H.R. 1877 – Reading Mode

110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1877

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 17, 2007

Mr. Becerra (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Shimkus) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To authorize the cancellation of Perkins Loans for students who perform public service as librarians in low-income schools and public libraries.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Librarian Incentive to Boost Recruitment and Retention in Areas of Need Act of 2007 or the LIBRARIAN Act.

Loan cancellation

(a)

Amendments

Section 465(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (2)—

(A)

by striking section 111(c) in subparagraph (A) and inserting section 1113(a)(5);

(B)

by striking or at the end of subparagraph (H);

(C)

by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (I) and inserting ; or; and

(D)

by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new subparagraph:

(J)

as a full time librarian, if the librarian has a master's degree in library science and is employed in—

(i)

an elementary school or secondary school that is eligible for assistance under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; or

(ii)

a public library that serves a geographic area that contains 1 or more schools eligible for assistance under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

; and

(2)

in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking out (H), or (I) and inserting (H), (I), or (J).

(b)

Effective date

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any year of service that is completed after the date of enactment of this Act.