To prohibit any person convicted of an unlawful activity on or after October 7, 2023, on a college campus from being eligible for public service loan forgiveness.
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Latest Action · May 23, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
This bill would make anyone convicted of unlawful activity on a college campus on or after October 7, 2023, ineligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which allows federal student loan borrowers to have their remaining debt forgiven after ten years of qualifying public service employment. The legislation defines unlawful activity broadly to include acts of physical violence and any violation of state or federal law committed on a college campus during this time period. The bill would affect students and recent graduates who have been convicted of campus-related crimes and who would otherwise qualify for the federal loan forgiveness program. There is no specific funding amount mentioned in the legislation, as it operates by restricting eligibility rather than appropriating new funds. The bill was introduced in May 2024 and referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, where it has not advanced further.
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