A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide loan forgiveness for attorneys who represent low-income families or individuals involved in the family or domestic relations court systems.

Summary

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a demonstration program of student loan forgiveness for highly qualified attorneys who: (1) work for State or local government, or nonprofit private, entities on behalf of low-income families or individuals in the family or domestic relations court systems; and (2) have trained and worked in areas including juvenile justice, truancy, child abuse or neglect, adoption, domestic relations, child support, paternity, or others which State law determines to be in the field of family or domestic relations law.

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Timeline

1. 14 November 2002

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 November 2002

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11083-11084)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 November 2002

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 14 November 2002 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 November 2002

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 November 2002

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 14 November 2002

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Sponsors

• Rep. DeWine, Mike [R-OH-7] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
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