,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aj1 #bjad ,ms4
 ,michelle ,lujan ,grisham of ,new      
,mexico 7for herself and ,mr4 ,enyart7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife to provide student loan        
eligibility for mid-career1 part-time   
students1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,education for ,jobs ,act4  #b4     
,student loan eligibility for mid-career
 part-time students  7a7 ,student       
eligibility ,section #dhd7;b7 of the    
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajia7 is amended--  7#a7 by  
redesignating paragraph 7#e7 as         
paragraph 7#f72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#d7 the following3     
7#e7 ,a student who--  7,a7 is carrying 
at least #c credit hours or the         
equivalent coursework for the course of 

study that the student is pursuing1 as  
determined by the eligible institution1 
7,b7 is enrolled in a course of study   
necessary for enrollment in a program   
leading to a degree or certificate1 and 
7,c7 was employed on a full-time basis  
for not less than #aj years1  shall be1 
notwithstanding paragraph 7#a7 of       
subsection 7a71 eligible to apply for   
loans under part ,d of this title4  4   
7b7 ,annual and aggregate loan limits   
,section #dbh7;b77#a77;,a7 of the       
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgh7;b77#a77;,a77 is amended
 by inserting or meets the requirements 
of section #dhd7;b77#e7 after           
institution74  7c7 ,repayment period    
7#a7 ,stafford loans ,section           
#dbh7;b77#g77;,a7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgh7;b77#g77;,a77 is amended by       
inserting before the period at the end  
the following3 or1 in the case of a     
student described in section            
#dhd7;b77#e71 the day after #f months   

after the date such student ceases to   
meet the requirements of such section4  
7#b7 ,,plus loans ,section              
#dbh;,b7d77#a77;,b77ii7 of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgh-b7;d77#a77;,b77ii77 is amended by 
inserting before the period at the end  
the following3 or1 in the case of a     
graduate or professional student        
borrower described in section           
#dhd7;b77#e71 during the #f-month period
 beginning on the day after the date    
such student ceases to meet the         
requirements of such section4