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25th Knesset · outgoing

Prevention of Employment of a Teaching Employee with an Academic Degree from the Palestinian Authority (Legislative Amendments) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק מניעת העסקת עובד הוראה בעל תואר אקדמי מהרשות הפלסטינית (תיקוני חקיקה)

TL;DRThe proposal allows education officials to refuse employment approval and a teaching license to holders of academic degrees from the Palestinian Authority.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The proposal amends two pieces of legislation: the Supervision of Schools Law and the Education Law, to authorize the Director General and the supervisor to refuse employment approval and a teaching license to a person holding an academic degree from an institution of higher education in the Palestinian Authority, provided that the degree is required for their work as an education employee. The provisions do not apply to anyone who received the degree or completed most of their studies before the law's commencement, but the Minister of Education may condition employment approval on completing studies in Israel in accordance with the goals of state education.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: December 25, 2024

The votes on this bill

Passed40 for · 7 against · 0 abstained · 73 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 68 seats

LikudFor 20 · Absent 12
ShasFor 7 · Absent 4
United Torah JudaismFor 4 · Absent 3
Religious ZionismFor 3 · Absent 4
Otzma YehuditFor 3 · Absent 3
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidAbsent 24
Ra'amAgainst 5
Hadash–Ta'alAgainst 1 · Absent 4
LaborAgainst 1 · Absent 3

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Other bills with a similar name · 1Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.