Senate Bill 54 (FAFSA Awards), authored by Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg), headed into conference committee this week with House and Senate lawmakers agreeing that increasing the percentage of Hoosier high school students completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) was important but displaying distinctly different perspectives on the best way to achieve this goal. As passed by [...]
Senate Bill 54 (FAFSA Awards), authored by Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg), easily passed the House this week 87-6. As amended by the House, the bill provides that a school corporation may receive an improvement award for increasing the percentage of its high school seniors who complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) beginning with the 2022-2023 school [...]
SB 54 – FAFSA Awards Authored by Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg); co-authored by Sen. Stacey Donato (R-Logansport), Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) and Sen. Eddie Melton (D-Gary); co-sponsored by Rep. Bob Behning (R-Indianapolis) and Rep. Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton) Provides that a school corporation may receive an improvement award for increasing the percentage of its high school seniors who complete the [...]
SB 54 – FAFSA Requirement Authored by Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg); co-authored by Sen. Stacey Donato (R-Logansport), Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) and Sen. Eddie Melton (D-Gary); co-sponsored by Rep. Bob Behning (R-Indianapolis) and Rep. Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton) The bill would require Indiana high school seniors to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) unless: 1) the student’s [...]
SB 54 – FAFSA Requirement Authored by Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg); co-authored by Sen. Stacey Donato (R-Logansport), Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) and Sen. Eddie Melton (D-Gary); co-sponsored by Rep. Bob Behning (R-Indianapolis) and Rep. Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton) The bill would require Indiana high school seniors to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) unless: 1) the student’s [...]
SB 223 – Free Application for Federal Student Aid Authored by Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) Co-authored by Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) and Sen. David Niezgodski (D-South Bend) The bill would require Indiana high school seniors to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) unless: 1) the student’s parent signs a waiver that the student understands what the [...]
SB 223 – High School Graduation Requirement Authored by Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) Co-authored by Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) and Sen. David Niezgodski (D-South Bend) The bill would require Indiana high school seniors to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) unless: 1) the student’s parent signs a waiver that the student understands what the FAFSA is [...]
SB 223 – High School Graduation Requirement Authored by Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) The bill would require Indiana high school seniors to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) unless: 1) the student’s parent signs a waiver that the student understands what the FAFSA is and declines to complete it; or 2) the student’s principal waives the [...]
