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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation (TG) |
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is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Established as a public nonprofit organization by |
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the Texas Legislature in 1979, TG was created to administer a |
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guaranteed student loan program that would help qualified Texans |
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receive a postsecondary education and also to provide related |
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services; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the loan programs that TG administers is the |
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Federal Family Education Loan Program, which accounts for |
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approximately two-thirds of the direct financial aid awarded to |
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Texas students pursuing higher education; since 1979, working in |
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concert with school and lender colleagues, TG has assisted in the |
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delivery of more than 13 million student loans to over four million |
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student and parent borrowers, with no cost to the State of Texas; |
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the total value of those loans exceeds $62 billion; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to successfully administering the |
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largest student aid program in Texas, TG has initiated a variety of |
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services to support student access to postsecondary education; to |
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make information about financial aid more readily available, the |
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agency has launched a hotline, hosts an annual statewide telethon, |
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and has developed two websites that provide a comprehensive |
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treatment of financial aid and ancillary topics, such as career |
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planning and financial literacy; and |
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WHEREAS, Student financial aid professionals benefit from |
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on-site training provided by TG to keep them abreast of the relevant |
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federal laws and regulations, as well as to assist them with issues |
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that are pertinent to their mission; this outstanding agency has |
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also created programs to provide supplemental, need-based |
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scholarships to students and to award grants for projects that |
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promote access to, and participation in, postsecondary education; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation plays |
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a vital role in fostering an educated citizenry and in helping |
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Texans to realize their dreams, and in so doing, the organization is |
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contributing to the future of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby commemorate the 30th anniversary of the creation of the |
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Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation and extend sincere |
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appreciation to its board of directors and staff for their |
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exceptional commitment and achievements; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and |
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Senate. |
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Alonzo |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 159 was adopted by the House on |
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April 16, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 159 was adopted by the Senate on May |
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20, 2009, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |