State Loan Access and Student Protection Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 29, 2013)
State Loan Access and Student Protection Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exempt certain state education loans from the requirement that when an institution of higher education (IHE) recommends, promotes, or endorses such loans, there need to be at least two unaffiliated lenders of those loans on the school's preferred lender list.
Conditions that exemption on the IHE:
- only recommending, promoting, or endorsing such loans by providing students and families with information about the loans and providing financial aid packages that include such loans to students who have previously been awarded such loans;
- using a form, to be developed by the Secretary of Education, to disclose the terms and conditions of such loans to borrowers and compare them to the terms and conditions of Direct loans under part D (William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program) of title IV;
- placing such loans on their preferred list only if the loans' terms and conditions are at least as favorable as the terms and conditions on Direct loans; and
- prominently disclosing to borrowers the methods and criteria it used in deciding to recommend, promote, or endorse such loans.
What just happenedJan 22, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 29, 2013
- Jan 22, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Oct 29, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Oct 29, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 29, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House