US Congress House Bill 85 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-1)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

TEACH for Our Future Act of 2011

Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Hansen Clarke [D-MI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2011-01-05	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

SB2181 (Related) 2012-03-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/85/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr85/BILLS-112hr85ih.pdf