[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 291 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 291

   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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 4, 2003

 Mr. Graham of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
 read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
                              and Pensions

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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 ``Quality Teacher Recruitment and 
Retention Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL QUALIFIED LOAN AMOUNTS.

    (a) FEEL 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:
            ``(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 be not 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 school 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 school 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 school 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:
            ``(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 school or secondary school 
                teacher--
                            ``(i) who meets the requirements of 
                        subsection (b)(1), other than clauses (ii) and 
                        (iii) of subparagraph (A);
                            ``(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 school 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 school or secondary 
                        school curriculum that the borrower is 
                        teaching.''.
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