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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas Association of Student Financial Aid |
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Administrators is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, TASFAA was founded in 1967 to advance a profession |
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dedicated to providing students with the resources and information |
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necessary to access higher education opportunities; membership has |
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grown to more than 2,000 Texans and also includes individuals in |
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several other states; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the initiatives TASFAA has created to increase |
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awareness of student financial aid options and financing programs |
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are Financial Aid Awareness Week, the Middle School Project, and |
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high school counselor training activities; in addition, the |
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association assists in completing the Free Application for Federal |
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Student Aid; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, TASFAA has also coordinated with |
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other entities committed to helping students pursue their dreams; |
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in the late 1990s, it worked with Representative Henry Cuellar and |
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with other groups to establish the Toward Excellence, Access, and |
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Success Grant Program, or TEXAS, the first statewide, need-based |
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grant program for students attending Texas public postsecondary |
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institutions; and |
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WHEREAS, The organization engages in advocacy at the state |
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and federal levels, proposing refinements to current aid programs |
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and suggesting other measures to improve the affordability of |
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postsecondary education; moreover, it promotes administrative |
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efficiency, program integrity and quality, and the simplification |
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of applications, disbursements, and collections; and |
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WHEREAS, Through its efforts to make postsecondary education |
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more accessible and affordable, the Texas Association of Student |
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Financial Aid Administrators is making a positive difference in the |
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lives of countless Texans and strengthening the workforce that is |
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key to the prosperity of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas Association of Student |
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Financial Aid Administrators on its 50th anniversary and extend to |
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its members sincere best wishes for continued success in their |
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vital endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |