I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1779 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend loan forgiveness 
for certain loans to Head Start teachers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. LEE, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. WYNN, 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. 
SUTTON, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Ms. 
HIRONO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend 
loan forgiveness for certain loans to Head Start teachers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR HEAD START TEACH-
ERS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act of 2007’’. 
(b) HEAD START TEACHERS.—Section 428J of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C 1078–10) is 
amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1)(A) has been employed— 
‘‘(i) as a full-time teacher for 5 consecutive 
complete school years in a school that qualifies 
under section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan cancellation 
for Perkins loan recipients who teach in such a 
school; or 
‘‘(ii) as a Head Start teacher for 5 con-
secutive complete program years under the 
Head Start Act; and 
‘‘(B)(i) if employed as an elementary school or 
secondary school teacher, is highly qualified as de-
fined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965, or meets the require-
ments of subsection (g)(3); and 
‘‘(ii) if employed as a Head Start teacher, has 
demonstrated knowledge and teaching skills in read-
ing, writing, early childhood development, and other 
areas of a preschool curriculum, with a focus on cog-
nitive learning; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) HEAD START.—An individual shall be eli-
gible for loan forgiveness under this section for serv-
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ice described in clause (ii) of subsection (b)(1)(A) 
only if such individual received a baccalaureate or 
graduate degree on or after the date of enactment 
of the Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers 
Act of 2007.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary for fiscal year 2011 and succeeding fiscal years 
to carry out loan repayment under this section for service 
described in clause (ii) of subsection (b)(1)(A).’’. 
(c) DIRECT STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 460 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking sub-
paragraph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A)(i) has been employed— 
‘‘(I) as a full-time teacher for 5 con-
secutive complete school years in a school 
that qualifies under section 465(a)(2)(A) 
for loan cancellation for Perkins loan re-
cipients who teach in such a school; or 
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