TG Public Policy

For more information, contact:

George Torres,
TG Senior Advisor to the President for Congressional and Legislative Relations
george.torres@tgslc.org

Kelly Kaelin,
TG Senior Policy and Legislative Liaison
kelly.kaelin@tgslc.org

Useful links:

NASFAA National Conversation Initiative Web page

It goes without saying that the federal student aid programs have undergone numerous changes over the last three years, due to amendments in law and regulations, as well as market forces that have affected the federal student loan programs. And more changes are coming.

In response to these changes, several government agencies and industry associations have developed proposals to overhaul the federal student aid programs and the process of applying for those programs. This page gathers these proposals, and adds more as they develop, to help you keep up with the ideas that policymakers may use to shape the future federal role in higher education financing. It also provides TG positions on various public policy issues that affect the federal student aid programs.

This page includes several new and pre-existing resources that you may find useful in your public policy research and analysis. Subpages include:

Latest news

On September 17, the House of Representatives passed HR 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 (SAFRA), by a vote of 253 to 171. The legislation would provide additional funding for the Federal Pell Grant and Perkins Loan Programs; end new loan originations under the FFELP effective July 1, 2010; and provide additional funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), and community colleges, among other provisions, The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee is expected to introduce soon the Senate version of the bill, which will be titled Investing in Students for a Stronger America Act of 2009 (ISSAA).