H.R. No. 1546

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas Association of Student Financial Aid
	Administrators is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017; and
	WHEREAS, TASFAA was founded in 1967 to advance a profession
	dedicated to providing students with the resources and information
	necessary to access higher education opportunities; membership has
	grown to more than 2,000 Texans and also includes individuals in
	several other states; and
	WHEREAS, Among the initiatives TASFAA has created to increase
	awareness of student financial aid options and financing programs
	are Financial Aid Awareness Week, the Middle School Project, and
	high school counselor training activities; in addition, the
	association assists in completing the Free Application for Federal
	Student Aid; and
	WHEREAS, Over the years, TASFAA has also coordinated with
	other entities committed to helping students pursue their dreams;
	in the late 1990s, it worked with Representative Henry Cuellar and
	with other groups to establish the Toward Excellence, Access, and
	Success Grant Program, or TEXAS, the first statewide, need-based
	grant program for students attending Texas public postsecondary
	institutions; and
	WHEREAS, The organization engages in advocacy at the state
	and federal levels, proposing refinements to current aid programs
	and suggesting other measures to improve the affordability of
	postsecondary education; moreover, it promotes administrative
	efficiency, program integrity and quality, and the simplification
	of applications, disbursements, and collections; and
	WHEREAS, Through its efforts to make postsecondary education
	more accessible and affordable, the Texas Association of Student
	Financial Aid Administrators is making a positive difference in the
	lives of countless Texans and strengthening the workforce that is
	key to the prosperity of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas Association of Student
	Financial Aid Administrators on its 50th anniversary and extend to
	its members sincere best wishes for continued success in their
	vital endeavors; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Howard
	Straus Goldman Oliverson
	Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
	Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
	Alvarado Gooden Parker
	Anchia Guerra Paul
	Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
	Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
	Arévalo Hefner Phillips
	Ashby Hernandez Pickett
	Bailes Herrero Price
	Bell Hinojosa Raney
	Bernal Holland Raymond
	Biedermann Howard Reynolds
	Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
	Bohac Hunter Roberts
	Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
	Burrows Kacal Sanford
	Button Keough Schaefer
	Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
	Canales King of Parker Schubert
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Clardy Klick Sheffield
	Coleman Koop Shine
	Collier Krause Simmons
	Cook Kuempel Smithee
	Cortez Lambert Springer
	Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
	Craddick Lang Stickland
	Cyrier Larson Stucky
	Dale Laubenberg Swanson
	Darby Leach Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
	Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
	Deshotel Martinez Turner
	Dukes Metcalf Uresti
	Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
	Elkins Miller Villalba
	Faircloth Minjarez Vo
	Fallon Moody Walle
	Farrar Morrison White
	Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
	Frank Murphy Workman
	Frullo Murr Wray
	Geren Neave Wu
	Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
	Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1546 was adopted by the House on April
	27, 2017, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House