Welch to announce bill to streamline student financial aid application process on Wednesday

With college acceptance letters beginning to arrive and Vermonters working to figure out how to finance a higher education, Representative Peter Welch on Wednesday will announce legislation to ease the burden of applying for federal financial aid for Vermont students and families.
Welch will make the announcement at the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) in Winooski with VSAC President and CEO Don Vickers, VSAC Executive Director Scott Giles, and a Vermont student and family working to navigate the student financial aid process.
The press conference will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the VSAC library.
BURLINGTON, Vt. (Feb. 19, 2013) ‘ Welch's office