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Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program – Employee Certification and Awareness Materials

Sponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (District 39)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing requirements related to the certification of employment by public service employers under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, including requirements regarding determinations of whether employees are full-time and the frequency with which the certifications are to be provided; and requiring the Student Loan Ombudsman in the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to develop and disseminate information to public service employers to increase awareness of and participation in the Program.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 9Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMuller, FrancaBaltimore Teachers UnionOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSilver Canady, TisaMaryland Center for Collegiate Financial WellnessOral
FAVHennen, AmyOffice of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation, Department of LaborWritten (PDF)
FAVCzulada, AmyStudent Borrower Protection CenterOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Lopez, Delegate LopezlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVGruber, BarbaraIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLopez, LesleyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSpells-Fentry, RhondaIndividualOral
FAVWhite, MarcelinelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWhite, MarcelineRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition