Legislation passed in House to increase Pell Grants

Sophia Lopez | Staff Writer
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A bill passed by the House of Representatives on Sept. 17 aims to make attending college more convenient, affordable and effective by increasing Pell Grants, simplifying the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and making many other changes.

The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3221) will help America meet a goal set by President Obama to have the highest percentage of college graduates in the world by 2020.
SAFRA will increase the maximum annual Pell Grant award to $5,550 in 2010 and increase funding with inflation, according to the Committee on Education and Labor. The Pell Grant is a need-based scholarship awarded by the government for college students.

City College student Violet Garcia didn’t think the increase was enough.
“You’re failing to support the people who really need the support,” Garcia said, explaining that while the maximum Pell Grant amount may be sufficient for some, for the people who need it most it isn’t enough.
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The bill also simplifies the FAFSA form by significantly reducing the number of questions, according to the Committee on Education and Labor.

City College student Cynthia Daniel approved of this idea.

“I have friends that ask me for advice on … what to do in the FAFSA, and sometimes I can help them, but there’s a lot of people that fall in between the cracks—like if they didn’t do something right, and they don’t have someone to explain it to them, it can be really difficult,” she said.

The bill would save about $10 billion, according to Mara Lee of Congresswoman Doris Matsui’s office, by switching to the Direct Loan program, where the government would lend directly to students instead of subsidizing private lenders. Jane Glickman of the U.S. Department of Education said, however, that “the private sector will still be involved in servicing the loans.”

SAFRA will also institute a competitive grant program for community colleges, support free online courses and improve pre-kindergarten education.

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on the bill Oct. 15.