Education for Bankruptcy
Filers
Background
The U.S. Trustee Program is accepting applications
for providers of financial management instructional
courses for bankruptcy filers. Such
courses are required under the Bankruptcy
Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection
Act (BAPCPA) of 2005. The press release
is available
online.
Though there also is a call for credit counseling
related to BAPCPA, cooperative extension
likely is best positioned to work with educational
approaches related to building basic money
management skills. For details, visit
the Department
of Justice/US Trustee Web site.
To apply:
To expedite the application process for
state and local cooperative extension services
wishing to provide classroom-based education
to bankruptcy filers, the U.S. Trustee Program
has created an addendum to the full application. The
addendum shows those parts of the standard
application that need to be filled out. The
full application is available
online.
The addendum is available
online along with a letter
of explanation. (Note: applications
using the streamlined submission process
are still being accepted. There is a pending
extension of the submission deadline of
12/31/05.)
To contact your trustee:
It may be beneficial to meet with your local
representative of the U.S. Trustee Program
prior to preparing your application. You
can learn about your state's debtor population,
the anticipated number of classes needed,
and other providers in your state. To find
your contact, visit the U.S.
Trustee Program Nationwide Office Locator.
Curriculums:
To further expedite the application process,
you may use a curriculum already prepared
by one of your extension colleagues and preapproved
by the U.S. Trustee Program. For each
curriculum listed below, you have permission
to use it without cost as long as you provide
appropriate credits to the university. These
programs are from:
Kansas
State University
Virginia
Tech
Rutgers Cooperative
Research and Extension (New Jersey)
University of Missouri
University
of New Hampshire
Resources
Bankruptcy
Basics, U.S. Courts. Basic information
to debtors, creditors, the media and the
general public on the different aspects
of the federal bankruptcy laws.
For More Information
Jane Schuchardt, Ph.D., National Program
Leader
CSREES-USDA
202-690-2674
jschuchardt@csrees.usda.gov
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