Bill Sponsors: IN SB0400 | 2019 | Regular Session

Bill Title: Student loan forgiveness for child service workers. Establishes the department of child services student loan forgiveness fund (fund) to provide grants for student loan repayment assistance to eligible department of child services (DCS): (1) family case managers; and (2) supervisors. Provides that DCS administers the fund. Requires an applicant to: (1) be employed by DCS as a family case manager or supervisor; and (2) have been employed by DCS as a family case manager or supervisor for at least three years immediately preceding the application; to be eligible for student loan repayment assistance. Provides that a family case manager or supervisor may not receive more than four grants for student loan repayment assistance through the fund.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-14 - First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations [SB0400 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Sponsors

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Senator Eddie Melton [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-003FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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