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Committee approves HB1200 to delay ARS loan payments until service is complete and broaden eligibility
Summary
HB1200 would require Arkansas Rehabilitation Services to pay student‑loan lenders only after an employee completes a two‑year service commitment and would expand eligibility beyond employees titled 'counselor'; the committee approved the bill by voice vote.
The Senate Education Committee voted to advance HB1200 after hearing from Representative Mayberry and Arkansas Rehabilitation Services counsel Charles Lightford.
Lightford described the bill as a pair of technical changes to ARS' student‑loan forgiveness program. Under current practice, the agency issues payments upon application and can require repayment if an employee leaves the agency; HB1200…
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