article: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Librarian Education and Development Act of 2003''. SEC. 2. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR LIBRARIANS. (a) FFEL Loans.-- (1) Amendment.--Section 428J(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C 1078-10(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: ``(1)(A) has been employed-- ``(i) as a full-time teacher for 5 consecutive complete school years in a school that qualifies under section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan cancellation for Perkins loan recipients who teach in such a school; or ``(ii) as a full-time librarian for 5 consecutive complete school years in-- ``(I) a public library that serves a geographic area within which the public schools have a combined average of 30 percent or more of their total student enrollments composed of children counted under section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; or ``(II) a school that qualifies under section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan cancellation for Perkins loan recipients who teach in such a school; and ``(B)(i) if employed as a secondary school teacher, is teaching a subject area that is relevant to the borrower's academic major as certified by the chief administrative officer of the public or nonprofit private secondary school in which the borrower is employed; and ``(ii) if employed as an elementary school teacher, has demonstrated, as certified by the chief administrative officer of the public or nonprofit private elementary school in which the borrower is employed, knowledge and teaching skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and other areas of the elementary school curriculum; and''. (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 428J of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10) is amended-- (A) in subsection (f), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(A)(i)''; and (B) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking ``subsection (b)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(A)(i)''. (b) Direct Student Loan Forgiveness.-- (1) Amendment.--Section 460(b)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C 1087j) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: ``(A)(i) has been employed-- ``(I) as a full-time teacher for 5 consecutive complete school years in a school that qualifies under section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan cancellation for Perkins loan recipients who teach in such a school; or ``(II) as a full-time librarian for 5 consecutive complete school years in-- ``(aa) a public library that serves a geographic area within which the public schools have a combined average of 30 percent or more of their total student enrollments composed of children counted under section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; or ``(bb) a school that qualifies under section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan cancellation for Perkins loan recipients who teach in such a school; and ``(ii)(I) if employed as a secondary school teacher, is teaching a subject area that is relevant to the borrower's academic major as certified by the chief administrative officer of the public or nonprofit private secondary school in which the borrower is employed; and ``(II) if employed as an elementary school teacher, has demonstrated, as certified by the chief administrative officer of the public or nonprofit private elementary school in which the borrower is employed, knowledge and teaching skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and other areas of the elementary school curriculum; and''. (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 460 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j) is amended-- (A) in subsection (f), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(A)(i)(I)''; and (B) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking ``subsection (b)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(A)(i)(I)''. (c) Perkins Loans.--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 in-- ``(i) a public library that serves a geographic area within which the public schools have a combined average of 30 percent or more of their total student enrollments composed of children counted under section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; or ``(ii) an elementary or secondary school which is in the school district of a local educational agency which is eligible in such year for assistance pursuant to title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and which for the purpose of this paragraph and for that year has been determined by the Secretary (pursuant to regulations and after consultation with the State educational agency of the State in which the school is located) to be a school in which the enrollment of children counted under section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 exceeds 30 percent of the total enrollment of that school.''; and (2) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking out ``(H), or (I)'' and inserting ``(H), (I), or (J)''. SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendments made by section 1 shall apply with respect to any year of service that is completed after the date of enactment of this Act.
summary: Librarian Education and Development Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for certain types of student loan forgiveness for librarians (as well as, currently, for teachers) in low-income areas where public schools have a combined average of 30 percent or more of their total student enrollments composed of children counted as disadvantaged under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.