FAA Message Board
The FAA Message Board is updated each week.
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June 19 e-Message provides access to the Agenda Book for the June meeting of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, which has been rescheduled for 1 p.m. (CT) on Monday, June 24 at the Michael A. Bilandic Building in Chicago. Included on the meeting agenda is the proposed 2019-20 MAP recompute formula. The message also announces that a Meeting Briefing conference call will take place at 2 p.m. (CT) on Wednesday, June 26.
In observance of the Independence Day holiday, ISAC offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4, reopening on Friday, July 5. Access the Financial Aid Administrators area at
isac.org anytime, or
send an e-mail message to the School Services Department for questions or inquiries. Information regarding schedules for Title IV processors and call centers for the Independence Day holiday is provided in a
June 18 electronic announcement from ED.
ED’s
announcement reminds users of the FSA system changes that were implemented on June 16, 2019.
A June 18
State Legislative Update is available in the e-Library. The Update contains the status of bills that were active during the recently-concluded spring legislative session.
Proposed rules amendments for the AIM HIGH Grant Pilot Program were published in the
June 14 Illinois Register, initiating a 45-day public comment period.
Remind your students and their families who are seeking ways to pay for college to beware of financial aid scams. Information is available at the
Scholarship and Financial Aid Scams page of the
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Consumer Information website and through a U.S. Department of Education “
Don’t Get Scammed on Your Way to College!” document.
An ED
June 12 electronic announcement outlines upcoming IRS changes to tax transcript faxing/mailing and third-party services.
Public Act 101-0007, which will fund Illinois programs and services for the 2020 fiscal year (FY20), is now law. Further details, including a breakdown of appropriations for ISAC-administered programs and brief descriptions of new initiatives, are provided in a
June 10 e-Message.
ED provides
operational guidance to schools on how the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System will process Direct Loans with the new origination fees that are based on sequester required changes.
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June 5 e-Message provides access to online registration, a tentative agenda, and keynote speaker information for the 2019
College Changes Everything® Conference, which will take place on July 18, 2019 at the Tinley Park Convention Center.
ISAC will offer Financial Aid 101 (for new financial aid professionals) and Financial Aid 201 (for more experienced financial aid administrators) Workshops in June. Further details – including dates, locations, and access to online registration – are provided in a
May 23 e-Message.
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