Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2442
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-07-22
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5053)

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of </b><strong>2021</strong></p> <p>This bill allows certain part-time faculty to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Specifically, the bill allows part-time faculty members or instructors to participate in the PSLF program 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 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2442 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2021 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Ms. Duckworth , Ms. Hirono , and Mr. Booker ) 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 2021 . 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. .