AGENDA

1. Welcome, Introductions and Overview of Meeting Etiquette – Scott Lapinski, Chair
2. Consideration of Approval of Minutes from September 11, 2025, FAAC meeting – Scott Lapinski,
Chair
3. Update: Prior FAAC Business – Leah Smalley, Director II, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
(Coordinating Board)
4. Presentation: Annual Report – Scott Lapinski, Chair
5. Update: Government Relations – John Wyatt, Director II, Coordinating Board
6. Presentation: Empowering Financial Aid Offices with AI – Maria Serna, Associate Director, The
University of Texas at Austin
7. Update: Financial Aid Operations Subcommittee – Beth Tolan, Financial Aid Operations
Subcommittee Chair
8. Discussion: Fraudulent Applications in Financial Aid – Committee Members
9. Update: Texas Association for State Financial Aid Administrators (TASFAA) – Thomas Ratliff, TASFAA
President
10. Discussion: Approved Rules from October Board Meeting – Charles W. Contéro-Puls, Assistant
Commissioner for Student Financial Aid Programs, Coordinating Board
11. Update: Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) – Heather Fountain, TASFA Subcommittee
12. Update: High School District – Erica Ramos, Pharr – San Juan – Alamo ISD, Sandra Moore, Amarillo
ISD, and Dr. Angelica Haro, Education Service Center (ESC) Region 19
13. Update: Office of Student Financial Aid Programs – Leah Smalley, Director II, Coordinating Board
14. Discussion: Bridge the GAPS (Goals, Achievements, Progress and Solutions) – Committee Members
15. Review future meetings, reminders, and topic recommendation for future meetings – Scott Lapinski,
Chair
16. Adjournment – Scott Lapinski, Chair

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