Please take two actions today!
(1) Use this platform (form to the right) to email YOUR state Senator and Representative asking them to COSPONSOR H.46, H. 636, and S. 421 and VOTE YES when these bills come before them for a vote.
(2) DIRECTLY EMAIL written testimony to the Committee in SUPPORT of H. 46, H. 636, and S. 421. Here are the instructions:
- Send an email from your business email (preferably)
- Submit this email by September 23, 2025
- Address the email to: Fiona Bruce-Baiden (jointcommittee.education@malegislature.gov) and Dennis Burke (Dennis.Burke@masenate.gov)
- EMAIL SUBJECT LINE:Education Committee Testimony_SUPPORT H.46
- Copy/Paste the template below into your email, or feel free to write your own paragraph about why you support this bill! If you write your own email, be sure to include your name, organization, and phone number.
Template:
TO: jointcommittee.education@malegislature.gov; Dennis.Burke@masenate.gov
SUBJECT:Education Committee Testimony_SUPPORT H.46
Dear Ms. Bruce-Baiden and Mr. Burke,
Please accept my written testimony, below, in support of H.46.
Sincerely,
[Insert Name]
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Chair Lewis, Chair Gordon, and Committee Members:
My name is [INSERT NAME] and I'm with [INSERT BUSINESS] and a member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) . I'm writing this morning in strong support of H. 46, H. 636, and S. 421. The FPA is the country's leading membership organization for CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professionals and those engaged in the financial planning process. Our mission is to elevate the financial planning profession—the profession that transforms lives through the power of financial planning. We believe that financial literacy, starting at a young age, is a vital component of achieving financial wellbeing as an adult.
I support this legislation because, as a financial planner, I see the consequences of an education system that doesn’t prepare Americans to be financially successful. A 2018 Brookings Institution analysis of financial education policies and programs found that: “The lack of basic financial knowledge and skills among youth today is of national concern. American high school students routinely fail tests that evaluate their financial knowledge and are ill-prepared to face important decisions about borrowing, saving, investing, and planning for their financial futures.” The shocking lack of education around personal finance is why 29 states (and counting) have passed similar legislation in recent years.
Further, a 2024 report from Next Gen Personal Finance has found that these courses work. According to this research, there is an “economic benefit of roughly $100,000 per student from completing a one-semester class in personal finance.” Our students and our economy will benefit from this public investment in our students.
Thank you so much to the Office of the State Treasurer for sponsoring this vital legislation and I respectfully request your YES vote today so that we can pass this legislation in 2025.
Sincerely,
[INSERT NAME, TITLE, CONTACT EMAIL, PHONE NUMBER]