Bill Text: TX SR658 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Recognizing the Texas Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-04-24 - Reported enrolled [SR658 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SR658-Enrolled.html
 
 
 
 
 
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 658
         WHEREAS, The Texas Association of Student Financial Aid
  Administrators is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017; and
         WHEREAS, The association 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 the association 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, this organization 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 Grant, 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
  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 a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  the organization as an expression of high regard from the Texas
  Senate.
 
  Watson
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on April 24, 2017.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate
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