General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6587
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 5230
*05230HB06587HED*
Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
(HED)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 6587
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 5230
*05230HB06587HED*
Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
(HED)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE STANDARDIZATION OF FINANCIAL AID LETTERS FOR THE CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2017) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall create a standardized financial aid letter to be provided to students enrolled at a state university within the Connecticut State University System. Such standardized financial aid letter shall consist of the following: (1) A section itemizing all grants, scholarships and federal loans awarded to the student; (2) a section itemizing all funding that the student may be eligible to receive, including, but not limited to, work-study opportunities and Parent PLUS Loans; and (3) a glossary that includes definitions of terms used in such standardized financial aid letter, including, but not limited to, grant, scholarship, loan and work-study.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2017 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2017
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To allow students and their families to compare financial aid options and make informed decisions.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. SOTO, 39th Dist.; REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
REP. SOTO, 39th Dist.; REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist.
H.B. 6587