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25th Knesset · outgoing

Student's Rights Law (Amendment – Expanding Student's Rights) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק זכויות הסטודנט (תיקון – הרחבת זכויות הסטודנט)

TL;DRA proposal to expand students' rights regarding the review of exam appeals, going to the restroom during exams, and a time limit for responding to complaints to the ombudsman.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal amends the Student Rights Law (5767) on several matters: (1) establishing that an appeal against an exam or paper will be reviewed by another person who did not grade the original; (2) a provision that a decision on an appeal will be delivered to the student within up to 21 days of filing the appeal; (3) establishing that a student may pause the exam and go to the restroom for a reasonable amount of time, according to rules the institution will set; (4) limiting the deadline for responding to a complaint to the ombudsman to within 30 days of its filing. The amendments apply to all institutions of higher education in Israel.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: March 22, 2023
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Passed34 for · 0 against · 0 abstained · 86 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudFor 8 · Absent 24
ShasFor 8 · Absent 3
United Torah JudaismFor 5 · Absent 2
Otzma YehuditFor 3 · Absent 3
NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 56 seats

Yesh AtidAbsent 24
Ra'amFor 4 · Absent 1
LaborFor 1 · Absent 3

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