ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

**March 30, 2005**

## A N N O U N C E M E N T

The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance is charged by
Congress to conduct objective, nonpartisan, and independent analyses of
the student assistance programs under Title IV of the Higher Education
Act (HEA). Pursuant to that charge, the Committee will hold a one-day
hearing to examine how best to simplify student aid during the current
HEA reauthorization. The hearing will include a review and discussion of
a variety of simplification initiatives recently introduced in
legislation and other proposals under active consideration. The hearing
will also address implementation issues surrounding specific
simplification proposals, such as early financial aid information and
simplification of forms and processes. Panelists and participants will
include key Congressional staff, Department of Education officials, and
representatives of the higher education and early intervention
communities. The goal of the hearing is to forge a bipartisan consensus
on a broad array of legislative and administrative improvements that
will simplify application forms and processes for students and families
without adverse effects on program costs, equity or integrity.

The hearing will be held Monday, April 25, 2005 from 9:00 a.m. to
approximately 4:30 p.m. at the Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill,
525 New Jersey Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C in the Springwood Room.
Members of the public are invited to attend. Space is limited and you
are encouraged to register early.

Please visit
<http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/acsfa/registration/edlite-index.html>
and click on the **Register Now** button at the bottom of the
announcement if you plan to attend. If you are unable to register
electronically, please mail or fax your registration information to the
Advisory Committee staff office at (202) 219-3032. **The registration
deadline is Thursday, April 21, 2005.** Also, individuals requiring
special accommodations for a disability (i.e., interpreting services,
assistive listening devices, and/or materials in alternative format)
should contact the Advisory Committee office no later than Wednesday,
April 20. For more information contact the Advisory Committee office at
(202) 219-2099.

Please share this announcement with others who may be interested in
attending.

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### An independent committee created by Congress to advise on higher education and student aid policy

**\*\*REGISTRATION FORM\*\***

Hearing of the Advisory Committee on

Student Financial Assistance

The Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill

*(The Springwood Room---Lower Lobby Level)*

Washington, D.C. 20001

March 30, 2005

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