S9174 • 2025

Relates to the calculation of full-time employment for purposes of the federal public service loan forgiveness program

Education

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Sponsor: Jessica Ramos
Last action: 2026-06-05
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Relates to the calculation of full-time employment for purposes of the federal public service loan forgiveness program

Relates to the calculation of full-time employment for purposes of the federal public service loan forgiveness program Increases the amount of credit to be certified under the federal public service loan forgiveness program for faculty or teachers to five hours worked for each hour of lecture or classroom time.

What This Bill Does

Relates to the calculation of full-time employment for purposes of the federal public service loan forgiveness program Increases the amount of credit to be certified under the federal public service loan forgiveness program for faculty or teachers to five hours worked for each hour of lecture or classroom time.

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Bill History

2026-06-05 Senate
COMMITTED TO RULES
2026-05-07 Senate
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-05-06 Senate
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-05-05 Senate
1ST REPORT CAL.985
2026-02-10 Senate
REFERRED TO LABOR

Official Summary Text

Relates to the calculation of full-time employment for purposes of the federal public service loan forgiveness program
Increases the amount of credit to be certified under the federal public service loan forgiveness program for faculty or teachers to five hours worked for each hour of lecture or classroom time.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          9174

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                    February 10, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

        AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the calculation  of  full-
          time  employment  for  purposes  of  the  federal  public service loan
          forgiveness program

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1001 of the labor law, as added by
     2  chapter 562 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
     3    1.  For faculty or teacher employees, a public service employer certi-
     4  fying employment after the effective date of THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS  OF
     5  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX  THAT  AMENDED  this  subdivision shall credit
     6  [3.35] FIVE hours worked for each hour of  lecture  or  classroom  time,
     7  regardless  of  when the hours were worked, including hours worked prior
     8  to the effective date of THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO  THOUSAND  TWEN-
     9  TY-SIX  THAT  AMENDED this subdivision. This subdivision does not super-
    10  sede any greater adjustment factor established by a collective  bargain-
    11  ing  agreement  or  employer  policy  in  recognition of additional work
    12  associated with lecture or classroom time for the purpose of the  public
    13  service loan forgiveness program.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14841-01-6