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HR 1394 110th Congress House

Helping Our Students Communicate Act of 2007

Official title: To expand the teacher loan forgiveness provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include speech-language pathologists.

Introduced: March 7, 2007 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
Education Economics and Public FinanceEducation of the disadvantagedElementary and secondary educationElementary education
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Federal aid to educationFederally-guaranteed loansGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment lendingGraduate educationHealthHigher educationLabor and EmploymentRecruiting of employeesScholarshipsSecondary educationSocial WelfareSpeech disordersTeacher educationTeacher supply and demand
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Mar 7, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 7, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 27, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Our Students Communicate Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to assume or cancel loans made under the Federal Family Education Loan or the Direct Loan programs to individuals who have been employed for five consecutive complete school years as full-time speech-language pathologists: (1) principally at elementary and secondary schools whose enrollment of disadvantaged students exceeds 30% and whose local educational agencies are eligible for funding under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and (2) have at least a graduate degree in speech-language pathology, or communication sciences and disorders.

Caps loan forgiveness at $17,500.

Limits the benefits of this Act to new borrowers on or after October 1, 2007.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 14, 2007
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 28, 2007
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 28, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1394: Helping Our Students Communicate Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1394/
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