,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #efcd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,kim7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife to provide additional    
amounts of loan forgiveness to teachers 
of ,english learners and teachers of    
bilingual and dual language immersion   
students1 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 and bilingual and dual language
 students  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 heading1 by      
striking ,mathematics1 science1 or      

special education and inserting         
,mathematics1 science1 special          
education1 or ,english language         
education2  7#b7 in subparagraph        
7,a77ii71 by striking and at the end2   
7#c7 in subparagraph 7,b77iii71 by      
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 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-- 7,i7 as a teacher  
of ,english learners 7as that term is   
defined in section #haja of the         
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife7 whose primary            
responsibility is to teach such         
learners2 or  7,,ii7 as a bilingual or  
dual language immersion teacher2 and    
7iii7 who1 as certified by the chief    
administrative officer of the public or 
nonprofit 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 agency-- 7,i7 is teaching ,english 
learners or bilingual or dual language  
immersion students who correspond with  
the borrower's training2 and  7,,ii7 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 heading1 by       
striking ,mathematics1 science1 or      
special education and inserting         
,mathematics1 science1 special          
education1 or ,english language         
education2  7#b7 in subparagraph        
7,a77ii71 by striking and at the end2   
7#c7 in subparagraph 7,b77iii71 by      
striking the period at the end and      

inserting 2 and2 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-- 7,i7 as a teacher  
of ,english learners 7as that term is   
defined in section #haja of the         
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife7 whose primary            
responsibility is to teach such         
learners2 or  7,,ii7 as a bilingual or  
dual language immersion teacher2 and    
7iii7 who1 as certified by the chief    
administrative officer of the public or 
nonprofit 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 agency-- 7,i7 is teaching ,english 
learners or bilingual or dual language  
immersion students who correspond with  

the borrower's training2 and  7,,ii7 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 #b shall take
 effect on the date of 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