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25th Knesset · outgoing

Sports Law (Amendment – Regulation of Sports Coaching) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הספורט (תיקון – הסדרת העיסוק באימון ספורט)

TL;DRA proposal to regulate sports coaching through certifications, defining types of athletes, setting training requirements and keeping a register.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal amends the Sports Law with provisions on certification for sports coaching. It defines types of sports activities, athletes and sports achievements. The proposal states that coaching in certain types of activities will require a certification, with exceptions for trainees in training and for amateurs/occasional coaches. The minister will set the types of activities requiring certification, certificate levels (instructor, coach, senior, expert), conditions for granting certificates, and a duty to take part in professional training courses. The commissioner will keep a public register of certificate holders, and recognition is given to foreign certificates under certain conditions.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: March 22, 2023
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Passed18 for · 0 against · 0 abstained · 102 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudFor 3 · Absent 29
ShasFor 2 · Absent 9
United Torah JudaismFor 2 · Absent 5
NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 56 seats

Yesh AtidFor 2 · Absent 22
Ra'amFor 4 · Absent 1
Hadash–Ta'alFor 2 · Absent 3
LaborAbsent 4

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