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S 291 108th Congress Senate

Quality Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2003

Official title: A bill to increase the amount of student loans that may be forgiven for teachers in mathematics, science, and special education.

Introduced: February 4, 2003 Introduced by: Graham, Lindsey Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
Education DisabledEconomics and Public FinanceElementary and secondary educationElementary education
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Federal aid to educationFederally-guaranteed loansGovernment lendingHigher educationMathematicsScholarshipsScience, Technology, CommunicationsScientific educationSecondary educationSpecial educationStudent loan fundsTeacher educationTeacher supply and demandTeachers
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1899)
Feb 4, 2003
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 Latest action February 4, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1899)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Quality Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional amounts of student loan forgiveness for certain teachers of: (1) mathematics and science in secondary schools; and (2) special education in elementary and secondary schools.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 291: Quality Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-291/
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