{"id":3880,"date":"2019-10-01T11:31:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/senators-intro-bill-to-repeal-lifetime-student-aid-ban-for-some\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:07:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:07:21","slug":"senators-intro-bill-to-repeal-lifetime-student-aid-ban-for-some","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/senators-intro-bill-to-repeal-lifetime-student-aid-ban-for-some\/","title":{"rendered":"Los senadores presentan un proyecto de ley para derogar la prohibici\u00f3n de ayuda estudiantil de por vida para algunos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2013 Los senadores Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden anunciaron el martes una nueva legislaci\u00f3n bipartidista que, seg\u00fan dicen, abordar\u00eda una injusticia para algunos estudiantes que desean usar el Cr\u00e9dito Tributario de la Oportunidad Estadounidense para la educaci\u00f3n superior.<\/p>\n<p>El AOTC es el principal cr\u00e9dito fiscal disponible para los estudiantes que buscan una educaci\u00f3n superior; sin embargo, los estudiantes con una condena previa por delitos graves de drogas no son elegibles permanentemente para usar el cr\u00e9dito.<\/p>\n<p>Los senadores dijeron que este requisito inverso hace que sea m\u00e1s dif\u00edcil garantizar el reingreso exitoso de aquellos que han cumplido su condena, al limitar su capacidad para avanzar en su educaci\u00f3n y seguir una carrera.<\/p>\n<p>El&nbsp;<i>Ley de Eliminaci\u00f3n de la Discriminaci\u00f3n y Creaci\u00f3n de Corredores para Expandir el \u00c9xito Estudiantil de 2019 (Ley ED ACCESS)&nbsp;<\/i>arreglar\u00eda esta inequidad derogando la prohibici\u00f3n de por vida.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncluso despu\u00e9s de cumplir sus sentencias, innumerables estadounidenses enfrentan obst\u00e1culos tras obst\u00e1culos cuando se trata de reinsertarse en la sociedad\u201d, dijo el Senador Merkley. \u201cEsta legislaci\u00f3n es un importante paso adelante para eliminar uno de esos obst\u00e1culos, al poner el Cr\u00e9dito Tributario de Oportunidad Estadounidense al alcance para que estos estadounidenses puedan recibir una educaci\u00f3n y encaminarse hacia una vida mejor, benefici\u00e1ndolos a ellos, a sus familias y a todos. de nuestras comunidades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNegar oportunidades a aquellos estadounidenses que han cumplido su condena y quieren seguir una educaci\u00f3n superior es incorrecto, punto final\u201d, dijo el Senador Wyden. \u201cEl gobierno federal no deber\u00eda interponerse en el camino de aquellos que buscan una vida mejor. Ya es hora de derogar este requisito discriminatorio\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Merkley comenz\u00f3 a trabajar para derogar esta prohibici\u00f3n despu\u00e9s de reunirse con un activista de Oreg\u00f3n,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.streetroots.org\/2019\/07\/19\/punishment-no-cure-addiction-morgan-godvin-pushes-prison-reform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">morgan godvin<\/a>, a principios de este a\u00f1o en uno de sus ayuntamientos. Godvin, quien actualmente es estudiante en la Escuela de Salud P\u00fablica de la OHSU-Universidad Estatal de Portland, se est\u00e1 recuperando de la adicci\u00f3n a la hero\u00edna y cumpli\u00f3 cinco a\u00f1os de prisi\u00f3n por un delito grave relacionado con las drogas. Godvin ahora est\u00e1 usando su propia experiencia para abogar por recursos que ayudar\u00e1n a otros a superar la adicci\u00f3n y, para aquellos que han cumplido condena, a reinsertarse exitosamente en la sociedad y evitar la reincidencia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanhollen.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/Organizational%20Letter%20of%20Support%20for%20ED%20ACCESS%20Act%20of%202019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Esta legislaci\u00f3n cuenta con el apoyo de una coalici\u00f3n de m\u00e1s de 20 grupos<\/a>, incluida la Drug Policy Alliance, FreedomWorks y la NAACP. Adem\u00e1s de los senadores Merkley y Wyden, los senadores Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Rob Portman (D-Ohio), Susan Collins (R-Maine) y James Lankford (R-Okla.) se sumaron a la presentaci\u00f3n de la legislaci\u00f3n. En la C\u00e1mara de Representantes, la legislaci\u00f3n tambi\u00e9n fue patrocinada por los representantes Steven Horsford (DN.V.), Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) y Kenny Marchant (R-Texas).<\/p>\n<p>El texto de la ley se encuentra&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanhollen.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/OTT19244%20-%20AOTC%20drug%20felony%20exclusion%20repeal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>. Se puede encontrar una p\u00e1gina en la factura&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanhollen.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/One%20Pager%20-%20Ed%20Access%20Act.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON &#8211; Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden&nbsp;announced new bipartisan legislation Tuesday they say would address an injustice for some students wanting to use the American Opportunity Tax Credit&nbsp;for higher education. 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