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Title II — Amendments to the teach grants

H.R. 7319 · 116th Congress · Jun 24, 2020 · Lineage

II Amendments to the teach grants

Sec. 201 Program established

Section 420M of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g–1) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(e) Programs projected To close—An institution of higher education that offers a teacher preparation program that is projected to close—

“(1) may not provide new awards under this subpart; and

“(2) shall provide transitional support, including remedial services if necessary, for students enrolled in the program in the year prior to such closure.”

Sec. 202 Applications; eligibility

Section 420N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g–2) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(2)—
(A)
in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:

“(iii) the student is completing the third, fourth, or fifth year of a program of undergraduate education or a program of postbaccalaureate education, necessary to begin a career in teaching; or”

(B)
in subparagraph (B), by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:

“(ii) the applicant is or was a teacher who is using alternative certification routes that have not been identified as low-performing or at-risk by the State.”

(2)
in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:

“(2) in the event that the applicant is determined to have failed or refused to carry out such service obligation, the sum of the amounts of any TEACH Grants received by such applicant, pro-rated by the percentage of service obligation that has not been met, will be treated as a loan and collected from the applicant in accordance with subsection (c) and regulations thereunder; and”