TITLE: Congratulating the Texas Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators on its 50th anniversary.

SUMMARY: Congratulating the Texas Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators on its 50th anniversary.

FULL TEXT:
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. Howard Straus Goldman Oliverson Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega Alonzo Gonz lez of El Paso Paddie Alvarado Gooden Parker Anchia Guerra Paul Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan Ar valo Hefner Phillips Ashby Hernandez Pickett Bailes Herrero Price Bell Hinojosa Raney Bernal Holland Raymond Biedermann Howard Reynolds Blanco Huberty Rinaldi Bohac Hunter Roberts Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burns Johnson of Harris Rose Burrows Kacal Sanford Button Keough Schaefer Cain King of Hemphill Schofield Canales King of Parker Schubert Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen Clardy Klick Sheffield Coleman Koop Shine Collier Krause Simmons Cook Kuempel Smithee Cortez Lambert Springer Cosper Landgraf Stephenson Craddick Lang Stickland Cyrier Larson Stucky Dale Laubenberg Swanson Darby Leach Thierry Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris Dean Lucio III Tinderholt Deshotel Martinez Turner Dukes Metcalf Uresti Dutton Meyer VanDeaver Elkins Miller Villalba Faircloth Minjarez Vo Fallon Moody Walle Farrar Morrison White Flynn Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Frank Murphy Workman Frullo Murr Wray Geren Neave Wu Gervin-Hawkins Nev rez Zedler Giddings Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1546 was adopted by the House on April 27, 2017, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House