Commission on Loan Repayment and Forgiveness State LRAP Toolkit: A Resource Guide for Creating State Loan Repayment Assistance Programs for Public Service Lawyers
American Bar Association - 030013
Abstract Number: 030013
March 2003
The American Bar Association's (ABA) Commission on Loan Repayment and Forgiveness (CLRF) created the State Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) Toolkit to provide support to parties interested in implementing a statewide loan repayment program. The ABA's CLRF created this toolkit due to the increasing financial debt faced by many recent law school graduates, many owing as much as $80,000 upon graduation. The goal behind this effort is to alleviate this burdensome debt and, in doing so, allow recent law graduates the opportunity to pursue a career in public interest law without facing extreme financial hardship themselves.
The ABA designed this toolkit to provide users both with a background on currently existing statewide LRAPs as well as practical strategies and tools to help interested parties implement LRAPs in new states. In addition to details about the eight existing statewide LRAPs, the toolkit includes a detailed checklist which raises important questions such as eligibility requirements, program structure, oversight responsibilities, and more. Sample legislation is also included in this toolkit accompanied by an in depth analysis of the legislation with suggestions on ways to craft it to meet the goals and requirements of a particular program. The toolkit includes a section which suggests ways to develop support for the program as well as appendixes containing additional useful information. The toolkit is organized into the following chapters:
Introduction
History of State Loan Repayment Assistance Programs
LRAP Checklist: Creating a State Loan Repayment Assistance Program
Loan Repayment Assistance Program Sample State Legislation
Analysis of Loan Repayment Assistance Program Sample State Legislation
Tips on Developing a Statewide Campaign for a Loan Repayment Assistance Program
Other Resources
Appendices
Access the full toolkit below as a PDF document from the ABA's website.
Contact Information:
Dina Merrell Director, ABA Center for Pro Bono ABA Commission on Loan Repayment and Forgiveness 541 N. Fairbanks Ct., 15th FL Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 988-5773 Fax: (312) 988-5483 Email
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