HR 5319 · 106th Congress · Education

Teachers For Tomorrow Act of 2000

Introduced 2000-09-27· Sponsored by Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.(2000-11-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Teachers for Tomorrow Act of 2000 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish new programs for teacher student loan forgiveness, under the guaranteed loan program and the direct loan program. Requires for eligibility for such new programs three consecutive complete school years of full-time teaching in a public elementary or secondary school, as: (1) a secondary school teacher of a subject area relevant to the borrower's academic major; or (2) an elementary school teacher who has demonstrated knowledge and teaching skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and other curriculum areas. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that amounts of student loan forgiveness for teachers, under both the current HEA programs and those added by this Act, shall not be included in an individual's gross income for income tax purposes.…

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