| Old | New | Differences | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6587 | |
| 2 | - | January Session, 2017 *_____HB06587HED___032117____* | |
| 1 | + | General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6587 | |
| 2 | + | January Session, 2017 LCO No. 5230 | |
| 3 | + | *05230HB06587HED* | |
| 4 | + | Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT | |
| 5 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | + | (HED) | |
| 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | - | ||
| 10 | + | Committee Bill No. 6587 | |
| 7 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 12 | January Session, 2017 | |
| 9 | 13 | ||
| 10 | - | ||
| 14 | + | LCO No. 5230 | |
| 11 | 15 | ||
| 12 | - | AN ACT CONCERNING THE STANDARDIZATION OF FINANCIAL AID LETTERS. | |
| 16 | + | *05230HB06587HED* | |
| 17 | + | ||
| 18 | + | Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT | |
| 19 | + | ||
| 20 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | + | ||
| 22 | + | (HED) | |
| 23 | + | ||
| 24 | + | AN ACT CONCERNING THE STANDARDIZATION OF FINANCIAL AID LETTERS FOR THE CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. | |
| 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
| 15 | 27 | ||
| 16 | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective | |
| 28 | + | 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. | |
| 17 | 29 | ||
| 18 | 30 | ||
| 19 | 31 | ||
| 20 | 32 | ||
| 21 | 33 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 22 | - | Section 1 | |
| 34 | + | Section 1 July 1, 2017 New section | |
| 23 | 35 | ||
| 24 | 36 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 25 | 37 | ||
| 26 | 38 | Section 1 | |
| 27 | 39 | ||
| 28 | - | ||
| 40 | + | July 1, 2017 | |
| 29 | 41 | ||
| 30 | 42 | New section | |
| 31 | 43 | ||
| 44 | + | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | To allow students and their families to compare financial aid options and make informed decisions. | |
| 47 | + | ||
| 48 | + | [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.] | |
| 32 | 49 | ||
| 33 | 50 | ||
| 34 | - | HED Joint Favorable Subst. | |
| 35 | 51 | ||
| 36 | - | ||
| 52 | + | Co-Sponsors: REP. SOTO, 39th Dist.; REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist. | |
| 37 | 53 | ||
| 38 | - | Joint Favorable Subst. | |
| 54 | + | Co-Sponsors: | |
| 55 | + | ||
| 56 | + | REP. SOTO, 39th Dist.; REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist. | |
| 57 | + | ||
| 58 | + | H.B. 6587 |