[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 438 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 438

   To increase the amount of student loans that may be forgiven for 
        teachers in mathematics, science, and special education.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 29, 2003

 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
McKeon, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Souder, Mr. Platts, Mr. Tiberi, 
 Mr. Baker, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, and Mr. Graves) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To increase the amount of student loans that may be forgiven for 
        teachers in mathematics, science, and special education.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Recruitment and Retention 
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL QUALIFIED LOAN AMOUNTS.

    (a) FFEL Loans.--Section 428J(c) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Additional amounts for teachers in mathematics, 
        science, or special education.--Notwithstanding the amount 
        specified in paragraph (1), the aggregate amount that the 
        Secretary shall repay under this section shall not be more than 
        $17,500 in the case of--
                    ``(A) a secondary school teacher--
                            ``(i) who meets the requirements of 
                        subsection (b); and
                            ``(ii) whose qualifying employment for 
                        purposes of such subsection is teaching 
                        mathematics or science; and
                    ``(B) an elementary or secondary school teacher--
                            ``(i) who meets the requirements of 
                        subsection (b), other than paragraphs (1)(B) 
                        and (C);
                            ``(ii) whose qualifying employment for 
                        purposes of such subsection is teaching special 
                        education; and
                            ``(iii) who, as certified by the chief 
                        administrative officer of the public or 
                        nonprofit private elementary or secondary 
                        school in which the borrower is employed, is 
                        teaching children with disabilities that 
                        correspond with the borrower's training and has 
                        demonstrated knowledge and teaching skills in 
                        the content areas of the elementary or 
                        secondary school curriculum that the borrower 
                        is teaching.''.
    (b) Direct Loans.--Section 460(c) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
            ``(3) Additional amounts for teachers in mathematics, 
        science, or special education.--Notwithstanding the amount 
        specified in paragraph (1), the aggregate amount that the 
        Secretary shall repay under this section shall not be more than 
        $17,500 in the case of--
                    ``(A) a secondary school teacher--
                            ``(i) who meets the requirements of 
                        subsection (b)(1); and
                            ``(ii) whose qualifying employment for 
                        purposes of such subsection is teaching 
                        mathematics or science; and
                    ``(B) an elementary or secondary school teacher--
                            ``(i) who meets the requirements of 
                        subsection (b)(1), other than subparagraphs 
                        (A)(ii) and (iii);
                            ``(ii) whose qualifying employment for 
                        purposes of such subsection is teaching special 
                        education; and
                            ``(iii) who, as certified by the chief 
                        administrative officer of the public or 
                        nonprofit private elementary or secondary 
                        school in which the borrower is employed, is 
                        teaching children with disabilities that 
                        correspond with the borrower's training and has 
                        demonstrated knowledge and teaching skills in 
                        the content areas of the elementary or 
                        secondary school curriculum that the borrower 
                        is teaching.''.
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