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Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2022

12/29/2022, 10:33 PM

Congressional Summary of S 3827

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.

Current Status of Bill S 3827

Bill S 3827 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 14, 2022. Bill S 3827 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on March 14, 2022.  Bill S 3827's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of March 14, 2022

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3827

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
0
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3827

Primary Policy Focus

Education

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3827

Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2022
Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2022
A bill to increase the amount of loan forgiveness available to teachers.

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