Compulsory Education Law (Amendment – Budget Reduction Due to Non-Enlistment of Graduates) Bill, 2025
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק לימוד חובה (תיקון - הפחתת תקציב בשל אי-גיוס בוגרים), התשפ"ה- 2025
TL;DRA bill to update the Compulsory Education Law to allow a budget cut of up to 20% for educational institutions where the rate of enlistment of their graduates in security or civilian service is below 80%.
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What does the bill do?
The bill adds sections to the Compulsory Education Law allowing the Minister of Education or whoever the minister authorized to order a cut of up to 20% in an educational institution's state budget based on an annual review of the enlistment rate of its graduates who are required to serve. The review will be carried out every year at the beginning of August, about three years after the graduates complete their studies, and the minister will set, with the consent of the Education Committee and in consultation with the Minister of Defense, provisions for calculating the enlistment rate and for taking special circumstances into account. The bill applies to all educational institutions in the various sectors funded from the state budget, and the ranking will be published on the Ministry of Education website.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 67 seats
Left the coalition 9 seats
Opposition 44 seats
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