American Indian Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act of 2014 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide up to $17,500 of loan forgiveness to borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan program or the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program who: (1) are a member of an Indian tribe, and (2) have been employed as a full-time teacher for five consecutive complete school years in an Indian school or in a local educational agency that serves at least 10 Indian students or whose schools have an enrollment of students at least 25% of which are Indians.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2458 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2458
To provide student loan forgiveness for American Indian educators
teaching in local educational agencies with a high percentage of
American Indian students.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 10, 2014
Mr. Walsh introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
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A BILL
To provide student loan forgiveness for American Indian educators
teaching in local educational agencies with a high percentage of
American Indian students.
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 ``American Indian Teacher Loan
Forgiveness Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATORS TEACHING
IN LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF
AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS.
(a) Part B Loans.--Section 428J(c) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10(c)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(4) American indian teachers in local educational
agencies with a high percentage of american indian students.--
Notwithstanding the amount specified in paragraph (1) and the
requirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection
(b)(1), the aggregate amount that the Secretary shall repay
under this section shall be not more than $17,500 in the case
of a borrower who--
``(A) has been employed as a full-time teacher for
5 consecutive complete school years as a teacher in a
local educational agency described in section 7112(b)
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
or in a school overseen by the Bureau of Indian
Education of the Department; and
``(B) is a member of an Indian tribe (as defined in
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)).''.
(b) Part D Loans.--Section 460(c) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j(c)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(4) American indian teachers in local educational
agencies with a high percentage of american indian students.--
Notwithstanding the amount specified in paragraph (1) and the
requirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection
(b)(1), the aggregate amount that the Secretary shall cancel
under this section shall be not more than $17,500 in the case
of a borrower who--
``(A) has been employed as a full-time teacher for
5 consecutive complete school years as a teacher in a
local educational agency described in section 7112(b)
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
or in a school overseen by the Bureau of Indian
Education of the Department; and
``(B) is a member of an Indian tribe (as defined in
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)).''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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