Rural Career and Technical Education Expansion Act of 2009 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to assume or cancel a loan made under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) or the Direct Loan programs to an individual who: (1) has been employed as a teacher at a rural secondary school for five consecutive complete program years; (2) is not in default on the loan they seek forgiveness; and (3) whose qualifying employment is teaching career and technical education coursework on a full-time basis, including at least one course or credit that is integrated coursework.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2403 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2403
To provide loan forgiveness to teachers of integrated career and
technical education coursework at rural secondary schools.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 14, 2009
Mr. Wilson of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To provide loan forgiveness to teachers of integrated career and
technical education coursework at rural secondary schools.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Career and Technical Education
Expansion Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR TEACHING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
COURSEWORK AT RURAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
(a) FFEL Program.--Section 428J of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1078-10) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(3)--
(A) in the header, by striking ``science, or
special education'' and inserting ``science, special
education, or career and technical education coursework
at rural secondary schools'';
(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``and''
after the semicolon;
(C) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) a teacher at a rural secondary school--
``(i) who meets the requirements of
subsection (b); and
``(ii) whose qualifying employment for
purposes of such subsection is teaching career
and technical education coursework on a full-
time basis, including at least one course or
credit that is integrated coursework.''; and
(2) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
``(h) Definitions.--For the purpose of this section:
``(1) Career and technical education.--The term `career and
technical education' means organized educational activities
that--
``(A) offer a sequence of courses that--
``(i) provides individuals with coherent
and rigorous content aligned with challenging
academic standards and relevant technical
knowledge and skills needed to prepare for
further education and careers in current or
emerging professions;
``(ii) provides a secondary school diploma
or its recognized equivalent; and
``(iii) may include prerequisite courses
(other than a remedial course) that meet the
requirements of this subparagraph; and
``(B) include competency-based applied learning
that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-
order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work
attitudes, general employability skills, technical
skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge
of all aspects of an industry, including
entrepreneurship, of an individual.
``(2) Integrated coursework.--The term `integrated
coursework' means career and technical education coursework
that--
``(A) integrates academic curricula and relevant
career and technical education programs; and
``(B) counts for both academic and elective career
and technical education credit toward a secondary
school diploma or its recognized equivalent.
``(3) Rural local educational agency.--The term `rural
local educational agency' means a local educational agency that
meets the eligibility requirements under--
``(A) section 6211(b) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7345(b)) for
participation in the program described in subpart 1 of
part B of title VI of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7345 et
seq.); or
``(B) section 6221(b) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7351(b)) for
participation in the program described in subpart 2 of
part B of title VI of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7351 et
seq.).
``(4) Rural secondary school.--The term `rural secondary
school' means a secondary school served by a rural local
educational agency.
``(5) Year.--The term `year' where applied to service as a
teacher means an academic year as defined by the Secretary.''.
(b) Direct Loan Program.--Section 460 of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(3)--
(A) in the header, by striking ``science, or
special education'' and inserting ``science, special
education, or career and technical education coursework
at rural secondary schools'';
(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``and''
after the semicolon;
(C) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) a teacher at a rural secondary school--
``(i) who meets the requirements of
subsection (b); and
``(ii) whose qualifying employment for
purposes of such subsection is teaching career
and technical education coursework on a full-
time basis, including at least one course or
credit that is integrated coursework.''; and
(2) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
``(h) Definitions.--For the purpose of this section:
``(1) Career and technical education.--The term `career and
technical education' means organized educational activities
that--
``(A) offer a sequence of courses that--
``(i) provides individuals with coherent
and rigorous content aligned with challenging
academic standards and relevant technical
knowledge and skills needed to prepare for
further education and careers in current or
emerging professions;
``(ii) provides a secondary school diploma
or its recognized equivalent; and
``(iii) may include prerequisite courses
(other than a remedial course) that meet the
requirements of this subparagraph; and
``(B) include competency-based applied learning
that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-
order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work
attitudes, general employability skills, technical
skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge
of all aspects of an industry, including
entrepreneurship, of an individual.
``(2) Integrated coursework.--The term `integrated
coursework' means career and technical education coursework
that--
``(A) integrates academic curricula and relevant
career and technical education programs; and
``(B) counts for both academic and elective career
and technical education credit toward a secondary
school diploma or its recognized equivalent.
``(3) Rural local educational agency.--The term `rural
local educational agency' means a local educational agency that
meets the eligibility requirements under--
``(A) section 6211(b) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7345(b)) for
participation in the program described in subpart 1 of
part B of title VI of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7345 et
seq.); or
``(B) section 6221(b) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7351(b)) for
participation in the program described in subpart 2 of
part B of title VI of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7351 et
seq.).
``(4) Rural secondary school.--The term `rural secondary
school' means a secondary school served by a rural local
educational agency.
``(5) Year.--The term `year' where applied to service as a
teacher means an academic year as defined by the Secretary.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5807)
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
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