Establishes Reproductive Health Care Professionals Loan Redemption Program; appropriates $5 million.
This bill establishes New Jersey's Reproductive Health Care Professional Loan Redemption Program, appropriating $5 million to reduce student debt for licensed providers. It directly affects New Jersey residents who are reproductive health care professionals (including abortion providers) working at approved sites like clinics or hospitals. Under the program, participants can have up to 18%-28% of their qualifying student loans redeemed per year of service (capping at $200,000 total), with preference given to those working in counties lacking abortion providers. The program requires a 1-4 year service commitment at an approved site in exchange for loan repayment, excluding those already in federal or state loan repayment programs.
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Jun 2024
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Introduced Jun 24, 2024
Last action Jun 24, 2024
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Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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P
Nick Scutari
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Renee Burgess
DDemocratic
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