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This resolution supports the designation of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.

This resolution supports the designation of the National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.

This resolution designates the week of September 22-September 28, 2019, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.

Young Americans Financial Literacy Act This bill requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to award competitive grants to eligible institutions for the establishment of financial literacy education programs for young people and families. Aneligible institutionis a partnership among two or more of the following * an institution of higher education; * a state or local government agency specializing in financial education; * a nonprofit agency, organization, or association; * a financial institution; or * another small organization. Authorized grant funded activities shall include * developing and implementing comprehensive, research based, financial-literacy education programs for young people; * designing instructional materials; * developing and supporting the delivery of professional development programs in financial literacy education; * improving access to, and dissemination of, financial literacy information for young people and families; * developing educational programs to reduce student loan default rates; * conducting ongoing research and evaluation of financial literacy education programs; and * measuring the effectiveness of authorized activities. The grant program shall terminate after FY2025.

Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2019 This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to conduct a public education campaign to increase oral health literacy and awareness. The HRSA must design the campaign to focus on children, pregnant women, parents, older adults, people with disabilities, and racial and ethnic minorities.

Financial Literacy Education Commission Emergency Response Act This bill requires the Financial Literacy and Education Commission in the Department of the Treasury to convene a special meeting related to the financial impacts of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. The commission must provide on its website resources to help individuals recover from financial hardships related to the COVID-19 emergency.

This resolution supports the goals of Financial Literacy Month. Specifically, the resolution expresses the understanding that continued education and cooperation among law enforcement, financial institutions, regulatory agencies, and private sector organizations are necessary to combat elder financial exploitation. Additionally, the resolution expresses support for work performed by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and its partners to educate those that protect the elder community.

Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to state and local educational agencies to promote media literacy and digital citizenship. Media literacyincludes the ability to access relevant information, analyze media content, evaluate the accuracy of information, and make educated decisions about products and services, education, health, and wellness based on information obtained from media and digital sources. Digital citizenshipincludes the ability to safely, responsibly, and ethically use communication technologies and to participate in the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of life related to technology and the digital world. A state educational agency must use grant funds to carry out one or more specified activities, specifically (1) creating and supporting a media literacy advisory council, (2) assisting local educational agencies in the development of instruction in media literacy, (3) assisting local agencies in developing means of evaluating student learning in media literacy, and (4) assisting local agencies in developing or providing professional development for teachers that relates to media literacy.

This resolution supports the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month.

Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to state and local educational agencies to promote media literacy and digital citizenship. Among other things,media literacyincludes the ability to access relevant information, analyze media content, evaluate the accuracy of information, and make educated decisions about products and services, education, health, and wellness based on information obtained from media and digital sources. The bill definesdigital citizenshipas, among other things, the ability to safely, responsibly, and ethically use communication technologies and to participate in the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of life related to technology and the digital world. ED must establish a Federal Advisory Council to assist in evaluating and awarding grants and developing and making available to states and local educational agencies evidence-based model curricula and standards for media literacy education. The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on media literacy and digital citizenship competencies in schools, and related issues.

This resolution designates April 2019 as Financial Literacy Month.

This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Health Literacy Day.

Student Empowerment and Financial Literacy Act This bill directs the Department of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities to promote financial literacy in elementary and secondary schools. An eligible entity is an entity with demonstrated expertise in the development of strategies that are designed to improve understanding of personal finance topics (e.g., bank and credit union accounts, student loans, debt management, and saving) among elementary and secondary school students.

This resolution designates October 2019 as National Health Literacy Month, encourages people to improve their health knowledge, and recommends that health care providers deliver health services clearly and comprehensively.

Relaunching America's Workforce Act This bill establishes several grant programs to address employment, the workforce, and education access in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) national emergency. The Department of Labor must provide grants in response to the COVID-19 national emergency to * provide training and employment for dislocated, unemployed, and underemployed workers; * support youth employment; * establish workforce information systems improvements; * provide reentry employment opportunities for justice system-involved youth and young adults; and * create or expand apprenticeship programs. Programs directed towards assisting Native Americans and migrant and seasonal farmworkers may be extended. The Department of Education must provide grants to expand the capacity of adult education providers to prioritize serving adults with low-literacy or numeracy levels negatively impacted by the COVID-19 national emergency, and to improve or expand career and technical education programs and programs of study to respond to state and local needs as a result of the COVID-19 national emergency.