A 2158 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires institutions of higher education and government employers to provide certain students and employees with information about Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

This bill requires New Jersey colleges and universities to inform students with federal student loans about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program during their final two academic semesters. It also mandates that state government employers provide employees with PSLF information during onboarding and annually thereafter. The required information must include eligibility details, the program's website, and federal requirements (20 U.S.C. §1087e), and can be delivered electronically, by mail, or in person. The goal is to increase awareness of this federal program, which forgives student loans after 10 years of qualifying public service work.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Sep 2024
General Assembly Passage
Sep 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Sep 30, 2024
Floor votes · General Assembly Sep 26, 2024

How they voted

740
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 80
Sep 26, 2024
D Democratic52
48 Yea 4
92% Yea
R Republican28
26 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Sep 30, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
upper
Sep 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (74-0-1)
lower
Jun 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
lower
3 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors