Home
About MSFAA
Membership
Directory
Calendar of Events
Training
Professional Resources
Publications & Forms
Student Resources
Job Postings
Login/Logout
Federal Issues Committee
 
     
   Purpose
     
  The Federal Issues Committee shall be responsible for developing and communicating positions on behalf of the Association relative to federal issues and for informing MSFAA members of general issues of concern for federal student aid.
 
 
   Duties
     
  1. Take a leadership role in identifying, addressing, analyzing and clarifying federal legislative, funding, regulatory or other issues of interest to the Association.

2. Establish contacts with key individuals and organizations that can provide information and clarification on legislative, funding, regulatory or other relevant issues.

3. Provide General Sessions and Interest Sessions on federal issues for Association conferences.

4. Serve as the mechanism by which the Association communicates concerns relative to federal issues (e.g., responding to NPRM’s, critical legislation, testifying at hearings, conducting advocacy trips to Washington, DC, etc.)

5. Collect and disseminate information, concerns and opinions regarding federal regulatory, legislative and appropriation issues.

6. Review federal budgets and legislative issues and prepare appropriate responses on behalf of the Association.

7. Provide information to the membership via the Association’s web page and list-serv.

8. Represent MSFAA for the MASFAA Federal Issues Committee.

9. Inform the Board on positions developed on behalf of the Association.
 
 
   Meeting Times
     
  The committee usually meets the first Friday of every month in Lansing. All MSFAA members are welcome to attend the meetings. In addition to financial aid professionals, participants from other sectors related to financial aid are also welcome to attend the meetings. Other participants may include individuals from the government sector, lenders, or agencies.  
 
   Important Links
     
  College Opportunities Online Lookup:

COOL
 
 
   Membership
     
  The President will appoint a Chair (or Co-Chairs) for the Committee from the MSFAA membership. To ensure broad representation, the elected Sector Representatives and their designees are also members. The Chair(s) will be responsible for selecting additional members, if needed, from MSFAA member institutions.  
 
   Committee Members
     
Margaret Rodriguez
Chair 
University of Michigan 
2011 SAB 
Ann Arbor, MI 48109 
734 763-4119
734 615-2641
mhr@umich.edu
 
 
  Site Map | Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Website Help