To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide undergraduate student loan forgiveness for public school teachers who provide 8 years of consecutive teaching service.
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Summary
This bill forgives all federal undergraduate student loans for public school teachers who teach for 8 consecutive years. It also lets teachers defer loan payments (without accruing interest) while actively teaching. Forgiven loan amounts are not counted as taxable income. The IRS is authorized to share employment verification data with the Department of Education to administer the program.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to create a new student loan forgiveness program for public school teachers who complete 8 consecutive years of teaching, covering all eligible federal undergraduate loans (not just STEM/shortage-area teachers), and provides loan deferment during active teaching service with tax-free treatment of forgiven amounts.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Taxation
Primary Purpose
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to create a new student loan forgiveness program for public school teachers who complete 8 consecutive years of teaching, covering all eligible federal undergraduate loans (not just STEM/shortage-area teachers), and provides loan deferment during active teaching service with tax-free treatment of forgiven amounts.
Policy Domains
Whole Bill - Teacher Loan Forgiveness Enhancement
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Public school teachers with undergraduate student loans
- Public K-12 schools (teacher recruitment and retention)
- Students in public schools (improved teacher stability)
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal government (cost of loan forgiveness)
- Department of Education (program administration)
- IRS/Treasury (new data disclosure obligations)
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Fields introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Public elementary and secondary schools, Public school teachers applying for loan forgiveness, Public school teachers with student loans
Department of Education, Federal government (taxpayers), Internal Revenue Service
Department of Education faces effects in multiple directions
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Education (for loan forgiveness provisions); Secretary of the Treasury (for tax disclosure provisions in Section 4)
Note: 'The Secretary' refers to the Secretary of Education in Sections 2 and 3 (loan forgiveness and deferment) but refers to the Secretary of the Treasury in Section 4 (tax return information disclosure).
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under Part B, Part D, or Part E of the Higher Education Act that is attributable to an undergraduate course or program of study.
A teacher at an elementary or secondary school that is operated by a State, local government, or the Bureau of Indian Education.
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