HR 13 111th Congress House Education Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula

TEACH for Our Future Act of 2009

Introduced: January 6, 2009 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Mar 6, 2009

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

Mar 6, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Jan 6, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Jan 6, 2009

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Teacher Education Assistance Creating Hope for Our Future Act of 2009 or TEACH for Our Future Act of 2009 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the loan forgiveness available to public elementary and secondary school teachers under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loan (DL) programs.

Makes inapplicable to public school teachers the requirements limiting loan forgiveness to: (1) new borrowers on or after October 1, 1998; and (2) highly qualified teachers in certain schools that serve a high proportion of disadvantaged students. Maintains the requirement that such teachers teach full-time for five consecutive complete school years before becoming eligible for loan forgiveness.

Raises to $25,000 the amount of the FFEL or DL outstanding that may be forgiven after a public school teacher's fifth complete school year of teaching.

Maintains current loan forgiveness eligibility requirements for private elementary and secondary school teachers.

What's happening now March 6, 2009

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

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