WHEREAS, the Florida Institute of Certified Public |
| 33 | Accountants maintains that improving financial literacy for all |
| 34 | residents of Florida would serve to strengthen families and |
| 35 | communities and suggests that educational and financial |
| 36 | institutions, government entities, community-based |
| 37 | organizations, and CPA's may work together to better equip |
| 38 | Floridians to make informed choices about their finances, NOW, |
| 39 | THEREFORE, |
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| 41 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 42 | Florida: |
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| 44 | That the House of Representatives designates April 21, |
| 45 | 2006, as "Florida's First Financial Fitness Friday" and urges |
| 46 | the state's residents to avail themselves of the knowledge and |
| 47 | tools offered as a means of improving their financial stability. |