Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act of 2022
Summary
Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act of 2022 This bill expands the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program. Among other provisions, the bill (1) renames the program the Educator Loan Forgiveness program, (2) expands program eligibility to early childhood educators and program directors serving in early childhood education programs and school leaders serving in public high-need schools, and (3) establishes a program in which the Department of Education cancels monthly student loan payments during qualifying service and provides complete loan forgiveness after five years of service.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 15, 2022
Last action Sep 15, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Sep 15, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
lower
Sep 15, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Teresa Leger Fernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Darren Soto
DDemocratic
Co
David J. Trone
DDemocratic
Co
Earl Blumenauer
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Jahana Hayes
DDemocratic
Co
Jamaal Bowman
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Gottheimer
DDemocratic
Co
Judy Chu
DDemocratic
Co
Mark DeSaulnier
DDemocratic
Co
Pramila Jayapal
DDemocratic
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