Encourage our Educators Act

Bill: 115-hr-414
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2017-01-10
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding

Higher education

Student aid and college costs

Teaching, teachers, curricula
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Encourage our Educators Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify provisions of the teacher loan forgiveness program. </p> <p>Specifically, the legislation reduces from five to three years the period of service a full-time teacher must complete consecutively to be eligible for forgiveness under the Federal Family Education Loan or Direct Loan program. It also increases from $5,000 to $17,500 the amount of available loan forgiveness for an elementary or secondary school teacher in any subject. (Currently, forgiveness up to $17,500 is only available for a full-time secondary school math or science teacher or for a special education teacher.) </p> <p>The bill eliminates the prohibition on counting the same qualifying service for both the teacher and the public service loan forgiveness programs. <br /> </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 414 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 10, 2017 Mrs. Lawrence introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow an individual to qualify for both teacher loan forgiveness and public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Encourage our Educators Act . 2. Loan forgiveness for teachers (a) Part B Section 428J of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1078–10 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 5 and inserting 3 ; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking $5,000 and inserting $17,500 ; and (ii) by striking fifth and inserting third ; and (B) by striking paragraph (3); and (3) in subsection (g)— (A) by inserting or at the end of subparagraph (A); and (B) by striking subparagraph (B). (b) Part D Section 460 of the Higher Education of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087j ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 5 and inserting 3 ; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking $5,000 and inserting $17,500 ; and (ii) by striking fifth and inserting third ; and (B) by striking paragraph (3); and (3) in subsection (g)— (A) by inserting or at the end of subparagraph (A); and (B) by striking subparagraph (B). 3. Conforming amendments Section 455(m)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(4) ) is amended— (1) by striking 428J, ; and (2) by striking 428L, or 460 and inserting , or 428L .