Student Financial Aid Programs INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY & RESPONSIBILITY

Student Financial Aid ProgramsStudent Financial Aid Programs

INTEGRITY, INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY & ACCOUNTABILITY &

RESPONSIBILITYRESPONSIBILITY

Presented ByPresented ByCalifornia Association of Student Financial California Association of Student Financial

Aid Administrators Aid Administrators CASFAACASFAA

California Community Colleges Student California Community Colleges Student Financial Aid Administrators Association Financial Aid Administrators Association

CCCSFAAACCCSFAAA

California Lenders for Education California Lenders for Education CLFECLFE

INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY & & RESPONSIBILITYRESPONSIBILITY

Federal funds Federal funds administered for administered for students in the State of students in the State of California California $5.3 billion $5.3 billion annuallyannually

INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY & RESPONSIBILITY& RESPONSIBILITY

State funds administered State funds administered for students in the State for students in the State of California approaches of California approaches $1 billion$1 billion annually annually

In addition, California In addition, California institutions also institutions also administer institutional administer institutional and private scholarships and private scholarships (merit only) (merit only) $6.4 billion$6.4 billion

Verification OverviewVerification OverviewVerification of student & Verification of student &

parent information required on parent information required on

at least 30% of all FAFSA filedat least 30% of all FAFSA filed

In addition, if conflicting In addition, if conflicting information exists, information exists,

institutions routinely select institutions routinely select additional applications for additional applications for

verificationverification

Components of Components of Required VerificationRequired Verification

CSAC has historically CSAC has historically “piggybacked” on federal “piggybacked” on federal verification requirementsverification requirements

IRS Federal Tax ReturnIRS Federal Tax ReturnStudentStudentStudent’s spouse, if applicable Student’s spouse, if applicable Parent(s)Parent(s)

Department of Department of Homeland SecurityHomeland Security

CitizenshipCitizenship

Social Security Social Security AdministrationAdministration

CitizenshipCitizenshipChange of NameChange of Name

Independent Living Independent Living ProgramProgram

Foster Youth CertificationFoster Youth CertificationDependency StatusDependency Status

Department of Social Department of Social ServicesServices

Untaxed Income & BenefitsUntaxed Income & Benefits

Employment Employment Development Development DepartmentDepartment

Unemployment BenefitsUnemployment Benefits

Veterans’ Veterans’ AdministrationAdministration

DD 214 (Discharge)DD 214 (Discharge)Verify Veterans’ Benefits, Verify Veterans’ Benefits,

Eligibility & AmountEligibility & Amount

Selective Service Selective Service AdministrationAdministration

Verify Selective Service Verify Selective Service RegistrationRegistration

County Recorder’s County Recorder’s OfficeOffice

Birth CertificateBirth CertificateMarriage CertificateMarriage CertificateDeath CertificateDeath Certificate

Program/Fund Program/Fund AdministratorAdministrator

Verification of AssetsVerification of Assets

AccountantAccountantVerification of Income & AssetsVerification of Income & AssetsCopy of 1040 Federal Tax Copy of 1040 Federal Tax

Return, including all schedules Return, including all schedules and W-2’sand W-2’s

NSLDSNSLDS(National Student Loan Data (National Student Loan Data

System)System)No Prior Loan DefaultNo Prior Loan DefaultNo Grant Repayment OwedNo Grant Repayment Owed

AccountabilityAccountabilityAnnual Audit SubmissionAnnual Audit Submission

Required by Federal Required by Federal RegulationRegulation

Samples Title IV RecipientsSamples Title IV Recipients

Annual AuditAnnual AuditBusiness PracticesBusiness PracticesSegregation of DutiesSegregation of DutiesFinancial Aid/Business Office Financial Aid/Business Office

RelationshipRelationship

Annual AuditAnnual AuditCash ManagementCash Management

Federal AuditsFederal AuditsPaid by InstitutionsPaid by InstitutionsFederal AuditorFederal Auditor

State AuditsState AuditsCSAC AuditsCSAC AuditsEdFund AuditsEdFund AuditsOther Guarantee Agency Other Guarantee Agency

AuditsAudits

More AuditsMore Audits Veterans’ Administration AuditsVeterans’ Administration Audits Office of Inspector General Office of Inspector General

AuditsAudits

And More AuditsAnd More AuditsPrivate Scholarship Foundation Private Scholarship Foundation

