118th Congress Education
S. 1353: Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill allows certain adjunct faculty to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Specifically, the bill allows adjunct faculty, teachers, or lecturers in nontenured track employment to participate in the PSLF program if they (1) teach at least 9 credit hours per semester, 6 credit hours per trimester, or 18 credit hours per calendar year or at least 30 hours per week 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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Cosponsors
- Cory Booker D-NJOriginal
- Mazie Hirono D-HIOriginal
- Ron Wyden D-OROriginal
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIOriginal
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Richard Durbin.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1421-1422)


