H.R. 460 118th Congress House

SPELL Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide additional amounts of loan forgiveness to teachers of English learners and teachers of bilingual and dual … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide additional amounts of loan forgiveness to teachers of English learners and teachers of bilingual and dual language immersion students, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 24, 2023 Introduced by: Adriano Espaillat Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

Education Elementary and secondary educationForeign language and bilingual programsStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula

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Jan 24, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Jan 24, 2023

Introduced in House

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Latest action January 24, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supporting Providers of English Language Learning Act or the SPELL Act

This bill allows elementary and secondary school teachers who teach English learners, bilingual students, or dual language immersion students to receive additional amounts of student loan forgiveness and loan cancellation.

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