Civilian Service Law (Amendment – Extending the Eligibility Age for a Person with a Mental Disability to Serve in National Service or Community Volunteering) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק שירות אזרחי (תיקון - הארכת גיל הזכאות של נכה נפש לשרת במסגרת שירות לאומי או התנדבות קהילתית)
TL;DRA proposal to extend the eligibility age for people with mental illnesses to serve in national service or community volunteering until age 27, similar to people with physical or intellectual disabilities.
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What does the bill do?
The bill changes the Civil Service Law (2017) to extend the eligibility age threshold for national service or community volunteering. Currently, people with physical or intellectual disabilities can volunteer until age 27, but people with mental illnesses outside special education schools can serve only until age 24. This bill sets that people with mental illnesses will also be able to serve until age 27, to allow them to integrate into society at a later stage of the diagnosis and treatment of their mental disorders.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 62 seats
Left the coalition 14 seats
Opposition 44 seats
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