SPONSOR: Sen. Brown & Rep. Cooke DELAWARE STATE SENATE 152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 101 RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 1, 2023, AS "FAFSA DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
SPONSOR: Sen. Brown & Rep. Cooke
SPONSOR: Sen. Brown & Rep. Cooke
SPONSOR:
Sen. Brown & Rep. Cooke
DELAWARE STATE SENATE
152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 101
RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 1, 2023, AS "FAFSA DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
WHEREAS, FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid; and WHEREAS, FAFSA is the form by which students primarily apply for federal grants, work-study, and loans; and WHEREAS, colleges use data supplied on FAFSA forms to determine a student's eligibility for federal aid, and many states and colleges use FAFSA data to award their own aid; and WHEREAS, each year billions of grants, scholarships, work study, and other financial aid dollars go unclaimed because students and families fail to complete the FAFSA; and WHEREAS, those unclaimed funds are disproportionately from those who come from under-resourced, underrepresented, and underserved families and communities; and WHEREAS, the high school class of 2021 left an estimated $3.75 billion in Pell Grants on the table by not completing the FAFSA, according to a new National College Attainment Network (NCAN) analysis; and WHEREAS, the high school class of 2022 left an estimated $3.6 billion in Pell Grants on the table by not completing the FAFSA, according to a new NCAN analysis; and WHEREAS, the federal government is currently redesigning the FAFSA form and process to make it easier to complete ; those revisions are expected to be finalized in December 2023 . NOW, THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the 152 nd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the House of Representatives concurring therein, that October 1, 2023, is recognized as FAFSA Day in the State of Delaware. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Assembly encourages working to promote the importance of completing the FAFSA by conducting workshops and seminars in the high schools in Delaware.
WHEREAS, FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid; and
WHEREAS, FAFSA is the form by which students primarily apply for federal grants, work-study, and loans; and
WHEREAS, colleges use data supplied on FAFSA forms to determine a student's eligibility for federal aid, and many states and colleges use FAFSA data to award their own aid; and
WHEREAS, each year billions of grants, scholarships, work study, and other financial aid dollars go unclaimed because students and families fail to complete the FAFSA; and
WHEREAS, those unclaimed funds are disproportionately from those who come from under-resourced, underrepresented, and underserved families and communities; and
WHEREAS, the high school class of 2021 left an estimated $3.75 billion in Pell Grants on the table by not completing the FAFSA, according to a new National College Attainment Network (NCAN) analysis; and
WHEREAS, the high school class of 2022 left an estimated $3.6 billion in Pell Grants on the table by not completing the FAFSA, according to a new NCAN analysis; and
WHEREAS, the federal government is currently redesigning the FAFSA form and process to make it easier to complete ; those revisions are expected to be finalized in December 2023 .
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the 152 nd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the House of Representatives concurring therein, that October 1, 2023, is recognized as FAFSA Day in the State of Delaware.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Assembly encourages working to promote the importance of completing the FAFSA by conducting workshops and seminars in the high schools in Delaware.
SYNOPSIS This resolution recognizes October 1, 2023, as "FAFSA Day" in Delaware. Author: Senator Brown
SYNOPSIS
This resolution recognizes October 1, 2023, as "FAFSA Day" in Delaware.
Author: Senator Brown