PRE ED Act of 2012

Summary

Preparing and Reinvesting in Early Education Act of 2012 or PRE ED Act of 2012 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include early childhood educators in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loan (DL) forgiveness programs for teachers. Makes early childhood educators eligible for FFEL or DL forgiveness if they are not in default on the loan being forgiven and have: (1) been employed as a full-time early childhood educator for five consecutive complete school years or a comparable period, as determined by the Secretary of Education; and (2) obtained an associate or baccalaureate degree in early childhood education prior to that period of service. Caps at $25,000 the amount of an early childhood educator's FFEL or DL that may be forgiven. Includes early childhood educators with associate degrees in early childhood development, early child education, or a related field in the program providing FFEL forgiveness for service in areas of national need. (Currently, early childhood educators are required to have completed a baccalaureate or advanced degree in such a field to qualify for participation in that program.)

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Timeline

1. 8 March 2012

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 March 2012

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1542-1543)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 March 2012

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 8 March 2012 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 March 2012

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 March 2012

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 8 March 2012

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Sponsors

• Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → TEACH for Our Future Act of 2011