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<section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="3-1804" title_number="3" title_name="Employment Standards and Conditions" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Certification of Public Service Employment Under the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Student Loan Ombudsman shall develop and update as necessary material designed to promote awareness of and increase participation in the Program.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The materials shall include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a standardized letter that:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>gives a brief summary of the Program;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>provides information about what an employee must do to benefit from the Program; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>recommends that employees visit the U.S. Department of Education’s official website for additional resources;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a detailed fact sheet that:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>describes the Program; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>includes the U.S. Department of Education’s official website addresses for the Program and for resources for student loan borrowers; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a document containing frequently asked questions about the Program.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>On or after October 15, 2025, the Student Loan Ombudsman, in coordination with other State agencies, shall make the materials developed under subsection (a) of this section available to public service employers.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On or after November 15, 2025, each public service employer shall provide each newly hired employee with the most recently available version of the materials developed under subsection (a) of this section within 30 days after the employee’s first day of employment.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A public service employer may provide the materials developed under subsection (a) of this section by mail, by e–mail, or during an in–person new employee orientation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>On or after March 15, 2026, each public service employer shall annually provide the most recently available version of the materials developed under subsection (a) of this section to all employees in written or electronic form.</text>
  </level>
</section>
