Position Letters and Congressional Testimony

· Statement of Barmak Nassirian House Judiciary Committee 10-5-2011

· Statement of AACRAO Associate Executive Director Barmak Nassirian, Senate HELP Committee Hearing, July 21, 2011 7/21/11

·  AACRAO Joins FERPA Amicus Brief in Support of the University of Illinois 7/20/11

·  Letter on S. 1250, the "Growing Education Achievement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act" 7/19/11

·  Pell Coalition Letter (Updated) 7/18/11

·  ACE et al Statement Dream Act Hearing 6/30/11

·  FERPA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) from April 8, 2011

·  Letter on Alliance Letter on CR and Pell 12/8/10

·  Letter on Extension of Expired or Expiring Higher Education Related Tax Provisions 12/8/10

·  Letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan urging regulations to strengthen the incentive compensation and gainful employment provisions of the Higher Education Act 5/20/10

·  Letter in support of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act 5/3/10

·  Incentive Compensation & Gainful Employment Regulations Fact Sheet 4/25/10

·  Incentive Compensation & Gainful Employment Regulations Questions and Answers 4/25/10

·  Letter in support of the education provisions contained in H.R. 4872 Health Care Reform reconciliation package 3/25/10

·  Letter in support of the Fiscal Year 2011 budget proposal to expand the Income-Based Payment Program 2/24/10

·  Letter to Senators Tom Harkin and Michael Enzi concerning College Affordability and Education System Reform 11/16/09

·  Letter to Representative Barney Frank concerning school loan exemption in H.R. 3126 Consumer Financial Protection Agency 10/07/09

·  Letter in response to the Federal Trade Commission's notice and request for public comments regarding private vocational and distance education schools 10/16/09

·  Testimony on Dischargeability of Private Educational Loans 9/21/09

·  Letter in support of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors or "DREAM" Act 7/1/09

·  Letter in response to the Department of Education's May 26, 2009 Federal Register notice announcing the establishment of one or more negotiated rulemaking committees to prepare proposed regulations under Title IV of the Higher Education Act 6/22/09

·  AACRAO joined several higher education organizations in sending letters to key Congressional Committee and Subcommittee Chairmen in support of continued funding for Minority Serving Institutions. The letters were sent to: The House Education and Labor Committee, The Senate HELP Committee, The House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, and The Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies 6/11/09

·  Letter in support of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act and the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act, which together will greatly advance and diversify study abroad opportunities for U.S. undergraduates 6/9/09

·  Letter in support of H.R. 2492, which would would close a coverage gap in the tax treatment of forgiven student loans 5/28/09

·  Letter to Senators Tom Harkin and Thad Cochran concerning the fiscal year 2010 appropriations for higher education programs 5/15/09

·  Letter to Representatives David Obey and Todd Tiahrt concerning the fiscal year 2010 appropriations for higher education programs 5/15/09

·  Letter to Sen. Edward Kennedy and Rep. Michael Enzi concerning proposed changes to the master calendar provisions of the Higher Education Act 5/8/09

·  Letter to Senators in support of the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 200 5/5/09

·  Letter to Senators in support of the FY 2010 Concurrent Budget Resolution 2/29/09

·  Letter to House members in support of the FY 2010 Concurrent Budget Resolution 2/28/09

·  Letter to House members urging strong support for higher education in the FY 2010 Concurrent Budget Resolution 2/21/09

·  Letter to Senators urging strong support for higher education in the the FY 2010 Concurrent Budget Resolution 2/21/09

·  Letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner concerning student loan provisions of the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) 2/9/2009

·  Final sign-on letter to key Senators to maintain Pell funding in stimulus 2/5/2009

·  Letter to Senator Jeanne Shaheen in support of an amendment increasing aid to colleges for infrastructure projects 2/4/2009

·  Sign-on Letter to Representatives in Support of the Economic Stimulus Plan (1/27/2009)

·  Letter to Representatives Barney Frank and George Miller In Support of Strong Consumer Protections in the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (1/26/2009)

·  Senate Sign-On Letter to Harry Reid on Student Stimulus (12/16/2008)

·  House Sign-On Letter to Nancy Pelosi on Student Stimulus (12/16/2008)

·  Letter to Treasury Secretary Paulson objecting to the taxpayer bailout of private student loan companies (11/20/2008)

·  AACRAO Letter to the Office of Inspector General concerning a proposed General Data Analytics System (ODAS)  (11/18/2008)

·  AACRAO Letter to Congress on the Federal Bailout Legislation

·  Comments on March 24th, 2008 notice of proposed rulemaking for FERPA

·  AACRAO Letter to Congress concerning the privacy implications of Section 423 of the College Opportunity and Affordability Act (3/3/2008)

·  Letter to The Honorable George Miller in support of The College Student Relief Act of 2007 (January 11, 2007)

·  Comments on ACG SMART Grants (August 17, 2006)

·  The DREAM Act (.pdf)

·  Transfer of Credit

·  Comments on CALEA (December 28, 2005) (.pdf)

·  CALEA Wiretap Compliance (November 14, 2005) (.pdf)

·  FPCO Responds to AACRAO Request for Katrina Guidance (October 11, 2005) (.pdf)

·  Letter to the Family Policy Compliance Office (FPCO) Seeking Guidance on Hurricane Katrina's Aftermath(September 16, 2005)

·  New Legislative Alert: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) To Mark-Up Higher Education Reauthorization Bill (September 14, 2005)

·  Letter to The Honorable Timothy Bishop - Chairman Boehner’s Substitute to H.R.609 (July 19, 2005) (.pdf)

·  Bishop Transfer Amendment (July 19, 2005) (.pdf)

·  Institutional and Financial Assistance Information for Students (July 19, 2005) (.pdf)

·  Accreditation (July 19, 2005) (.pdf)

·  New Report: Easy Money - How Congress Could Increase Federal Student Aid Funding at No Additional Cost to Taxpayers (May 11, 2005)

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