,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dchi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ah1      
#bjai,mr4 ,langevin 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,espaillat1 and ,mr4 ,grijalva7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife to provide additional amounts of  
loan forgiveness to teachers of ,english
 learners1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,supporting ,providers of ,english  
,language ,learning ,act or the ,,spell 
,act4  #b4 ,teachers of ,english        
learners  7a7 ,loan ,forgiveness for    
,teachers ,section #dbh;,j7c77#c7 of the
 ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgh-aj7;c77#c77 is amended--
  7#a7 in the paragraph heading by      
striking mathematics1 science1 or       
special education and inserting         
mathematics1 science1 special education1
 or ,english language education2  7#b7  

in subparagraph 7,a77ii7 by striking and
 at the end2  7#c7 in subparagraph      
7,b77iii7 by striking the period at the 
end and inserting 2 and 2 and  7#d7 by  
adding at the end the following3  7,c7  
an elementary school or secondary school
 teacher-- 7i7 who meets the            
requirements of subsection 7b72  7ii7   
whose qualifying employment for purposes
 of such subsection is as a teacher of  
,english learners 7as that term is      
defined in section #haja of the         
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja77    
whose primary responsibility is to teach
 such learners2 and  7iii7 who1 as      
certified by the chief administrative   
officer of the public or non-profit     
private elementary school or secondary  
school in which the borrower is         
employed1 or1 in the case of a teacher  
who is employed by an educational       
service agency1 as certified by the     
chief administrative officer of such    
agency1 is teaching ,english learners   

who correspond with the borrower's      
training and has demonstrated knowledge 
and teaching skills in the content areas
 of the elementary school or secondary  
school curriculum that the borrower is  
teaching4  4  7b7 ,loan cancellation for
 teachers ,section #dfj7;c77#c7 of the  
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;j7c77#c77 is amended--  
7#a7 in the paragraph heading by        
striking mathematics1 science1 or       
special education and inserting         
mathematics1 science1 special education1
 or ,english language education2  7#b7  
in subparagraph 7,a77ii7 by striking and
 at the end2  7#c7 in subparagraph      
7,b77iii7 by striking the period at the 
end and inserting 2 and 2 and  7#d7 by  
adding at the end the following3  7,c7  
an elementary school or secondary school
 teacher--  7i7 who meets the           
requirements of subsection 7b72  7ii7   
whose qualifying employment for purposes
 of such subsection is as a teacher of  
,english learners 7as that term is      

defined in section #haja of the         
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja77    
whose primary responsibility is to teach
 such learners2 and  7iii7 who1 as      
certified by the chief administrative   
officer of the public or non-profit     
private elementary school or secondary  
school in which the borrower is         
employed1 or1 in the case of a teacher  
who is employed by an educational       
service agency1 as certified by the     
chief administrative officer of such    
agency1 is teaching ,english learners   
who correspond with the borrower's      
training and has demonstrated knowledge 
and teaching skills in the content areas
 of the elementary school or secondary  
school curriculum that the borrower is  
teaching4  4  #c4 ,applicability ,the   
amendments made by section #a shall take
 effect on the date of the enactment of 
this ,act and shall apply with respect  
to individuals who are eligible to      
receive teacher loan forgiveness under  

section #dbh;,j of the ,higher          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgh-aj7 or teacher loan cancellation  
under section #dfj of such ,act 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;j7 after such date4