1. Dustin MCdaniel – Director of Financial Aid Athens Technical College
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James Chiara – Assistant Director of Financial Aid
Gwinnett Technical College
Dustin MCdaniel – Director of Financial Aid
Athens Technical College

2. Verification in 2017-2018 Earlier Availability Prior-Prior Year
October 1
Prior-Prior Year
Tax information from two years prior
For example: the FAFSA uses 2015 tax information, the FAFSA will use 2016 taxes, etc.
FAFSA is now available on October 1 every year
Base year information. Explain why PPY was implemented
Taxes shouldn’t hinder a student’s financial aid application
Conflicts between 1617 and 1718—same tax year.
Warning edits before students submit the FASFA

3. Verification in 2017-2018 Warning Messages and Conflicting Information
Will only occur for
Warnings will pop-up on the FAFSA before submission
If a student submits the FAFSA with conflicting information from the two applications, Comment Code 399 will be generated.

4. Examples of the warnings on the FAFSA
DRT DRT DRT

5. Verification in 2017-2018 Methods for processing 399
Budget Groups
Packaging Groups
Completely manual
Tracking/Batch Posting
We felt Tracking/Batch posting was the most effective.

6. Verification in 2017-2018 Identification
Must identify students with 399 for 1718, but also have a FAFSA on record for 1617
Batch post a requirement in 1718 based on the comment code as part of the 1718 dataload
Batch post a requirement in 1617 based on a popsel for those who have a 399 code in 1718 RRAAREQ as part of the 1617 dataload. (Should do 1718 and dataload on the same day, starting with 1718) [See attachment 1 for my population selections and batch posting entries]

7. Verification in 2017-2018 Ramifications
Once a discrepancy is found, no more pell disbursements can be made until it is resolved.
Not loading FAFSAs doesn’t get around this. You are responsible for your ISIRS as soon as they arrive in your SAIG mailbox. If a 399 is still sitting in your SAIG mailbox and you have disbursed spring Pell to that student, you may be out of compliance.

8. Verification in 2017-2018 What Causes Code 399
Standard verification items – AGI, Taxes Paid, Education Credits, etc. You can use the IRS DRT to deal with these in either year if the student used it in at least 1 of the years.

9. Verification in 2017-2018 What Causes Code 399
Non-Standard verification items – Child Support Received, Savings/Checking, VA non-educational benefits, Scholarships/Grants reported in AGI etc (see attachment 2 for full list)
No way to verify many of these items other than having the student self report it again. Forms can be used, or some schools are making 1 big form that covers everything.

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Bridging the gap between processors and frontline
Mark your 399 code as reviewed but not satisfied, and post additional requirements in RRAAREQ that will satisfy the discrepancy. You can also allow the student to fix the issue. If you do that, I recommend leaving the 399 code as not reviewed and adding a code that indicates the student has been contacted and will fix the issue. (I use STUFIX). RHACOMM

11. Verification in 2017-2018 Keeping up with the 399s
If you don’t have a 1617 ISIR for the student, you don’t have to care about the 399 on 1718
But you do have to care if a 1617 comes in later
Batch post a status update on your 399 codes in to a waived status for those who do not have a ISIR on record after you complete the dataload.(See attachment 5)

12. select spriden_id,a. rrrareq_aidy_code,a. rrrareq_treq_code,a
select spriden_id,a.rrrareq_aidy_code,a.rrrareq_treq_code,a.rrrareq_trst_code,a.RRRARE Q_STAT_DATE,
b.rrrareq_aidy_code,b.rrrareq_treq_code,b.rrrareq_trst_code,b.RRRAREQ_STAT_DATE
from spriden,rrrareq a, rrrareq b
where spriden_pidm = b.rrrareq_pidm and
spriden_pidm = a.rrrareq_pidm and
spriden_change_ind is null and
a.rrrareq_aidy_code = '1617' and
a.rrrareq_treq_code = 'DISC' and
b.rrrareq_aidy_code = '1718' and
b.rrrareq_treq_code = 'DISC'
order by 8,4

14. Verification in 2017-2018 What about the 1617 FISAP
The Fed has said that any 399 codes that come in after September 9th will not have to be reviewed for 1617.
Still have to clear it up for Basically turns into super- verification for that student.
Things that don’t make sense
Current day questions like cash savings and checking or net worth of assets.
Things that are self reported. What are we supposed to verify? Make them self report again. (Form example attachment 3)

15. Verification in 2017-2018 Other Changes No longer required to Verify:
Child Support Paid
SNAP Benefits
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16. Verification in 2017-2018 Verification of Non-Filing
Must get IRS Non-Filing Letter
No more homemade form
Includes dependent students who have no income
Must Verify Wages for Non-filers
Batch Post requirements to find these (See attachment 4)

17. Questions/Discussions?
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Questions/Discussions?