A bill to improve the public service loan forgiveness program under section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, to improve loan forgiveness eligibility provisions under such Act for teachers, and for other purposes.
Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act
This bill makes changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Among other changes, the bill (1) allows a borrower who obtained an eligible Federal Direct Loan and has been employed full-time in public service (beginning on or after January 1, 1994) for 10 years or more to receive loan forgiveness under the PSLF program; (2) provides additional relevant definitions, including to specify that full-time employment is at least 30 hours a week; and (3) allows an eligible teacher to use the same teaching service to qualify for both the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program and the PSLF program.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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