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Sec. 2 · S. 2485

Loan forgiveness for adjunct faculty

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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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