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HR 687 107th Congress House

Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2001

Official title: To expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the Federal Family Education Loan and Federal Direct Loan programs.

Introduced: February 14, 2001 See on congress.gov
Education Bilingual educationCollection of accountsElementary and secondary educationElementary education
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Federal aid to higher educationFederally-guaranteed loansFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment lendingHigher educationLanguage and languagesMathematicsMinoritiesScholarshipsScience, Technology, CommunicationsScientific educationSecondary educationSpecial educationStudent loan funds
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Apr 5, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Feb 14, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 14, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E177-178)
Feb 14, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 5, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2001 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise student guaranteed and direct loan forgiveness programs for teachers.

Extends program eligibility to any borrower by eliminating requirements allowing only certain new borrowers to participate.

Expands eligible teaching locations and subjects.

Eliminates a service requirement that an individual teach at least five consecutive complete school years before being eligible for program benefits.

Increases from $5,000 to $10,000 the aggregate amount of an individual teacher's student loan obligation which may be forgiven, and revises the rate of repayment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5
D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 28, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 13, 2001
CARSON, BRAD
· May 10, 2001
SANDLIN, MAX
· Apr 4, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 3, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 6, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 6, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 14, 2001
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Feb 14, 2001
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