HR 85 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

TEACH for Our Future Act of 2011

Introduced Jan 5, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Joe Baca D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 25, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 5, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Teacher Education Assistance Creating Hope for Our Future Act of 2011 or TEACH for Our Future Act of 2011 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the loan forgiveness available to public elementary and secondary school teachers under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loan (DL) programs.

Makes inapplicable to public school teachers the requirements limiting loan forgiveness to: (1) new borrowers on or after October 1, 1998; and (2) highly qualified teachers in certain schools that serve a high proportion of disadvantaged students. Maintains the requirement that such teachers teach full-time for five consecutive complete school years before becoming eligible for loan forgiveness.

Raises to $25,000 the amount of the FFEL or DL outstanding that may be forgiven after a public school teacher's fifth complete school year of teaching.

Maintains current loan forgiveness eligibility requirements for private elementary and secondary school teachers.

Cosponsors 33

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2011 to Jun 5, 2012.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonFeb 8, 2011
D-COJared PolisFeb 8, 2011
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Feb 9, 2011
D-MNKeith EllisonMar 29, 2011
D-OHDennis J. KucinichMay 10, 2011
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeMay 11, 2011
R-AKDon YoungJun 1, 2011
D-NJSteven R. RothmanJun 1, 2011
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyJun 2, 2011
D-CABob FilnerJun 3, 2011
D-NJAlbio SiresJun 14, 2011
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanJun 14, 2011
D-FLKathy CastorJun 14, 2011
D-MORuss CarnahanJun 14, 2011
D-MAStephen F. LynchJun 24, 2011
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 25, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
  2. Jan 5, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Jan 5, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2181PRE ED Act of 2012Related billMar 8, 2012

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

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  1. Jan 5, 2011Introduced in House

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