Supervision of Schools Law (Amendment No. 11) Bill

What does the bill do?

Regarding granting a license to a school for the first time or after substantial changes to the building, the arrangement requiring the approval of the health authority with regard to sanitation and the requirements of the Epinephrine Law will remain, but for applications submitted from 1.5.2024 for the 5785 school year onward, it is established that if the health authority has not given its decision within two months, the director general of the Ministry of Education will be able to grant a temporary license for one year based on the approval of a Ministry of Education employee who has the qualifications of an environmental health worker. Regarding applications for license renewal for the 5786 school year onward, it is established that if during the previous 18 months an inspection was carried out and approval was given by the health authority or by an environmental health worker that there is an adequate level in terms of sanitation and in terms of the requirements of the Epinephrine Law, it will be possible to renew the license. If no such inspection took place, the director general of the ministry will be able to renew the license for a period of one year only based on the applicant's declaration that there is an adequate level in terms of sanitation and in terms of the requirements of the Epinephrine Law. If the previous license included special conditions regarding sanitation, these conditions will also be included in the renewed license. It is further established that sanitation at the school and the requirements of the Epinephrine Law will be among the conditions for granting a license to the school.