Florida College Registrars & Admissions

Officers (FCRAO)Fall 2014 Symposium

Florida Department of Education

State Update

Agenda

Legislative Updates

State Programs Updates

Residency Guidelines

OSFA Projects

Legislative Updates

HB 5001 General Appropriations Act

HB 5101 (Conforming Bill)

HB 851

Legislative UpdatesHB 5001

Program Appropriation

Estimated Students to be Served

Award Amounts

Bright Futures $266.2 M 127,573

Same as the 2013-14 AY

FSAG $148.3 M 137,000 $2,610

FRAG $112.3 M 37,453 $3,000

ABLE $5.6 M 3,793 $1,500

State Program Updates

Anticipate Fewer Eligible Students 2013-14 AY 2014-15 AY

Initial Eligibility Test Scores

Est. Students

Initial Eligibility Test Scores

Est. Students

Florida Academic Scholarship 1280 / 28 41,648 1290 / 29 39,617

Florida Medallion Scholarship 1020 / 22 110,835 1170 / 26 86,706

Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholarship

1,677 1,250

Total 154,160 127,573

Legislative UpdatesHB 5101

• Expands number of awards to 50 students, an increase from 25

• Expands award amount to $6,100, an increase from $4,000

Rosewood Family Scholarship (for public institutions only)

Legislative UpdatesHB 5101

• Awards students who attain National Merit or Finalist status

• Award = COA minus BF + National Merit Award

• See memo OSFA-STATE:#14-15:10 (on the website)

Florida Incentive Scholarship

Legislative Updates

• Amends determination of resident status for in-state tuition and fee waivers (s. 1009.26, F.S.) A student who is granted an out-of-

state fee waiver is not eligible for state financial aid

• Amends s. 1009.21, Residency

HB 851

Residency Guidelines

Residency Guidelines available online at www.flvc.org in Advising Manuals Residency and citizenship

determinations are the responsibility of the postsecondary institution

State Program Updates

Website Changes

Consolidation of the menu bar items

Listing of the program Fact Sheets on the Home Page

Moving PSI links behind the login

Consolidation of the Bright Futures into a Student Handbook

Posting of all memos on the web

State Program UpdatesWebsite Changes

State Program UpdatesWebsite Changes

OSFA Projects

National Training for Counselors and Mentors – 2015-16 NT4CM

College Goal Sunday

OSFA Projects - NT4CM

Extensive overview of:Federal and state financial aid

programs and resourcesFAFSA questionsDependency issuesUndocumented studentsCost of attendance and award

packagingFinancial literacy

OSFA Projects – CGS!Florida

CGS!Florida is a free, on-site program that helps students and families complete the FAFSA

44 sites throughout Florida 703 volunteers1, 141 students assisted1,199 parents assisted866 FAFSAs initiated, partially or fully

submitted

FAFSA Completion Initiative

President Obama announced launch of an initiative to help ensure that more of America’s students take the first step towards college success: completing the FAFSA

OSFA is working with the US Dept. of Ed to complete participation requirements

Goal to add an indicator to the SSFAD to allow secondary districts and counselors to determine which students have completed the FAFSA

For More Information

Lori Auxier Director of Outreach Services561-357-6340Lori.Auxier@fldoe.org

Brian UnderhillDirector of State Scholarships & Grants850-410-5185Brian.Underhill@fldoe.org