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HR 367 109th Congress House

Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2005

Official title: To make permanent the teacher loan forgiveness provisions of the Teacher-Taxpayer Protection Act of 2003, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 26, 2005 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe 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 loansFinance and Financial SectorGovernment lendingHealthHigher educationMathematicsRecruiting of employeesScholarshipsScience, Technology, CommunicationsScientific educationSecondary educationSpecial educationSpeech disordersStudent loan fundsTeacher educationTeacher supply and demand
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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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Mar 24, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Jan 26, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 26, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 24, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2005 - Amends the Teacher-Taxpayer Protection Act of 2004 to make applicable to all eligible teachers in mathematics, science, and special education certain additional amounts of student loan forgiveness. (Current law makes such additional amounts applicable only with respect to those who are new borrowers on or after October 1, 1998, and before October 1, 2005.)

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to treat certain speech-language pathologists as special education teachers for purposes of student loan forgiveness under the Federal Family Education Loan program.

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  • HR 670 Related bill Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 367: Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-367/
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