HR7877-118

Introduced

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.

118th Congress Introduced Apr 5, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Labor, Social Welfare.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H253440CEEBD74F4FA4623470E1949740: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Second Chance at Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act.
  • Section H65FE5C3C7BD2448ABDD762937D9876CC: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The public service loan forgiveness program under section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C....
  • Section H5078BCF225E949E1B5065B7B1BD05A89: 3. Making forgiveness attainable for public sector workers Section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)) is amended— by striking...
  • Section H00ACE486DB4545D7A25466DC0F413F4C: 4. Loan forgiveness for teachers The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended— in section 428J(g)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1078–10(g)(2))— in...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Labor, Social Welfare

Primary Purpose

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Labor Social Welfare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 5, 2024

Mr. Norcross introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Labor Social Welfare
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"full-time, when used with respect to employment in public service," §H5078BCF225E949E1B5065B7B1BD05A89

working in public service employment in one or more jobs for a total of— not less than 30 hours a week

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