State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana

(SSACI)2009 Spring Meeting

Indiana Student Financial Aid AssociationApril 28

IUPUI Campus Center

Overview:

FAFSA application update

Legislation still in play

Administrative procedure changes implemented and coming

FAFSA Application Update

Last year

TOTAL : 194,084

CLEAN: 140,734

AWARDS CREATED: 90,906

AWARDS UTILIZED: *52,000

* Because the reconciliation process is still not complete we are making assumptions based on mid-year utilization rates.

This year

TOTAL: 283,477

CLEAN: 196,188

What we don’t know yet:• Reconciliation results• Tuition increases• Budget• Final count of clean and on-

time apps (Approx. May 20)

Legislation still in play

HB 1001- Budget HB 1165 - Public safety survivors tuition and fee

exemption- signed by the speaker, April 24 HB 1389 - 21st Century Scholars- signed by the

Governor, April 8 HB 1671 - Nursing Scholarships HB 1681 - 21st Century Scholarship for Foster Care

students SB 39 - Veterans’ benefits

Administrative changes

Reorganization / Updating process and procedure

* studying methodology

* paperless, etc. Efficiency and Effectiveness More and better communication with you

through regularly scheduled meetings A true partnership