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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="color:#1F497D">Colleagues: FYI, below and at link. Ruben will distribute it to FAC shortly as well.<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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o: 360-704-4334 • f: 360-704-4418</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> McKibben, Bryce (HELP Committee) <Bryce_McKibben@help.senate.gov>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 11, 2018 9:42 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Thompson, Becky (WSAC)' <BeckyT@wsac.wa.gov>; 'Rebecca Craig' <RCraig@jfsseattle.org>; Arlen Harris <aharris@sbctc.edu>; Joe Holliday <jholliday@sbctc.edu>; 'Clifthorne, Sarah' <Sarah.Clifthorne@leg.wa.gov><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Cornett, Jake (HELP Committee) <Jake_Cornett@help.senate.gov>; 'Hall, Adam' <Adam.Hall@leg.wa.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Assisting refugee students in higher education<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Here is a web link to the NASFAA “tip sheets” on assisting refugee and asylee students:
<a href="https://www.nasfaa.org/news-item/14869/NASFAA_Publishes_Tip_Sheets_for_Refugee_and_Asylee_Students">
https://www.nasfaa.org/news-item/14869/NASFAA_Publishes_Tip_Sheets_for_Refugee_and_Asylee_Students</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> McKibben, Bryce (HELP Committee) <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 10, 2018 11:33 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Thompson, Becky (WSAC)' <<a href="mailto:BeckyT@wsac.wa.gov">BeckyT@wsac.wa.gov</a>>; 'Rebecca Craig' <<a href="mailto:RCraig@jfsseattle.org">RCraig@jfsseattle.org</a>>; 'Arlen Harris' <<a href="mailto:aharris@sbctc.edu">aharris@sbctc.edu</a>>;
Joe Holliday <<a href="mailto:jholliday@sbctc.edu">jholliday@sbctc.edu</a>>; 'Clifthorne, Sarah' <<a href="mailto:Sarah.Clifthorne@leg.wa.gov">Sarah.Clifthorne@leg.wa.gov</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Cornett, Jake (HELP Committee) <<a href="mailto:Jake_Cornett@help.senate.gov">Jake_Cornett@help.senate.gov</a>>; 'Hall, Adam' <<a href="mailto:Adam.Hall@leg.wa.gov">Adam.Hall@leg.wa.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Assisting refugee students in higher education<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In late 2016 we had an informative conversation with most of you about how to assist refugee students with access to federal financial aid through the FAFSA, following concerns raised by refugee assistance organizations. We made some progress
then and I have more good news to share on this front now.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">After our dialogue in 2016, Senator Murray’s office engaged with the U.S. Department of Education under Secretary King, and they later
<a href="https://ifap.ed.gov/fsahandbook/1718FSAHandbookErrata.html">agreed to add</a> examples of refugee situations to the
<a href="https://ifap.ed.gov/fsahandbook/1819FSAHbkAVG.html">Federal Student Aid Handbook</a>, which is used by financial aid administrators to help answer questions about student aid eligibility. The examples in the handbook confirmed that it is possible for
refugee students under the age of 24 and who are not in contact with their parents to become eligible for federal student aid. Most students would obtain this eligibility in the form of a “dependency override” after speaking with the financial aid office at
the college(s) to which they are applying.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Now, in addition to this change, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) agreed to a request from our office to create a
<b>fact sheet for both financial aid administrators working with refugee and asylee students, as well as a fact sheet for the students themselves.
</b>You can find these fact sheets attached. NASFAA has said they will provide a web link to these when they push them out to their entire membership list tomorrow—which I can share at that time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks to everyone back home who brought this issue to our attention. I hope that these resources are helpful in your efforts to assist refugee and asylee students in Washington State.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Bryce McKibben<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senior Policy Advisor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senate HELP Committee<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ranking Member Patty Murray<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(202) 224-5501<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">P.S. Adam—you originally brought us together and thank you for that. Since you are in a new role now, I have added Sarah to this chain. Hope you are well!
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