[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2892 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2892

 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for student loan 
   forgiveness to encourage individuals to become and remain school 
                  administrators in low income areas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2003

  Mr. Stupak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for student loan 
   forgiveness to encourage individuals to become and remain school 
                  administrators in low income areas.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS.

    (a) FFEL Loans.--
            (1) Amendment.--Section 428J(b) of the Higher Education Act 
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C 1078-10(b)) is amended by striking paragraph 
        (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) (A) has been employed--
                    ``(i) as a full-time teacher for 5 consecutive 
                complete school years in a school that qualifies under 
                section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan cancellation for Perkins 
                loan recipients who teach in such a school; or
                    ``(ii) as a full-time school superintendent, 
                principal, or other administrator for 5 consecutive 
                complete school years in a school district of a local 
                educational agency in which 50 percent or more of the 
                schools are schools that so qualify under such section 
                465(a)(2)(A); and
            ``(B) (i) if employed as a secondary school teacher, is 
        teaching a subject area that is relevant to the borrower's 
        academic major as certified by the chief administrative officer 
        of the public or nonprofit private secondary school in which 
        the borrower is employed; and
            ``(ii) if employed as an elementary school teacher, has 
        demonstrated, as certified by the chief administrative officer 
        of the public or nonprofit private elementary school in which 
        the borrower is employed, knowledge and teaching skills in 
        reading, writing, mathematics, and other areas of the 
        elementary school curriculum; and''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 428J of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (f), by striking ``subsection 
                (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(A)(i)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking 
                ``subsection (b)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``subsection 
                (b)(1)(A)(i)''.
    (b) Direct Student Loan Forgiveness.--
            (1) Amendment.--Section 460(b)(1) of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C 1087j) is amended by striking 
        subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
                    ``(A)(i) has been employed--
                            ``(I) as a full-time teacher for 5 
                        consecutive complete school years in a school 
                        that qualifies under section 465(a)(2)(A) for 
                        loan cancellation for Perkins loan recipients 
                        who teach in such a school; or
                            ``(II) as a full-time school 
                        superintendent, principal, or other 
                        administrator for 5 consecutive complete school 
                        years in a school district of a local 
                        educational agency in which 50 percent or more 
                        of the schools are schools that so qualify 
                        under such section 465(a)(2)(A); and
                    ``(ii)(I) if employed as a secondary school 
                teacher, is teaching a subject area that is relevant to 
                the borrower's academic major as certified by the chief 
                administrative officer of the public or nonprofit 
                private secondary school in which the borrower is 
                employed; and
                    ``(II) if employed as an elementary school teacher, 
                has demonstrated, as certified by the chief 
                administrative officer of the public or nonprofit 
                private elementary school in which the borrower is 
                employed, knowledge and teaching skills in reading, 
                writing, mathematics, and other areas of the elementary 
                school curriculum; and''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 460 of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (f), by striking ``subsection 
                (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(A)(i)(I)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking 
                ``subsection (b)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``subsection 
                (b)(1)(A)(i)(I)''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 1 shall apply with respect to any 
year of service that is completed after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
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