Free college for kids of teachers and police who worked 20 years
S. 5566 — Public Service Educational Assistance Act · Filed by Cory Booker (D-NJ) · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill sets up a program that pays for college. It covers kids of teachers, police, fire workers, social workers, and first aid workers. These parents must have worked 20 years in their jobs. The government pays tuition, fees, and books to schools. Kids can use this money with other federal student loans and grants.
Who it affects
Kids of teachers, police, fire workers, social workers, and first aid workers get free college tuition and books. Schools that join the program get federal money to cover these costs.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how much money Congress will spend. Only kids of workers with 20 years of work qualify.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Finance · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- tuition — The money you pay to go to school or college.
- federal student loans — Money the government lends to students to pay for school.
- first aid workers — People who help in emergencies and respond to calls for help.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (6,184 characters) on Oct 16, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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