3.0.0 457 2023-01-11T13:34:44Z 2023-01-11T13:34:44Z Senate S 2017-02-27 115 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-02-27T22:59:59Z 2017-02-27 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2017-02-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-02-27 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2017-02-27 True Education Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Indian social and development programs Licensing and registrations Minority education Rural conditions and development School administration Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2017-02-27 Introduced in Senate 2019-07-09T16:28:27Z Rural Educator Support and Training Act or the REST Act

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1) establish several new grant programs for students training to become educators in rural schools, and (2) enhance federal student loan forgiveness for rural educators.

The Department of Education (ED) shall award undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships to students who are studying to become educators in rural schools. To be eligible, a recipient must maintain acceptable academic standing and shall agree to fulfill a service obligation of three or more years, depending on the number of years for which funding is provided.

ED may also award grants to eligible educational agencies for the purpose of: (1) reimbursing eligible rural educators for out-of-pocket costs associated with obtaining national board certification, and (2) increasing annual compensation for eligible rural educators who have become certified.

Rural educators shall also be eligible for additional student loan forgiveness. Specifically, a teacher who is employed for five consecutive years in a rural school shall be eligible for up to $17,500 in federal student loan forgiveness. Under current law, a highly qualified teacher who is employed for five consecutive years in a high-poverty school is eligible for up to $5,000 in federal student loan forgiveness; such a teacher who teaches mathematics, science, or special education is eligible for up to $17,500.

]]> REST Act Display Title REST Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a scholarship program for educators of rural students and provide for loan forgiveness for rural educators, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide professional development grants for rural elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced REST Act Short Titles as Introduced Rural Educator Support and Training Act Introduced in Senate 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s457is/xml/BILLS-115s457is.xml 2017-02-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.