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College Affordability for Working Students Act

Introduced: August 3, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Aug 3, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Aug 3, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

College Affordability for Working Students Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out a Demonstration Loan program providing guaranteed and direct loans to less than half-time students for not more than six terms, semesters, or substantially equivalent periods of enrollment over the duration of the students' studies.

Limits program participation to up to 100 institutions of higher education or consortia of IHEs.

Requires program loans to be: (1) subject to deferral of repayment while the borrower is enrolled as a student, even if less than half-time; and (2) repaid pursuant to a repayment plan selected by the borrower that commences six months after the borrower's enrollment ends.

Authorizes the Secretary to waive, for IHE participants, certain requirements limiting what may be included in the cost of attendance for less than half-time students.

What's happening now September 19, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

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