Compulsory Education Law (Amendment – State Responsibility for Education in an Emergency) Bill

What does the bill do?

The bill amends Section 7 of the Compulsory Education Law, to add an explicit reference to emergency situations. Under the bill, the state's responsibility for providing free compulsory education also applies in times of emergency, and from this follow implications such as: the state's duty to act to protect educational institutions, to ensure equipment and conditions for students and teachers, and to improve the remote learning capabilities of teachers and students both technologically and pedagogically.