June 14, 2002

Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Simplify Student-Aid Rules

By STEPHEN BURD

U.S. Rep. Howard P. (Buck) McKeon introduced legislation last week that would ease a law requiring college drop-outs to repay part of their federal student-aid awards. The bill would also make clear that home-schooled students are eligible to receive federal financial aid, without having to first earn general high-school-equivalency diplomas.

The measure, HR 4866, is the product of a yearlong effort by Mr. McKeon, the California Republican who heads a House of Representatives

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