Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2022
Summary
Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2022 This bill modifies the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program by increasing the amount of loan forgiveness available for certain qualified teachers who have federal student loans. The program provides loan forgiveness for teachers who are highly qualified, teach full-time in a low-income school or educational service agency, and complete five years of consecutive service. Specifically, the bill increases from $5,000 to $15,000 the amount of available loan forgiveness for an elementary or secondary school teacher in any subject. It also increases from $17,500 to $30,000 the amount of available loan forgiveness for a secondary school math or science teacher and for a special education teacher.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Mar 2022
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Floor Vote
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Introduced Mar 14, 2022
Last action Mar 14, 2022
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Mar 14, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Mar 14, 2022
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Sheldon Whitehouse
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