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H1438 • 2025

An Act increasing awareness of public student loan forgiveness

An Act increasing awareness of public student loan forgiveness

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Sponsor
Natalie M. Higgins
Last action
2025-10-27
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act increasing awareness of public student loan forgiveness

An Act increasing awareness of public student loan forgiveness By Representative Higgins of Leominster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act increasing awareness of public student loan forgiveness By Representative Higgins of Leominster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1438) of Natalie M.
  • Higgins, Lindsay N.
  • Sabadosa and James B.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-10-27 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-07-07 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Higher Education

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act increasing awareness of public student loan forgiveness
By Representative Higgins of Leominster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1438) of Natalie M. Higgins, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and James B. Eldridge that the student loan ombudsman establish a live annual training program for all state employees regarding eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program through the U.S. Department of Education. Higher Education.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1438

Section 35 of Chapter 12 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following in subsection (b):-

The student loan ombudsman in coordination with the human services division within the executive office for administration and finance shall assist in establishing a live annual training program for all state employees regarding their eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program through the U.S. Department of Education. An online training module shall be provided during all new state employee onboarding.

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