Where Do I Go? A Road Map for the Financial Aid Information Highway Heather McDonnell Sarah Lawrence College

To Whom Do I Turn ? The Law Regulations Interpretations Guidance HELP! Federal State The Law Regulations Interpretations Guidance HELP! The Law Regulations Interpretations Guidance HELP! To Whom Do I Turn ?

Order of Authority Law a must Regulation should do Interpretation might do

Source of Authority Law Code of Federal Register (federal) or The Laws of NYS (State) Regulation SFA Handbook (federal) or Education Law Rules and Regulations Interpretation Dear Colleague (federal) or Policy and College CEO memorandum HESC Bulletins

The Department of Education http://www.ope.ed.gov/

IFAP Ifap.ed.gov

Forms and Things Cbfisap.ed.gov

Upgrades and Tech References www.fsadownload.ed.gov

New York State

Higher Education Services Corp Hesc.com

Handbook and Estimators

Announcements and Bulletins

When All Else Fails….

The FAA’s NYSFAAA New York State Financial Aid Administrators Association SUNYFAP State University of NY Financial Aid Professionals CiCu Commission of Independent Colleges and Universities EASFAA Eastern Association of Financial Aid Administrators And NASFAA – the National Association of Financial Aid Administrators

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