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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Student Financials team is implementing
</span><a href="https://sbctcedu-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ctclinkdocmanager_sbctcedu_onmicrosoft_com/EcVOuHvuHEROvlwHVj__mPMBzBx5JmC2Df1zomC46fFwkQ?e=VrI0KC"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;background:#F3F2F1;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="16" height="16" style="width:.1666in;height:.1666in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image004.png@01DB82E0.7F422C90" alt="ER 266 - Student Financial Responsibility Agreement – Electronic Signature.docx icon"></span><span class="msosmartlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Enhancement
Request 266</span></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> (Student Financial Responsibility Agreement) in production in March 2025</span>.
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The implementation of a global Student Financial Responsibility Agreement (SFRA) is essential to ensure compliance with state and federal laws, mitigate institutional financial risks, and provide
a consistent framework across all community and technical colleges (CTCs) in Washington. This enhancement will ask students to agree to a global set of terms and conditions either via ctcLink or via a paper form once per academic year. Please visit the
</span><a href="https://ctclinkreferencecenter.ctclink.us/m/96102/l/1900381-student-financial-responsibility-agreement"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">QRG</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
for the Student Financial Responsibility Agreement for more information. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If you are interested in learning more about these, SBCTC will host two Q&A sessions to answer any questions users might have on the following dates:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><u>ER 266: Student Financial Responsibility Agreement (SFRA) Q&A Session 1</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Monday, March 3, 2025 10:00 am | 1 hour | (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><a href="https://sbctc.webex.com/sbctc/j.php?MTID=m37732a4e39ea831d5cb2920baed018be"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Join Session</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><u>ER 266: Student Financial Responsibility Agreement (SFRA) Q&A Session 2</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Wednesday, March 5, 2025 1:00 pm | 1 hour | (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><a href="https://sbctc.webex.com/sbctc/j.php?MTID=m858dd1a5f94da8fa756f1a53b93ba55a"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Join Session</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Each session will be a repeat of the same presentation, so please select the time and date that works best for you to attend. This presentation will also be recorded and distributed for any users unable to
attend one of the Q&A sessions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">College staff in Student Services should be familiar with this enhancement, including the submission methods available to students. Staff assisting students with past-due balance holds, especially those
at risk of being sent to collections, must know how to access and review the SFRA.<a name="_Hlk184378504"> Attending a Q&A session is optional; however, we encourage users who are affected by this change to attend. Feel free to forward this invitation to other
users who may be impacted by these updates, as needed.<o:p></o:p></a></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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