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Welcome to the Tennessee Financial Literacy website! The Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission offers Tennessee citizens and families resources to make sound financial decisions in the areas of planning, saving and investing.
Please take a moment and review our site! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at TN.FLC@tn.gov or call us at 615-741-2956.
Current News and Happenings
Elementary Teachers Earn a FREE $50 Gift Card and Valuable Financial Literacy Training
(May 14, 2012)
Young Tennesseans can now start learning how to balance a checkbook, develop a household budget and plan for future expenses the same place they learn many other valuable skills – in the classroom. more...
Tennessee Elementary Teacher Summit
Tennessee Legislative Plaza
Nashville, TN
June 14, 2012
8:15 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
THIS IS A FREE EVENT FOR ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
The event and parking are FREE!
$50 Amazon Gift Card to the first 100 registrants upon completion of a summit survey!
Register Now: Registration Form
AGENDA
Welcome – Sign-in
General Session with Special Guest Commissioner Kevin Huffman, Department of Education
Breakout Session I
Dr. Nichole Saulsberry-Scarboro, SMART TN
Dr. Ann Berry, Jump$tart Coalition
Ms. Carla Jarrell, Jump$tart Coalition
Mr. Alan Smith, Department of Financial Institutions, Jump$tart Coalition
Saving for the Future – College Savings and Helping Students Beyond Graduation
Ms. LaKesha Page, Treasury Department
Mr. Jeff Hill, Attorney General Consumer Protection, Jump$tart Coalition
Saving for the Future – College Savings and Helping Students Beyond Graduation
Mr. James Armistead, Treasury Department
Lunch with Guest Speaker(s)
Breakout Session II
Dr. Nichole Saulsberry-Scarboro, SMART TN
Dr. Ann Berry, Jump$tart Coalition
Ms. Carla Jarrell, Jump$tart Coalition
Mr. Alan Smith, Department of Financial Institutions, Jump$tart Coalition
Saving for the Future – College Savings and Helping Students Beyond Graduation
Mr. James Armistead, Treasury Department
Mr. Jeffery Hill, Attorney General Consumer Protection, Jump$tart Coalition
Saving for the Future – College Savings and Helping Students Beyond Graduation
Ms. Lakesha Page, Treasury Department
End of Summit Wrap-up and Survey
End of Conference
For questions regarding the Teacher Summit Agenda, please call James Armistead at 615-532-5892 or email James.Armistead@tn.gov.
First Annual Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission Dinner Raises $150,000, Treasurer Lillard Announces
(April 13, 2012)
State Treasurer David Lillard announced that $150,000 was raised at the first annual Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission Dinner in support of financial literacy education in Tennessee. The event, which was held Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at the State Capitol, included more than 100 leaders in Tennessee’s business community and the education community. more...
Tennessee Takes Lead in Financial Literacy
Education
(June 15, 2011)
Thanks to the work of the General Assembly, State
Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr. said Tennessee has become a national leader in
financial literacy education almost overnight. more...
Treasurer Lillard discusses the state's efforts to improve financial literacy on CNBC's nationally-televised "Squawk on the Street" program
(September 27, 2010)
The mission of the Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission is to equip Tennesseans to make sound financial decisions when it comes to planning, saving and investing.
Vision
We want Tennessee to lead the country in the area of financial literacy. Specifically, we want to lead the country in college savings per capita, retirement savings per capita, and have the lowest debt per citizen.
Vision Goals
- Increase the college savings rate of Tennesseans
- Increase the average savings rate of low income Tennessee families
- Increase the average rate of retirement savings of Tennesseans
History
The Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission was created by the Financial Literacy Program Act of 2010 that was signed into law on June 23, 2010.
Board Meeting Notices:
Meeting Minutes:
Resolutions:
Resolution 01-2011 (Approval of Smart TN)
Resolution 02-2011 (Delegation to Executive Committee)
Resolution 03-2011 (Designation of Audit Committee)
First Annual Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission Dinner Raises $150,000, Treasurer Lillard Announces
(April 13, 2012)
State Treasurer David Lillard announced that $150,000 was raised at the first annual Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission Dinner in support of financial literacy education in Tennessee. The event, which was held Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at the State Capitol, included more than 100 leaders in Tennessee’s business community and the education community. more...
Tennessee Takes Lead in Financial Literacy
Education
(June 15, 2011)
Thanks to the work of the General Assembly, State Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr. said Tennessee has become a national leader in financial literacy education almost overnight. more...
Treasurer Lillard discusses the state's efforts to improve financial literacy on CNBC's nationally-televised "Squawk on the Street" program
(September 27, 2010)