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2020 SESSION

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HB 743 Higher educational institutions; qualified education loans, providers of private education loans.

Introduced by: David L. Bulova | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Private student loan providers; certain disclosures. Requires any provider of private education loans to disclose to any student attending an institution of higher education in the Commonwealth, prior to issuing a qualified education loan to such student, the contact information for the Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman and a summary of the student loan information applicable to private education loans that may be found on the State Council of Higher Education's website. The bill provides that any such disclosure may be made in conjunction with or incorporated into another disclosure to such student prior to issuing the qualified education loan. The bill requires the summary to be developed by the Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman in consultation with relevant stakeholders. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Private student loan providers; certain disclosures. Requires any provider of private student loans to disclose to any student attending an institution of higher education in the Commonwealth, prior to issuing a qualified education loan to such student, the contact information for the Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman and a summary of the student loan information applicable to private student loans that may be found on the State Council of Higher Education's website. The bill provides that any such disclosure may be made in conjunction with or incorporated into another disclosure to such student prior to issuing the qualified education loan. The bill requires the summary to be developed by the Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman in consultation with relevant stakeholders. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Public institutions of higher education; private student loan information; advising. Requires any provider of private student loans to provide student loan advising information to a student prior to issuing a loan to any student in the Commonwealth. The information shall be developed by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and include information relevant to a student considering a private student loan. The bill directs the Council to include relevant stakeholders in the development of such information.