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Rep. Annie Kuster is sponsoring legislation to provide $25,000 in student debt relief or tuition assistance for essential workers.
The “Opportunities for Heroes Act” would benefit employees from grocery stores to fire stations.
Gubernatorial candidate Sen. Dan Feltes has made a similar proposal to offer frontline workers two years of free tuition at New Hampshire community colleges and universities.
The Opportunities for Heroes Act
Rep. Kuster’s bill, the Opportunities for Heroes Act, would provide $25,000 toward either student loans or tuition. The bill creates a commission to determine which employees are eligible for the benefit, but the bill also lists some employees that are guaranteed eligibility.
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