Title: American Arts Revival Act of 2017
Policy area: Education

Summary:
American Arts Revival Act of 2017
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make certain cultural workers, museum professionals, artistic professionals, arts and humanities professors, and music and arts educators eligible for student loan forgiveness.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2970 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2970

To amend section 428K(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include 
certain cultural workers, museum professionals, artistic professionals, 
arts and humanities professors, and music and arts educators among the 
   individuals eligible for loan forgiveness for service in areas of 
                             national need.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 20, 2017

 Ms. Velazquez (for herself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Payne, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Kuster of New 
   Hampshire, Mr. Vela, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
 Lance, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Langevin) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 428K(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include 
certain cultural workers, museum professionals, artistic professionals, 
arts and humanities professors, and music and arts educators among the 
   individuals eligible for loan forgiveness for service in areas of 
                             national need.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Arts Revival Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR SERVICE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED.

    Section 428K(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1078-11(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(19) Cultural workers.--The individual--
                    ``(A) is employed in the literary, film, graphic 
                design, performing, visual, or musical arts providing 
                services (including art therapy) to seniors, children, 
                or adolescents;
                    ``(B) has held such type of employment with the 
                same institution for two or more non-consecutive years; 
                and
                    ``(C) has obtained a degree from an institution of 
                higher education.
            ``(20) Museum professionals.--The individual--
                    ``(A) is employed by a museum (as defined in 
                section 273 of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 
                U.S.C. 9172));
                    ``(B) has held such employment for two or more non-
                consecutive years; and
                    ``(C) has obtained a degree from an institution of 
                higher education.
            ``(21) Artistic professionals.--The individual--
                    ``(A) is employed by a professional theater or a 
                performing arts, visual arts, literary arts, media 
                arts, or design institution;
                    ``(B) has held such employment for two or more non-
                consecutive years; and
                    ``(C) has obtained a degree from an institution of 
                higher education.
            ``(22) Arts and humanities professors.--The individual--
                    ``(A) is employed by an institution of higher 
                education as an arts and humanities professor;
                    ``(B) has been employed by such institution for 2 
                years or more; and
                    ``(C) has obtained a degree from an institution of 
                higher education.
            ``(23) Music and arts educators.--The individual--
                    ``(A) is employed by a local educational agency (as 
                defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) as a certified 
                or licensed educator teaching in music or arts;
                    ``(B) has been employed by a local educational 
                agency for 5 years or more; and
                    ``(C) has obtained a degree from an institution of 
                higher education.''.
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