H.R. 3684 · 114th Congress
Preserving Teacher Loan Forgiveness for Military Spouses Act of 2015
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Preserving Teacher Loan Forgiveness for Military Spouses Act of 2015
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Oct 6, 2015
Preserving Teacher Loan Forgiveness for Military Spouses Act of 2015
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the qualifying service requirement of the teacher loan forgiveness program for certain military spouses.
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 any 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 next academic year.
The Department of Education must report to Congress on the number of individuals impacted by this modification.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Preserving Teacher Loan Forgiveness for Military Spouses Act of 2015
Latest action (Mar 23, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 6, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.