Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1927
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2017-10-05
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Higher education

Student aid and college costs

Teaching, teachers, curricula

Temporary and part-time employment
Latest action: action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6361-6362; text of measure as introduced: CR S6362)

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-10-05
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow part-time teachers to participate in 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. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1927 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 5, 2017 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Franken ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2017 . 2. Loan forgiveness for adjunct faculty Section 455(m)(3)(B)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)(B)(ii) ) is amended— (1) by striking teaching as and inserting the following: teaching— (I) as ; (2) by striking , foreign language faculty, and part-time faculty at community colleges), as determined by the Secretary. and inserting and foreign language faculty), as determined by the Secretary; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (II) as a part-time faculty member or instructor who— (aa) teaches not less than 1 course at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a)), a postsecondary vocational institution (as defined in section 102(c)), or a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316(b)); and (bb) is not employed on a full-time basis by any other employer. .