See below for information regarding the IRS Data Retrieval Tool.
Please contact Financial Aid for questions or concerns.
Thanks.
Shannon
Shannon Rios, M.A.
Senior Program Coordinator
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Undergraduate Studies Support and Technology Services
San Antonio, TX 78249
P: 210.458.6786
f: 210.458.4303
From: Carol Gonzalez
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017 8:20 AM
To: Barbara Smith <Barbara.Smith@utsa.edu>; Angelica Barrera <angelica.barrera@utsa.edu>
Cc: Dainon Deviney <Dainon.Deviney@utsa.edu>; Shannon Rios <Shannon.Rios@utsa.edu>
Subject: FW: THECB: Guidance Regarding the FAFSA Priority Deadline
FYI
From: Beverly Woodson Day
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 2:44 PM
To: Luisa Ramirez <Luisa.Ramirez@utsa.edu>; Antonio De La Cruz <antonio.delacruz2@utsa.edu>; Hodari Glinsey <hodari.glinsey@utsa.edu>;
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Ileana Gonzalez <Ileana.Gonzalez@utsa.edu>; Jeanette Francovich <Jeanette.Francovich@utsa.edu>
Subject: FW: THECB: Guidance Regarding the FAFSA Priority Deadline
I wanted to share with anyone that had contact with our students. Now that the DRT is not available, the information is on the website of what to do moving forward.
Thanks everyone. Please pass on to anyone I missed that may need this information.
Beverly
Beverly Woodson Day, Ph.D.
Director of Undergraduate Admissions
Past-President, Texas Association for College Admission Counseling (TACAC)
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Undergraduate Admissions
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249
210.458.4536
From: Humberto Trinidad
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 2:27 PM
To: Diana S. Martinez (Financial Aid) <Diana.Martinez1@utsa.edu>; FinAid Prof Staff <FinAidProf@utsa.edu>; One Stop Enrollment Center <OSEC@utsa.edu>;
Beverly Woodson Day <Beverly.WoodsonDay@utsa.edu>; Ginnifer Cie Gee <Ginnifer.Gee@utsa.edu>; Lisa Alonzo <Lisa.Alonzo@utsa.edu>;
Kristina Garza (Enrollment Services) <Kristina.Garza@utsa.edu>; Sarah Harless <sarah.harless@utsa.edu>; Brendan Nadeau <Brendan.Nadeau@utsa.edu>;
Carlos Salinas <Carlos.Salinas@utsa.edu>
Subject: RE: THECB: Guidance Regarding the FAFSA Priority Deadline
Hello Team,
All websites listed below have been updated with verbiage advising students/parents of the IRS DRT being down.
If you have any questions, please let me know and I’d be happy to help.
Here are the websites updated:
http://www.utsa.edu/financialaid/asap/VERDEP.html
http://www.utsa.edu/financialaid/asap/VERind.html
http://www.utsa.edu/financialaid/process/verification.html
http://www.utsa.edu/financialaid/
Here’s how the notice looks:
*Notice: Working
on completing your FAFSA? The IRS DRT (Data Retrieval Tool) is currently unavailable. The DRT was used to transfer all relevant tax data straight from the IRS to your FAFSA. As of March 6 the DRT has not been available and there is no indication from the IRS
as to when this tool will again be made available. You can still complete your FAFSA but you will need to enter your 2015 tax information manually from your tax transcripts (available here)
or your tax return.
Berto Trinidad
Associate Director, Financial Aid & Scholarships
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One University Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249-0687
O: (210) 458-4608
F: (210) 458-4638
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From: Diana S. Martinez (Financial Aid)
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 6:25 PM
To: FinAid Prof Staff <FinAidProf@utsa.edu>; One Stop Enrollment Center <OSEC@utsa.edu>; Beverly Woodson Day <Beverly.WoodsonDay@utsa.edu>;
Ginnifer Cie Gee <Ginnifer.Gee@utsa.edu>; Lisa Alonzo <Lisa.Alonzo@utsa.edu>; Kristina Garza (Enrollment Services) <Kristina.Garza@utsa.edu>;
Sarah Harless <sarah.harless@utsa.edu>; Brendan Nadeau <Brendan.Nadeau@utsa.edu>; Carlos Salinas <Carlos.Salinas@utsa.edu>
Subject: THECB: Guidance Regarding the FAFSA Priority Deadline
Hello everyone,
We decided to keep the priority deadline of March 15 for the 2017-18 year. The website is being updated as well as the instructions. Humberto will send an email
once all those updates are done. Thanks!
Sincerely,
Diana S. Martinez
Director
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Financial Aid & Scholarships
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249
T: 210.458.7172
F: 210.458.4638
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From: TX Higher Education Coordinating Board [mailto:thecb@public.govdelivery.com]
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2017 4:19 PM
To: Diana S. Martinez (Financial Aid) <Diana.Martinez1@utsa.edu>
Subject: Guidance Regarding the FAFSA Priority Deadline
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TO: Chancellors and Presidents of Public and Independent Institutions of Higher Education in Texas
FROM: Raymund A Paredes
RE: Guidance Regarding the FAFSA Priority Deadline
The Coordinating Board is aware of the challenges that many students are facing due to their inability to utilize the IRS Data Retrieval Tool in completing their
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Given the statewide priority deadline of March 15, we have received inquiries as to the impact that this will have on the priority status assigned to students whose applications may be delayed due to the problems
with the FAFSA process. The agency utilized the Financial Aid Advisory Committee membership in order to consult with numerous institutions in developing an appropriate course of action.
The state financial aid priority deadline is addressed in
Texas
Education Code Section 56.008 and is administered through
Texas
Administrative Code Rule 21.10. Specifically, Rule 21.10(a) indicates that “all general academic teaching institutions shall use March 15 as their priority application deadline for
applications for state financial assistance for the following year.” While the deadline is mandated for general academic teaching institutions, all institutions of higher education are encouraged to utilize the priority process. Rule 21.10(b) goes on to
state that “the priority deadline is not to serve as a determination of eligibility for state financial assistance, but otherwise eligible students who apply on or before the deadline shall be given priority consideration for available state financial assistance
before other applicants.”
The Coordinating Board would like to clarify that the determination as to whether a student meets the March 15 statewide deadline is made by the individual institution.
Furthermore, and particularly given the current FAFSA situation, the March 15 priority deadline does not prevent an institution from choosing to extend priority to an additional group of students who meet an institutionally set deadline that occurs after March
15. Given the challenges being faced by students due to the problems with the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, we encourage institutions to determine a course of action that is in the best interest of their students.
If you have any questions, please contact Financial Aid Services at (844) 792-2640 or
Grantinfo@thecb.state.tx.us.
cc: Directors of Financial Aid
Ken Martin, Assistant Commissioner
Charles Puls, Deputy Assistant Commissioner
DeChà Reid, Director, Financial Aid Services
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