Preserving Teacher Loan Forgiveness for Military Spouses Act of 2018
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jan 29, 2018)
Preserving Teacher Loan Forgiveness for Military Spouses Act of 2018
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the qualifying service requirement of the teacher loan forgiveness program for certain military spouses who are borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan program or the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program.
Under current law, an otherwise qualified full-time teacher must complete five consecutive years of service to be eligible for the teacher loan forgiveness program. This bill permits a teacher who completes five full-time years of non-consecutive service to be eligible for loan forgiveness if the teacher was a qualified military spouse during a break in teaching service. A qualified military spouse is an individual who: (1) is a highly-qualified teacher at a high-need school, (2) is the spouse of a servicemember, (3) experienced a break in teaching service to relocate with servicemember spouse pursuant to military orders, and (4) resumed teaching the following year.
What just happenedJan 29, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S550-551; text of measure as introduced: CR S551)
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJan 29, 2018
- Jan 29, 2018IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S550-551; text of measure as introduced: CR S551)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Jan 29, 2018IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate