Congress 107 - HR 5091 - Canceling Loans to Allow School Systems to Attract Classroom Teachers Act

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Crime and Law Enforcement Disabled Disabled children Economics and Public Finance Education Education of disabled students Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Families Federal aid to higher education Higher education Housing and Community Development International Affairs Labor and Employment Mathematics Recruiting of employees Rural education Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Scientific education Secondary education September 11, 2001 Special education Student loan funds Teacher education Teacher supply and demand Terrorism Victims of terrorism

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Canceling Loans to Allow School Systems to Attract Classroom Teachers Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to provide for additional amounts of student loan forgiveness for certain elementary and secondary school teachers. Directs the Secretary of Education, in making such additional repayments, to give priority to teachers of: (1) special education for children with disabilities, if they are certified as having knowledge and skills in their content areas and are employed by local educational agencies that have failed to make progress toward meeting certain objectives; or (2) mathematics or science.

(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Education to discharge or cancel the Federal student loan indebtedness, under HEA, of spouses, surviving joint debtors, and parents of public servants and other individuals who died (or die) or who became (or become) permanently and totally disabled from injuries suffered in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

(Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary to notify local educational agencies eligible for the Small Rural Achievement Program, under the Elementary and Secondary Education of 1965, of this Act's making available additional amounts of student loan forgiveness to teachers in their rural schools, and to encourage such agencies to notify their teachers of such benefits.

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Oct 2, 2002

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 1, 2002

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Oct 1, 2002

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 1, 2002

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6818-6819)
Oct 1, 2002

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6818-6819)
Oct 1, 2002

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5091.
Oct 1, 2002

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6818-6823)
Oct 1, 2002

Mr. McKeon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 12, 2002

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 401.
Sep 12, 2002

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 107-655.
Sep 5, 2002

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 5, 2002

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 11, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 11, 2002

Introduced in House

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