Assistance to Students Who Served in the Reserves (Legislative Amendments and Temporary Provision) Bill

What does the bill do?

In the Council for Higher Education Law, 5718-1958, the aid fund of the Council for Higher Education was authorized to also take into account military service and reserve service in distributing grants. In the Encouragement of Student Involvement in Social and Community Activity Law, 5778-2018, the conditions for recognizing reserve service as earning credit points within an academic degree were improved. In the Student Rights Law, 5767-2007, it was provided that the Council for Higher Education must set rules on the basis of which institutions will set special accommodations for students who served in the reserves in emergency circumstances and at short notice for more than 30 days, and for the spouses of those who served as stated. In addition, it was provided that an institution is authorized to grant relief in admission requirements to those who served in regular service as combat soldiers, subject to conditions, and it was also provided, as a temporary provision, that an institution is authorized to grant relief in admission requirements for the 5784 and 5785 academic years to those who served in the Swords of Iron war, taking into account the nature and length of service. The temporary provision will apply until the end of 3 months from the law's commencement, and the Minister of Education may extend it by a further 6 months, subject to the continuation of the fighting.