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New task force proposed to standardize college admission and aid award letters; sponsor and advocates say it will help students compare offers
Summary
House Bill 442 would create a College Admission and Financial Aid Consistency Task Force to develop standardized admission and financial-aid award letters; sponsor Marla Smith and witnesses including the NAACP St. Louis County and Missouri NEA testified in support, while committee members raised questions about task force size and implementation.
Representative Marla Smith introduced House Bill 442 to create the College Admission and Financial Aid Consistency Task Force. The task force would develop standardized forms or letters for public colleges and universities to use for admissions and student-aid award communications so families can more easily compare offers.
Smith described the proposal as a venue for practitioners, parents and students to recommend…
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