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Language Education for Success Act of 2007

Introduced: June 26, 2007 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 11, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Jun 26, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 26, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Language Education for Success Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide student loan forgiveness under the Federal Family Education Loan and Direct loan programs to teachers of students of limited English proficiency who have taught for five consecutive complete school years at elementary or secondary schools that serve a high proportion of disadvantaged children.

Directs the Commissioner of the National Center for Educational Statistics to study and report to Congress on the performance of recipients of grants for the language instruction of limited English proficient and immigrant students under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to measure student academic progress.

Directs the Secretary of Education to compile and publicize a list of state instructional programs for such students that assesses the costs and benefits of each program.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants under the Pell Grant program to institutions of higher education to provide: (1) foreign language and teacher preparation instruction to incoming first-year undergraduates during the months preceding their enrollment; and (2) scholarships to such students for the costs of such instruction.

What's happening now September 11, 2007

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

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