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Loan forgiveness program becomes law

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THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNALLegal aid attorneys, state and local prosecutors and public defenders benefit.Marcia Coyle / Staff reporter August 15, 2008WASHINGTON ? President Bush today signed into law legislation expanding a student loan forgiveness program for students who become legal aid lawyers, state or local prosecutors, and public defenders. The program is contained in the Higher Education Opportunity Act (H.R. 4137) which updates existing programs and creates new ways to make higher education accessible and affordable. The new law amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the attorney general to assume the obligation to repay student loans for borrowers who agree to remain employed, for at least three years, as: (1) state or local criminal prosecutors; or (2) state, local, or federal public defenders in criminal cases...continue to full post

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