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Jahana Hayes: “However, teachers may not simultaneously qualify for both…”

Featuring: Jahana Hayes, Democratic | U.S. House, Connecticut, District 5

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Congresswoman Jahana Hayes Remarks on Teacher Debt Relief Act

Published | Video Starts at 01:38

Alternatively, teachers may choose to participate in the federal PSLF program, which discharges any remaining debt after ten years of public service. However, teachers may not simultaneously qualify for both programs. That means that after serving five years in the classroom and receiving debt relief through the SSLF, they must serve another ten years before qualifying for loan discharge under PSLF. (01:38–01:44)

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Asserts that teachers may not simultaneously qualify for both the SSLF and PSLF programs.

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