H.R.1877 - Librarian Incentive to Boost Recruitment and Retention in Areas of Need Act of 2007

To authorize the cancellation of Perkins Loans for students who perform public service as librarians in low-income schools and public libraries. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Librarian Incentive to Boost Recruitment and Retention in Areas of Need Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Official: To authorize the cancellation of Perkins Loans for students who perform public service as librarians in low-income schools and public libraries. as introduced.
  • Short: LIBRARIAN Act as introduced.

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4/17/2007--Introduced.Librarian Incentive to Boost Recruitment and Retention in Areas of Need Act of 2007 or the LIBRARIAN Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit the cancellation of Federal Perkins Loans for students who perform public service as full-time librarians, if t

Official Summary

4/17/2007--Introduced.
Librarian Incentive to Boost Recruitment and Retention in Areas of Need Act of 2007 or the LIBRARIAN Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit the cancellation of Federal Perkins Loans for students who perform public service as full-time librarians, if the librarian has a master's degree in library science and is employed in:
(1) an elementary school or secondary school that is eligible for assistance under title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; or
(2) a public library that serves a geographic area that contains one or more schools eligible for assistance under title I of such Act.

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04/01/09
H.R.1877: Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to ...

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12/01/08
Loan Forgiveness and Librarianship

The LIBRARIAN Act of 2007 (HR 1877 and S. 1121) On April 7, 2007, Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA), along with Reps. Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Raul Grijalva (R-AZ) and John Shimkus (R-IL), and Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Thad Cochran ...

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09/29/08
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Becerra in the form of the Librarian Incentive to Boost Recruitment and Retention in Areas of Need (LIBRARIAN) Act (H.R. 1877). This bill,. first introduced by Rep. Becerra in 2003, rewards librarians who work in underserved communities ...

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