[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2485 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2485
To amend section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to
allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan
forgiveness.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 28, 2025
Mr. Durbin (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Wyden, and Mr.
Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To amend section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to
allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan
forgiveness.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR ADJUNCT FACULTY.
Section 455(m)(3)(B)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``teaching as'' and inserting the
following: ``teaching--
``(I) as'';
(2) by striking ``, foreign language faculty, and part-time
faculty at community colleges), as determined by the
Secretary.'' and inserting ``and foreign language faculty), as
determined by the Secretary; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(II) at an institution of higher
education (as defined in section
101(a)), a postsecondary vocational
institution (as defined in section
102(c)), or a Tribal College or
University (as defined in section
316(b)), in non-tenured track
employment as an adjunct or contingent
faculty, teacher, or lecturer who--
``(aa) teaches--
``(AA) not less
than 9 credit hours per
semester, 6 credit
hours per trimester, or
18 credit hours per
calendar year; or
``(BB) not less
than a total of 30
hours per week, as
determined by
multiplying each credit
or contact hour taught
per week by 3.35 (or a
larger number, if
determined appropriate
by the Secretary); and
``(bb) is not employed on a
full-time basis by any other
employer.''.
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