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HR 4538 106th Congress House

Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2000

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the teacher loan forgiveness program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 12, 2000 See on congress.gov
Education Collection of accountsElementary and secondary educationElementary educationFederal aid to higher education
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Government Operations and PoliticsHigher educationLanguage and languagesMathematicsScholarshipsScience, Technology, CommunicationsScientific educationSecondary educationSpecial educationStudent loan fundsTeacher education
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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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
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 Latest action July 13, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Sep 29, 2000
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 12, 2000
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 28, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4538: Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4538/
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"H.R. 4538: Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4538/.
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