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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Consider Teachers Act</b></p> <p>This bill revises the service obligation verification process for the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) grant program. </p> <p>For example, the bill provides a process for the Department of Education to reconsider and reverse the conversion of a TEACH grant to a loan.</p>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Consider Teachers Act</b></p> <p>This bill revises the service obligation verification process for the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) grant program. </p> <p>For example, the bill provides a process for the Department of Education to reconsider and reverse the conversion of a TEACH grant to a loan. The bill also establishes certain program flexibilities with respect to the service obligations of teachers affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.</p>]]></text>
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