AP: DILLON’S FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION BILL APPROVED BY HOUSE

The House passed a bill, sponsored by Rep. Pat Dillon that will make it easier for parents and
students to understand each potential financial aid package offered by colleges and universities.

The Associated Press wrote about it:

Connecticut House passes financial aid information bill

Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:28 PM EDT
By The Associated Press
HARTFORD — A proposal, sponsored in part by state Rep. Patricia Dillon of New
Haven, would require Connecticut colleges and universities to supply students with
uniform financial aid information and has passed in the state House of Representatives.

The bill, which passed Thursday 141-to-0, obliges institutions of higher education to
provide a financial aid shopping sheet to each admitted student before the enrollment
deadline.

The legislation builds on a bill Rep. Dillon authored several years ago to provide student athletes
with clear information about their scholarships.

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