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25th Knesset · outgoing

Duty to Provide Informal Education for Children and Youth Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק החובה למתן חינוך בלתי פורמאלי לילדים ולנוער

TL;DRA bill requiring the Ministry of Education and local education authorities to provide informal education to every child and youth.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The proposal states that every child and youth is entitled to supplementary informal education that includes social, values-based, educational and cultural activity in various frameworks, including youth movements. Local education authorities and educational institutions are obligated to promote and respect the right of every child to participate in these activities without restriction. The proposal also states that the Ministry of Education will allocate a separate annual budget to cover the costs of supplementary education activities, according to the socioeconomic cluster of each local authority.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: November 19, 2025
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Rejected38 for · 58 against · 0 abstained · 24 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 26 · Absent 6
ShasAgainst 9 · Absent 2
Otzma YehuditAgainst 5 · Absent 1

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 21 · Absent 3
Ra'amFor 3 · Absent 2
Hadash–Ta'alFor 3 · Absent 2
LaborFor 3 · Absent 1

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