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25th Knesset · outgoing

Student's Rights Law (Amendment No. 12) (Accommodations Due to Serious Illness) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק זכויות הסטודנט (תיקון מס' 12) (התאמות עקב מחלה קשה)

TL;DRThe bill requires higher education institutions to set academic accommodations for students with serious illnesses that affect their ability to study.

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What does the bill do?

The bill adds a new chapter to the Student Rights Law defining accommodations due to serious illness (a malignant disease, an illness requiring regular dialysis, or other illnesses the minister will set). The accommodations will be given to students who are absent from studies or exams due to medical treatments, medical procedures, or secondary health risks stemming from the illness, and may include an exam at a special time or place, use of digital tools, postponement of submission deadlines, and designation of a responsible person at the institution. The provisions will be set by the institutions in coordination with student committees, under uniform rules to be set by the Council for Higher Education, or in regulations for practical engineering and technician institutions.

Passed first readingFirst plenum vote: December 10, 2025

The votes on this bill

Passed14 for · 0 against · 0 abstained · 106 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudFor 2 · Absent 30
ShasFor 4 · Absent 7

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 4 · Absent 20
Ra'amFor 1 · Absent 4
LaborFor 1 · Absent 3

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Other bills with a similar name · 1Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.