{"AmendmentNumber":"688","ParentBillNumber":"S4","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"RCF0","Name":"Ryan C. Fattman","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/RCF0","ResponseDate":"2026-05-07T17:47:31.573"},"Category":"Education","Action":"Rejected","RollCall":[],"Title":"Student Loan Deferment for Young Parents and Families","Branch":"Senate","RedraftNumber":null,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Messrs. Fattman, O'Connor and Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section X the following section:-\r\n“SECTION X. Chapter 15C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section:-\r\nSection 30. As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:\r\n'Newborn child', a child not more than 6 months of age.\r\n'Student loan', a loan primarily used to finance education or other school-related expenses.\r\n'Borrower', a resident of the commonwealth who has received or agreed to pay a student loan or a person who shares responsibility with that resident for repaying the student loan.\r\nThe Massachusetts Educational Finance Authority, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, shall promulgate regulations and develop a program to allow for the deferment of student loans dispersed by the Authority by any borrower who is pregnant or who is a parent or guardian caring for or adopting a newborn child. Said regulation shall: (i) include a deferment period of not less than 6 months; (ii) require a birth certificate, adoption certificate, or appropriate documentation from a healthcare professional or primary care doctor; and (iii) be established no later than December 31, 2027.”\r\n"}