Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2022

Summary

Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2022 This bill modifies the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program by increasing the amount of loan forgiveness available for certain qualified teachers who have federal student loans. The program provides loan forgiveness for teachers who are highly qualified, teach full-time in a low-income school or educational service agency, and complete five years of consecutive service. Specifically, the bill increases from $5,000 to $15,000 the amount of available loan forgiveness for an elementary or secondary school teacher in any subject. It also increases from $17,500 to $30,000 the amount of available loan forgiveness for a secondary school math or science teacher and for a special education teacher.

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Timeline

1. 14 March 2022

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 March 2022

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 14 March 2022 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 March 2022

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 March 2022

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 14 March 2022

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Sponsors

• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2021