Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness.

New York Assembly Bill A04608 amends the education law to expand the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness. The bill extends the period from six years to seven years after the completion of the second year and before the commencement of the tenth year of employment as an eligible attorney. This change combines periods of employment as an eligible attorney and as a law school graduate working for a prosecuting or criminal defense agency.

Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness.

New York Assembly Bill A04608 amends the education law to expand the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness. The bill extends the period from six years to seven years after the completion of the second year and before the commencement of the tenth year of employment as an eligible attorney. This change combines periods of employment as an eligible attorney and as a law school graduate working for a prosecuting or criminal defense agency.