Trump Administration is proposing a new rule that will stop people with outstanding college loans With relief on that loan, if their employers were found to have “national security and reducing American values” through illegal means.
Proposed rules, Announced On Monday, the Federal Public Students Debt forgiveness (PSLF) program by the Education Department will ban people by participating in the PSLF program if the organization they work for is found to be engaged in some illegal activities.
“President Trump has given the department a historic mandate to restore the Public Service loan waiver program for its original objective – supporting public servants who strengthen their communities and serve the public’s good, do not benefit the businesses in illegal activity, which harm Americans,” said Nicholas Kent, the secretary of education. statement,
The loan program, which was launched in 2007 under President George W. Bush, aims to help public employees and police officers to give student loan loans.
The proposed rule lists some examples of what kind of activities will be considered illegal, possibly an organization’s workers are excluded from the public service loan program. These include assessment which is an organization Supporting and hating terrorism, violation of immigration laws, and what is the rule Describes “In the form of chemical and surgical caustation or children’s mutation.”
If a person with an excellent student loan works for a employer who is disqualified for PSLF, the person can still participate in the program, but as per the proposed rule, a qualified employer must switch to.
President Trump released the process of making new rules in March executive Order It directed the Education Secretary to amend the Public Service loan forgiveness program. The Department of Education is pleading for public comments on the proposed rule by 17 September.
The White House and the Department of Education did not respond to the immediate remarks request.
The Education Department said that the proposed rules are necessary to preserve the original intentions of the public student loan forgiveness program, which is to reward public service. The agency also said that it wants to protect Americans to ensure that their tax dollars do not support organizations engaged in “illegal activity”.
The Education Department said in a statement, “The proposed rules will prevent PSLF benefits to employees of organizations who are reducing national security and American values through illegal means, and therefore not providing public service.”
Critics of the draft regulation said that it would allow the officials of the Education Department to improperly out some public servants from debt relief under the federal program. A advocacy group, student borrower protection center, said in July blog post This rule will give the education department a comprehensive rights to those groups to restrict money whose work struggles with the agenda of the Trump administration.
“To be clear, if this proposal is implemented will allow the secretary [of education] To disqualify from PSLF, any employees of school systems who are accurately teaching the history of American slaughter, health care providers, who offer gender-suit care and offer legal aid organizations, who represent individuals against illegal exile, “Winston Barkman-Bearen, the Legislative Director of the Burree Protection Center said in a 30th of June,” Said, Hearing On proposal.
The 2007 College Cost Reduction and Access Act introduced as part of the Act, the Public Service Loan Program cancels the outstanding loans for borrowers who pay 120 monthly, or pay 10 years of payment. Currently, the program provides benefits to all government employers and all qualifications 501 (C) (3) employers.
