118 STAT. 2301 PUBLIC LAW 108–409—OCT. 30, 2004 ‘‘(ii) whose qualifying employment for purposes of such subsection is teaching mathematics or science on a full time basis; and ‘‘(B) an elementary school or secondary school teacher— ‘‘(i) who meets the requirements of subsection (b); ‘‘(ii) whose qualifying employment for purposes of such subsection is as a special education teacher whose primary responsibility is to provide special education to children with disabilities (as those terms are defined in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu cation Act); and ‘‘(iii) who, as certified by the chief administrative officer of the public or non profit private elementary school or secondary school in which the borrower is employed, is teaching children with disabilities that correspond with the borrower’s special education training and has demonstrated knowledge and teaching skills in the content areas of the elementary school or secondary school curriculum that the borrower is teaching.’’. (2) DIRECT LOANS.—Section 460(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR TEACHERS IN MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, OR SPECIAL EDUCATION.—Notwithstanding the amount specified in paragraph (1), the aggregate amount that the Sec retary shall cancel under this section shall be not more than $17,500 in the case of— ‘‘(A) a secondary school teacher— ‘‘(i) who meets the requirements of subsection (b)(1); and ‘‘(ii) whose qualifying employment for purposes of such subsection is teaching mathematics or science on a full time basis; and ‘‘(B) an elementary school or secondary school teacher— ‘‘(i) who meets the requirements of subsection (b)(1); ‘‘(ii) whose qualifying employment for purposes of such subsection is as a special education teacher whose primary responsibility is to provide special education to children with disabilities (as those terms are defined in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu cation Act); and ‘‘(iii) who, as certified by the chief administrative officer of the public or non profit private elementary school or secondary school in which the borrower is employed, is teaching children with disabilities that correspond with the borrower’s special education training and has demonstrated knowledge and teaching skills in the content areas of the elementary school or secondary school curriculum that the borrower is teaching.’’. (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this sub section shall apply only with respect to eligible individuals who are new borrowers (as such term is defined in 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003)) on or after October 1, 1998, and before October 1, 2005. Applicability. 20 USC 1078–10 note.
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