1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2019”.
Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2019
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.
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—
by striking “teaching as” and inserting the following:
“(I) as”
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
by adding at the end the following:
“(II) as a part-time faculty member or instructor who—
“(aa) teaches not less than 1 course 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)); and
“(bb) is not employed on a full-time basis by any other employer.”