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To provide for loan forgiveness for STEM teachers, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-5962| House 
| Updated: 10/19/2018
Eric Swalwell

Eric Swalwell

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (5)
Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)

Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, Ways and Means Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
STEM K to Career Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require the Department of Education to forgive student loan obligations of borrowers employed as full-time teachers of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) in elementary or secondary schools in which the number of low-income children exceeds a certain percentage. Portions of the student loan debt, including interest, shall be forgiven on the basis of years of service, with 100% forgiven for five years of teacher service. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an increased tax deduction for expenses by elementary and secondary school teachers for STEM education supplies; (2) a tax credit for the employment of STEM interns; and (3) a tax credit for employment of individuals who participated in an apprenticeship program in a STEM field, with the amount determined according to the degree of completion of a program. Beginning with FY2019, an institution of higher education must use at least 7% of federal work-study funds granted under the HEA to compensate students employed in STEM fields.
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Timeline
May 24, 2018
Introduced in House
May 24, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
  • May 24, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • May 24, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • October 19, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.

Education

Education of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsHigher educationIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsScience and engineering educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula

To provide for loan forgiveness for STEM teachers, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-5962| House 
| Updated: 10/19/2018
STEM K to Career Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require the Department of Education to forgive student loan obligations of borrowers employed as full-time teachers of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) in elementary or secondary schools in which the number of low-income children exceeds a certain percentage. Portions of the student loan debt, including interest, shall be forgiven on the basis of years of service, with 100% forgiven for five years of teacher service. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an increased tax deduction for expenses by elementary and secondary school teachers for STEM education supplies; (2) a tax credit for the employment of STEM interns; and (3) a tax credit for employment of individuals who participated in an apprenticeship program in a STEM field, with the amount determined according to the degree of completion of a program. Beginning with FY2019, an institution of higher education must use at least 7% of federal work-study funds granted under the HEA to compensate students employed in STEM fields.
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Timeline
May 24, 2018
Introduced in House
May 24, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
  • May 24, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • May 24, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • October 19, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
Eric Swalwell

Eric Swalwell

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (5)
Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)

Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, Ways and Means Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Education of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsHigher educationIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsScience and engineering educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula