Defense Community Teacher Support Act
- Last Action
- 6/22/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-22Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- 2021-06-22Introduced in House
- 2021-06-22Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-22 (00)
Defense Community Teacher Support Act
This bill makes certain teachers who teach in military impacted communities eligible for student loan forgiveness. A school in a military impacted community is served by a local educational agency for which at least 20% of the students in average daily attendance in all schools served by the agency during the preceding school year had a parent on active duty.
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education to cancel up to $17,500 of federal student loans for a borrower who is an elementary or secondary school teacher employed for five consecutive years in a school in a military impacted community.
In addition, a teacher who is required to move due to a permanent change in duty station of their spouse may meet the five-year teaching requirement by teaching in multiple schools in different military impacted communities.
Cosponsors (4)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
Subjects
- Elementary and secondary education
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Higher education
- Military personnel and dependents
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
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