Working Student Act of 2014
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Sep 11, 2014)
Working Student Act of 2014 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the income protection allowance for academic year 2015-2016 to:
- $8,451 for dependent students;
- $13,135 for independent students without dependents other than a spouse who are single, separated, or married when both spouses are enrolled; and
- $21,060 for independent students without dependents other than a spouse if only one of the spouses is enrolled.
Increases for academic year 2015-2016 the income protection allowances for independent students with dependents other than a spouse. (These allowances vary depending on the number of such dependents.)
Provides for cost-of-living adjustments to such income protection allowances after academic year 2015-2016. (An income protection allowance is the amount excluded from a student's income in determining the student's need for assistance under title IV.)
What just happenedSep 11, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateSep 11, 2014
- Sep 11, 2014IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sep 11, 2014IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate