Relates to expanding the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys

This bill expands the eligibility period for attorneys working in indigent legal services to qualify for student loan forgiveness, increasing it from six to seven years after beginning their second year of employment. It allows combining all time spent as an eligible attorney or as a law school graduate working for permitted legal agencies (like public defenders or prosecutors) toward this period. The change applies immediately to new applicants and does not reduce benefits for current participants. It directly affects attorneys seeking loan forgiveness through New York's program for those serving low-income clients.