After making a decade of payments, many borrowers have found that they have the wrong type of federal loan or repayment plan to be eligible for the program. As long as they made 10 years of payments on their federal student loans, the program promised to erase the remainder.īut more than 90% of applicants have been rejected. The Education Department said Wednesday it will drop some of the toughest requirements around Public Service Loan Forgiveness, a program that was launched in 2007 to steer more college graduates into public service but, since then, has helped just 5,500 borrowers get their loans erased.Ĭongress created the program as a reward for college students who go into public service. The bill cites small off-road engines are releasing more pollutants into the air than an average car.Īction News Now reached out to assembly member Marc Berman who co-authored the bill, but we have not heard back.The Biden administration is temporarily relaxing the rules for a student loan forgiveness program that has been criticized for its notoriously complex requirements - a change that could offer debt relief to thousands of teachers, social workers, military members and other public servants. If this bill is signed into law it would require new so-called 'small off-road engines' to be phased out beginning in 2024. He admits they are less expensive than battery-powered generators. Vincent says he typically uses his gas-powered generator for roughly 3 days when the power is turned off. That's why our heat is going up in the summer and it's getting colder,' Vincent said. 'I know it's (pollution) all going up and breaking down the ozone layer and we have a big hole. The bill also aims to phase out a majority of gardening equipment such as lawnmowers and leaf blowers, the authors say that equipment creates too much pollution.Īnother person on the ridge who would be impacted by this is Doug Vincent.Īlthough this bill could make it more difficult to live in Paradise, he understands the reasoning behind its intentions. It's not just a normal home it's the equipment we need them.' 'Which we don't find to be as strong to run the power equipment that we have to use. 'It's an additional expense if we have to change out those gas generators to something like electric,' Luna explained. Luna says she depends on these kinds of generators to power her equipment when the power goes out. That includes gas-powered generators, Chawne Luna owns an autobody shop called Collision Masters and Frame-work on Pearson Road in Paradise. If passed - assembly bill 1346 would ban so-called small 'off-road' engines.

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