HR 4538
106th Congress
House
Education
Collection of accounts
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Federal aid to higher education
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Language and languages
Mathematics
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific education
Secondary education
Special education
Student loan funds
Teacher education
Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2000
Introduced: May 24, 2000
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 13, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
May 24, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 24, 2000
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2000 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the teacher student loan forgiveness program to: (1) require for eligibility three (rather than the current five) consecutive complete school years in a public elementary or secondary school as a teacher of mathematics, science, or foreign languages, or as a special education teacher; and (2) to increase from $5,000 to $10,000 the aggregate amount of an individual teacher's student loan obligation which may be forgiven.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1