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THECB says $364 million request targets student aid; multiple bills would alter residency pathway
Summary
John White of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board reported to FAAC that the board requested roughly $364 million in exceptional items to expand financial aid; multiple bills were introduced this session that could restrict eligibility for state aid by changing the residency pathway for students.
John White, senior director for government relations at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, told the Financial Aid Advisory Committee that the coordinating board’s exceptional item request to the Legislature seeks roughly $364,000,000 to support student financial aid programs.
“We have requested an additional, about $364,000,000 to fund financial aid,” White said, describing a package with multiple components intended to increase access and stabilize awards across programs.
White said the request bundles funding across a number of programs and objectives: expanding awards to serve roughly 70% of eligible students in Texas grant programs (Texas Grant, TEOG and TEG), proposing to guarantee…
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