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25th Knesset · outgoing

State Education Law (Amendment – Denial of Budget Participation Due to Discrimination) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק חינוך ממלכתי (תיקון – שלילת השתתפות בתקציב עקב הפליה)

TL;DRA proposal to deny an educational institution the state's participation in its budget if it does not stop discrimination after a written warning.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal amends the State Education Law to add an economic sanction against an educational institution that violates the prohibition on discrimination. Under the proposal, the Minister of Education will send a written warning to an institution found to be violating the provisions prohibiting discrimination (as defined in the Pupils' Rights Law). If the institution does not stop the discrimination within the deadline stated in the warning, the state's participation in its budget will be denied. The proposal is intended to serve as an additional deterrent alongside existing sanctions such as a fine, imprisonment or closing the institution.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: March 15, 2023

The votes on this bill

Rejected41 for · 57 against · 1 abstained · 21 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudAgainst 28 · Absent 4
ShasAgainst 9 · Absent 2
Otzma YehuditAgainst 5 · Absent 1
NoamAgainst 1

Opposition 56 seats

Yesh AtidFor 21 · Absent 3
Yisrael BeytenuFor 3 · Absent 3
Ra'amFor 1 · Absent 4
Hadash–Ta'alFor 2 · Abstained 1 · Absent 2
LaborFor 3 · Absent 1

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