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S 2712 113th Congress Senate Education Higher education Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Temporary and part-time employment

Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2014

Introduced: July 30, 2014 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5145-5146)
Jul 30, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5145)
Jul 30, 2014
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2014 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to treat part-time teachers as public service employees, for purposes of the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan forgiveness program for public service employees, if they: (1) teach at least one course at an institution of higher education, a postsecondary vocational institution, or a Tribal College or University; and (2) do not have another full-time job. (Public service employees must make 120 monthly payments on such loans as public service employees to qualify for Direct Loan forgiveness under the program.)

What's happening now July 30, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5145-5146)

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