85R15413 BPG-D
By: Howard H.R. No. 1546
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas Association of Student Financial Aid
Administrators is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017; and
WHEREAS, TASFAA 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 TASFAA 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, TASFAA 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, 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 House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
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 an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.