§ 12-211 Notice regarding student loan forgiveness programs.
AC § 12-211
a. For purposes of this section, the term "city agency" means an agency established by the charter and any other agency designated by the mayor for purposes of this section. b. Requirement to prepare notice. The commissioner of citywide administrative services shall prepare, in consultation with the commissioner of the department of consumer and worker protection, a notice for employees of city agencies regarding the availability of federal and state student loan forgiveness programs. The commissioner shall make the notice available on the website of the department of citywide administrative services in a downloadable format. c. Required information. The notice required pursuant to subdivision b shall: 1. Include, but need not be limited to, notice that an employee of a city agency may be eligible for loan forgiveness under a federal or state student loan forgiveness program; 2. Provide the official website address for each program; and 3. Encourage each employee or applicant for employment to review carefully the information provided on the websites to determine eligibility for such programs and the procedures for application. d. Provision of notice to agency heads. The commissioner shall make the notice prepared pursuant to subdivision b of this section available to the heads of city agencies to share with employees and applicants for employment at such agencies. e. Provision of notice to employees and applicants for employment. The head of each city agency shall provide the notice prepared pursuant to subdivision b: 1. To an individual who begins employment at the applicable city agency after the effective date of this section, within five days of beginning such employment; 2. To an individual already employed at the city agency on the effective date of this section, within fifteen days of such effective date; and 3. In advertisements for employment with the city agency, where appropriate. (L.L. 2022/013, 1/9/2022, eff. 4/9/2022)
