SB 439 Virginia Senate · 2018 Regular Session

Student Loan Ombudsman, Office of the; established, report.

Summary
Establishes the Office of the Student Loan Ombudsman within the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. The Office of the Student Loan Ombudsman is required to provide timely assistance to any student loan borrower of any student education loan in the Commonwealth. The Office of the Student Loan Ombudsman is further required to establish and maintain a student loan borrower education course that shall cover key loan terms, documentation requirements, monthly payment obligations, income-based repayment options, loan forgiveness, and disclosure requirements. This bill was incorporated into
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Introduction
Jan 2018
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Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018 Last action Jan 17, 2018
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Jan 17, 2018
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
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Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103798D
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Party
State
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P
JT
Jennifer T. Wexton
DDemocratic
VA
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