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Loans.  \nPublic Law 117–49 117th Congress  \nAn Act  \nTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to improve the service obligation verification process for TEACH Grant recipients, and for other purposes.  \nBe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,  \nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  \nThis Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consider Teachers Act of 2021’’.  \nSEC. 2. TEACH GRANTS.  \nSection 420N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g–2) is amended—  \n(1) in subsection (b)(1)—  \n(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘(referred to in this section as the ‘service obligation window’)’’ after ‘‘under this subpart’’;  \n(B) in subparagraph (C)(vii), by inserting ‘‘or geographic area’’ after ‘‘field’’; and  \n(C) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) and inserting the following:  \n‘‘(D) submit a certification of employment by the chief administrative officer of the school in accordance with subsection (d)(5); and  \n‘‘(E) meet all State certification requirements for teaching (which may include meeting such requirements through a certification obtained through alternative routes to teaching);’’;  \n(2) in subsection (c)—  \n(A) by striking ‘‘In the event’’ and inserting the following:  \n‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the event’’; and  \n(B) by adding at the end the following:  \n‘‘(2) RECONSIDERATION OF CONVERSION DECISIONS.—  \n‘‘(A) REQUEST TO RECONSIDER.—In any case where the Secretary has determined that a recipient of a grant under this subpart has failed or refused to comply with the service obligation in the agreement under subsection (b) and has converted the grant into a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan under part D in accordance with paragraph  \n(1), (including a TEACH Grant converted to a loan prior to the date of enactment of the Consider Teachers Act of 2021 and including cases where such loans have been fully or partially paid), the recipient may request that the Secretary reconsider such initial determination and  \nPUBLIC LAW 117–49—OCT. 13, 2021 135 STAT. 403  \nmay submit additional information to demonstrate satisfaction of the service obligation. Upon receipt of such a request, the Secretary shall reconsider the determination in accordance with this paragraph not later than 90 days after the date that such request was received.  \n‘‘(B) RECONSIDERATION.—If, in reconsidering an initial determination under subparagraph (A) (including reconsideration related to a TEACH Grant that was converted to a loan prior to the date of enactment of the Consider Teachers Act of 2021 and including cases where such loans were fully or partially paid), the Secretary determines that the reason for such determination was the recipient’s failure to timely submit a certification required under subsection (b)(1)(D) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Consider Teachers Act of 2021), an error or processing delay by the Secretary, a change to the fields considered eligible for fulfillment of the service obligation (as described in subsection (b)(1)(C)), a recipient having previously requested to have the TEACH Grant converted to a loan, or another valid reason determined by the Secretary, and that the recipient has, as of the date of the reconsideration, demonstrated that the recipient did meet, or is meeting the service obligation in the agreement under subsection (b), the Secretary shall—  \n‘‘(i) discharge the Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan under part D, and reinstate the recipient’s grant under this subpart;  \n‘‘(ii) discharge any interest or fees that may have accumulated during the period that the grant was converted to a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan under part D;  \n‘‘(iii) if the recipi","cbCaiiboFuQtZWTk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiboFuQtZWTk","pdf",199265,"English","# SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE\n# SEC. 2. TEACH GRANTS\n## Amendments to Section 420N\n### Certification and related determinations\n### Reconsideration of conversion decisions\n### Extension of time to complete service obligation\n# COMMUNICATION WITH RECIPIENTS","[{\"question\":\"What is the short title of the Act?\",\"answer\":\"The Act may be cited as the “Consider Teachers Act of 2021.”\"},{\"question\":\"What changes does the Act make to TEACH Grant certification requirements?\",\"answer\":\"It updates how recipients submit employment certification and clarifies related state certification requirements, including alternative route certifications, and makes defined changes to language around the service obligation window and eligible fields.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the Act handle reconsideration after a TEACH Grant is converted to a loan?\",\"answer\":\"Recipients may request reconsideration and submit additional information; the Secretary must reconsider within 90 days. 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