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S. 2796

Working Student Act of 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.)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI](D-WI)Sponsor
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  • Introduced in SenateSep 11, 2014
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    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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    Introduced in Senate

Working Student Act of 2014 — Informed