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Financial Aid Advisory Committee Meeting
March 5, 2020 @ 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Agenda and Meeting Materials
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- Welcome, Introductions, and Overview of Meeting
- Consideration of Approval of Minutes from the meeting held on November 21, 2019 – Robert Merino
- Recognition of Outgoing Student Representatives – Robert Merino
- Update: Prior FAAC Business – Charles Contéro-Puls, Deputy Assistant Commissioner
- Presentation: Senate Bill 1474 and Its Impact on New Student Loan Options – Ken Martin, Assistant Commissioner/CFO and Debra Urias, Vice President, Brazos Higher Education Servicing Corp.
- Presentation: Department of Education Experimental Sites Initiative; Second Chance Pell – Felipe Leal, Director of Financial Aid, Lee College and Cynthia Martinez, Financial Aid Senior Advisor, Southwest Texas Junior College
- Presentation: Department of Education Experimental Sites Initiative; Pell Grants for Students in Dual Enrollment – Don Hilton, Director of Financial Aid, Ranger College
- Update: House Bill 3 (FAFSA/TASFA Graduation Requirement) and House Bill 2140 (On-line TASFAA) – Claudette Jenks, Director, College Readiness and Success
- Discussion: Proposed Update to Texas Administrative Code Related to TEXAS Grants – Charles Contéro-Puls, Deputy Assistant Commissioner
- Discussion: Proposed Update to Texas Administrative Code Related to Adding a Definition of Academic Year – Charles Contéro-Puls
- Discussion: Proposed Update to Texas Administrative Code Related to Repealing the Grant Pro-Ration Requirements – Charles Contéro-Puls
- Discussion: Proposed Convening of a Negotiated Rule-Making Committee on Texas College Work-Study – Charles Contéro-Puls
- Update: TASFA Sub-Committee – Robert Merino, sub-committee Chair
- Update: Data Collection Sub-Committee – Samantha Stalnaker, sub-committee Chair
- Update: Legislative Recommendations Subcommittee – Shannon Crossland, sub-committee Chair
- Update: TASFAA Recommendations and Feedback – Lyn Kinyon, TASFAA President
- Update: School District Recommendations and Feedback – Ben Bholan, Arlington ISD
- Discussion: Interaction of Priorities Impacting State Financial Aid – Charles Contéro-Puls
- Discussion: Priority Deadline (continuing November discussion) – Charles Contéro-Puls
- Update: FAAC Nomination Process – Charles Contéro-Puls
- Update: Office of Student Financial Aid Programs – Charles Contéro-Puls
- Discussion: Topics for Future Meetings – Robert Merino
- Adjournment – Robert Merino