LeadingAge to DOE: Concerns About Proposed Changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Our September 17, 2025, comment letter opposes the Department of Education’s (DOE) proposed rule to narrow the scope of organizations considered qualifying employers under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. We address the program’s importance for aging services providers and assert that all 501(c)(3) tax exempt organizations are and must remain qualifying employers under federal law. Finally, we explain why the proposed rule is unnecessary.