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| The Senate Higher Education Committee will hold a public hearing to |
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| address Interim Charge One: |
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| Study and make recommendations regarding more cost-effective funding of |
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| financial aid, including ways to restructure financial aid programs to |
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| promote student success and the efficacy of the current $365 million in |
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| current exemptions and waivers offered to students at institutions of |
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| higher education. Examine the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid |
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| (FAFSA) and determine the impact on eligibility for existing Texas |
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| financial aid programs and on data availability resulting from the |
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| simplification. Include recommendations on how to expand the TEXAS Grant |
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| *Public testimony will be limited to three minutes. If submitting written |
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| testimony or distributing handouts, please provide 15 copies, with your |
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| name on each copy, to the committee when called to testify. |
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