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HR 1394 110th Congress House Education Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Federal aid to education Federally-guaranteed loans Government Operations and Politics Government lending Graduate education Health Higher education Labor and Employment Recruiting of employees Scholarships Secondary education Social Welfare Speech disorders Teacher education Teacher supply and demand

Helping Our Students Communicate Act of 2007

Introduced: March 7, 2007 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
Introduced in House
Mar 7, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
 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.

What's happening now June 27, 2007

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3