Bill Text: PA HR34 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the month of January 2011 as "Financial Aid Awareness Month" and commending the work of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency and the Pennsylvania Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-01-26 - Adopted (197-0) [HR34 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR34-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 148
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 34 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY ROEBUCK, HARKINS, M. O'BRIEN, FLECK, MANN, BAKER, BEAR, B. BOYLE, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRELL, HESS, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, MAJOR, MILLARD, MUSTIO, REICHLEY, ROSS, SCAVELLO, SWANGER, VEREB, VULAKOVICH AND YOUNGBLOOD, JANUARY 25, 2011
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JANUARY 25, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of January 2011 as "Financial Aid
Awareness Month" and commending the work of the Pennsylvania
Higher Education Assistance Agency and the Pennsylvania
Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
WHEREAS, January is the first month in which students can
apply for financial aid to help finance their postsecondary
education; and
WHEREAS, The ability of some college students to attend and
pursue a postsecondary education is conditional on the
availability of student financial assistance; and
WHEREAS, Knowledge of the availability of student financial
aid to help finance a postsecondary education has been shown to
vary across demographic groupings; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth, through the Pennsylvania Higher
Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), has been one of the leading
states in the nation, providing need-based State grant financial
assistance to eligible Pennsylvania residents and providing
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other State financial assistance programs; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Association of Student Financial
Aid Administrators (PASFAA) has been one of the leading State
associations of financial aid professionals in the nation who
advocate for access to postsecondary education and educate the
public on financial aid and funding opportunities; and
WHEREAS, The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
is the first step in the financial aid process to apply for
Federal student aid, such as the Pell Grants, student loans and
college work-study programs; and
WHEREAS, FAFSA information is also used to award State grants
to Commonwealth students pursuing postsecondary education; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth, PHEAA and PASFAA want to promote
the availability of student financial assistance to help finance
a postsecondary education, in the form of Federal grants, State
grants, loans, work-study programs and other specialized State
funding programs to help eligible Pennsylvanians pursue their
postsecondary endeavors; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of January 2011 as "Financial Aid Awareness Month," urge
all college students seeking financial assistance to apply for
financial aid through FAFSA and recognize the work of PHEAA and
PASFAA in their respective efforts to promote the availability
of postsecondary student financial assistance for the residents
of this Commonwealth.
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