AuditsAuditsWICHE & Other State Agency WICHE & Other State Agency

AuditsAudits

Still More AuditsStill More Audits NCAA AuditsNCAA AuditsInstitutional AuditsInstitutional Audits

Audit, Audit, Audit…Audit, Audit, Audit…

Institution/ Financial Aid Office

We constantly, and We constantly, and consistently, prove consistently, prove that we are “good that we are “good stewards of public stewards of public

funds”funds”

The Program The Program ReviewReview

After Integrity and Accountability After Integrity and Accountability ComesComes

ResponsibilityResponsibility

Responsibility to…Responsibility to…First to serve our studentsFirst to serve our studentsSecond to serve our institutionsSecond to serve our institutions

We have already proven We have already proven our responsibility to the our responsibility to the

federal and state federal and state governments through governments through

integrity & accountability integrity & accountability of our programsof our programs

Responsibility to…Responsibility to…Assist students with FAFSA Assist students with FAFSA

completioncompletionCounsel to help with emergenciesCounsel to help with emergenciesCounsel to help with dependency Counsel to help with dependency

problemsproblems

Responsibility to…Responsibility to…Counsel students with loan problemsCounsel students with loan problemsCounsel students with debt problemsCounsel students with debt problemsEncourage students to file for non-Encourage students to file for non-

need based scholarshipsneed based scholarshipsAdvise students who had “base” year Advise students who had “base” year

income, but quit work to attend collegeincome, but quit work to attend college

VERIFICATIONVERIFICATION Federal Student Eligibility Federal Student Eligibility & State of California & State of California CONFIRMATIONCONFIRMATION

PriorPrior to Cal Grant Entitlement Program to Cal Grant Entitlement Program (2001)(2001)

AfterAfter Cal Cal Grant Grant

Entitlement Entitlement Program Program (2001+)(2001+)

Adjusted Gross Income – Adjusted Gross Income – CA Income CeilingCA Income Ceiling (1040) (1040) SameSameAssets (1040 & other documents in file) Assets (1040 & other documents in file) CA Asset CA Asset CeilingCeiling SameSame

Household Size – (1040, Federal Verification Form)Household Size – (1040, Federal Verification Form) SameSameNumber in College – (Federal Verification Form)Number in College – (Federal Verification Form) SameSameUntaxed Income (1040, W-2, Federal Verification Untaxed Income (1040, W-2, Federal Verification Form)Form)

SameSame

Eligible Non-Citizen (Federal ISIR)Eligible Non-Citizen (Federal ISIR) SameSameUnemployment Benefits (1040, EDD Notice, 1040, Unemployment Benefits (1040, EDD Notice, 1040, Federal Verification Form)Federal Verification Form) SameSame

Social Security Benefits (1040, Federal Verification Social Security Benefits (1040, Federal Verification Form)Form)

SameSame

State of California State of California CONFIRMATIONCONFIRMATION Requirements Requirements

AfterAfter Cal Grant Cal Grant Entitlement Entitlement

Program Program (2001+)(2001+)

Conflicting InformationConflicting Information - - The following are examples of common The following are examples of common conflicting information related to California Cal Grant conflicting information related to California Cal Grant Requirements (State specific):Requirements (State specific):

If the student is receiving a If the student is receiving a 55thth year award year award, , the institution must ensure that the student the institution must ensure that the student is in an eligible program of studyis in an eligible program of study

SameSame

Student does Student does notnot have a have a bachelor’s degreebachelor’s degree SameSame

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State of California State of California CONFIRMATIONCONFIRMATION Requirements Requirements

California Residency:California Residency:General:General: Based on information Based on information

existing in the student’s financial existing in the student’s financial aid file:aid file:

If parent and/or student address If parent and/or student address out-of-stateout-of-state

Non-California state income tax Non-California state income tax return in student filereturn in student file

If a students is paying out-of-If a students is paying out-of-state tuition (at public state tuition (at public institutions)institutions)

SameSame

AfterAfter Cal Grant Cal Grant Entitlement Entitlement

Program Program (2001+)(2001+)

Disbursement/ReconciliationDisbursement/Reconciliation

PriorPrior to Cal Grant Entitlement to Cal Grant Entitlement Program (2001)Program (2001)

