CANCELLATION OF LOANS FOB CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVICE.

SEC. 466. CANCELLATION OF LOANS FOB CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVICE. (a) Cancellation for Teaching.— Section 465(a)(2) of the Act is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “and such determination shall not be made with respect to not more than 50 percent of the total number of schools in the State receiving assistance under such chapter 1”; (2) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: “(C) as a full-time special education teacher, including teachers of infants, toddlers, children, or youth with disabilities in a public or other nonprofit elementary or secondary school 106 STAT. 583system, or as a full-time qualified professional provider of early intervention services in a public or other nonprofit program under public supervision by the lead agency as authorized in section 676(b)(9) of the individuals With Disabilities Education Act;”; (3) by striking “or” at the end of subparagraph (E); (4) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) and inserting “; or”; and (5) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: “(G) as a full-time teacher of mathematics, science, foreign languages, bilingual education, or any other field of expertise where the State educational agency determines there is a shortage of qualified teachers; “(H) as a full-time nurse or medical technician providing health care services; or “(I) as a full-time employee of a public or private nonprofit child or family service agency who is providing, or supervising the provision of, services to high-risk children who are from low-income communities and the families of such children.”. (b) Rate of Cancellation.— Section 465(a)(3)(A)(i) of such Act is amended by striking “(A), (C), or (F)” and inserting “(A), (C), (F), (G), (H), or (I)”. (c) Special Rules.— Section 465 of the Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(c) Special Rules.— “(1) List.— If the list of schools in which a teacher may perform service pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) is not available before May 1 of any year, the Secretary may use the list for the year preceding the year for which the determination is made to make such service determination. “(2) Continuing eligibility.— Any teacher who performs service in a school which— “(A) meets the requirements of subsection (a)(2)(A) in any year; and “(B) in a subsequent year fails to meet the requirements of such subsection, may continue to teach in such school and shall be eligible for loan cancellation pursuant to subsection (a)(1) such subsequent years.”. (d) Conforming Amendment: Definitions; Limitations.— Part E of title IV is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: “definitions “Sec. 469. (a) Low-Income Communities.— For the purpose of this part, the term ‘low-income communities’ means communities in which there is a high concentration of children eligible to be counted under chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. “(b) High-Risk Children.— For the purposes of this part, the term ‘high-risk children’ means individuals under the age of 21 who are low-income or at risk of abuse or neglect, have been abused or neglected, have serious emotional, mental, or behavioral disturbances, reside in placements outside their homes, or are involved in the juvenile justice system. “(c) Infants, Toddlers, Children, and Youth With Disabilities.— For purposes of this part, the term ‘infants, toddlers, chil-106 STAT. 584dren, and youth with disabilities’ means children with disabilities and infants and toddlers with disabilities as defined in sections 602(a)(1) and 672(1), respectively, of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the term ‘qualified professional provider of early intervention services’ has the meaning specified in section 672(2) of such Act.”.