AfterAfter Cal Grant Cal Grant Entitlement Program Entitlement Program (2001+)(2001+)

CSAC sent a roster CSAC sent a roster of students’ of students’ names, Cal names, Cal Grant awards Grant awards andand Individual Individual Checks,Checks, payable to payable to students, to students, to institutionsinstitutions

Change: ~1994Change: ~1994State of CaliforniaState of California

Master Check Master Check mailed to mailed to InstitutionsInstitutions (Payable to the (Payable to the Institution & the Institution & the Institution Institution deposited deposited Check) Check)

Roster identified Roster identified students eligible students eligible for fundsfor funds

Change: ~2002Change: ~2002State of CaliforniaState of California

Electronic Deposit of Electronic Deposit of FundsFunds for those students’ for those students’ Cal Grant awards directly Cal Grant awards directly into an Institution’s bank into an Institution’s bank accountaccount

SameSame

The institutions confirm that students are The institutions confirm that students are enrolled in appropriate units (enrollment enrolled in appropriate units (enrollment status)status)

SameSame

The institutions The institutions release the release the CSAC CSAC checkcheck to the student to the student

(1994 continued) (1994 continued) The institution The institution disburses funds to disburses funds to the student the student either either by by directly crediting the directly crediting the student’s account student’s account oror by by writing an writing an institutional checkinstitutional check and releasing it to and releasing it to the studentthe student

SameSame

AfterAfter Cal Grant Cal Grant Entitlement Entitlement Program (2001+)Program (2001+)

Institutions report payments to Institutions report payments to students using the paper roster students using the paper roster provided by CSAC provided by CSAC

CSAC inputs the data into CSAC’s CSAC inputs the data into CSAC’s data basedata base

Change: ~2002Change: ~2002Institutions report payments Institutions report payments

to CSAC using CSAC’s to CSAC using CSAC’s WebGrant systemWebGrant system

Institutions assigned Institutions assigned responsibility for the responsibility for the data entry of student data entry of student enrollment status and enrollment status and amount paid into CSAC amount paid into CSAC ‘s data base‘s data base

Institutions and CSAC reconcile Institutions and CSAC reconcile payments to students with payments to students with records of awardsrecords of awards

SameSame

AfterAfter Cal Grant Cal Grant Entitlement Program Entitlement Program (2001+)(2001+)

Agencies The Student Must Agencies The Student Must Contact To Obtain DocumentationContact To Obtain Documentation

AgencyAgency PurposePurpose

Department of Homeland SecurityDepartment of Homeland Security CitizenshipCitizenship

Social Security AdministrationSocial Security Administration Citizenship, Change of Citizenship, Change of NameName

High SchoolHigh School GPA, Academic GPA, Academic Competitiveness GrantCompetitiveness Grant

Independent Living ProgramIndependent Living Program Foster Youth Certification, Foster Youth Certification, Dependency StatusDependency Status

Welfare DepartmentWelfare Department Untaxed Income ConfirmationUntaxed Income Confirmation

Employment Development DeptEmployment Development Dept Unemployment Unemployment BenefitsBenefits

Internal Revenue ServiceInternal Revenue Service Tax ReturnTax Return

Agencies The Student Must Agencies The Student Must Contact To Obtain DocumentationContact To Obtain Documentation

AgencyAgency PurposePurpose

Veteran’s AdministrationVeteran’s Administration DD214 (Discharge)DD214 (Discharge)

Selective Service AdministrationSelective Service Administration Selective Service Selective Service RegistrationRegistration

County Recorder OfficeCounty Recorder Office Birth, Death or Marriage Birth, Death or Marriage CertificateCertificate

Program/Fund AdministratorProgram/Fund Administrator Verification of AssetsVerification of Assets

AccountantAccountant Verification of Income & Verification of Income & Assets, Copy of 1040Assets, Copy of 1040

Prior CollegesPrior Colleges Academic TranscriptsAcademic Transcripts

Impact on StudentsImpact on Students

Student Verification Student Verification Process VisualProcess Visual

Student Verification Process Student Verification Process AFTERAFTER Completing the FAFSA Completing the FAFSA

Student IRS

Eligible Non

Citizen

INS/DHS

Untaxed IncomeDept. of

Soc. Services

Social

r, Nam

Mar or S

ept 2 G

submiss

School

Federal Tax Return

Veteran's Benefits

.Selective Service VA

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