The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the amendments to the social services and social assistance law to make social services and social assistance Act (the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2002, nr. 23; 2003; 2004, nr. 2, 14., 18., 2005, no; no 2; 2006, no. 13; Latvian journal, 2007, 83 no) the amendments are as follows: 1. Article 1: exclude paragraph 24, the words "and registered social service provider register"; Express 27 the following: "27) half-way house: a social rehabilitation institution or in long-term social care and rehabilitation institutions Department, in which persons with mental disabilities provide social rehabilitation services;". 2. Supplement article 3 with 1.1 and 1.2 in part as follows: "(11) in addition to the first part of the abovementioned categories of persons entitled to this law, the third paragraph of article 9 naktspatversm, laid down in the shelters, information and advisory services, and article 35, first paragraph, of the benefits provided for in the guaranteed minimum income level is to provide persons who have been granted alternative status and members of their families. (12) orphans and without parental care for the remaining children, who got an alternative status, are entitled to social services and the law article 13, first paragraph, the rehabilitation of certain social services. " 3. in article 13: make the fourth subparagraph by the following: "(4) referred to in the third subparagraph of the day Center for the creation and maintenance expenditure is financed from the State budget: in the year of the establishment of the Center — 80 percent of, activities in the first year, 60 percent the second year and 40 percent, the third year — 20 percent. Criteria for the day in the center of creation and maintenance, as well as for the determination of national co-financing and co-financing arrangements shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. In subsequent years, these expenses are covered 100 percent of the municipal budget. "; Supplement fifth with the sentence the following wording: "the criteria group House (apartment) and half-way houses and outfitting costs, as well as for the determination of national co-financing and co-financing arrangements shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers." 4. To make article 14 the following: ' article 14. Ministry of welfare tasks are tasks of the Ministry of welfare and social services in the field of social assistance are the following: 1) develop a national policy for social services and social assistance, to monitor its implementation; 2) provide State social services in the national budget for financial management; 3) raise priority social services. " 5. Express article 15 the following: ' article 15. Social service administration (1) the management of a social service is subordinated to the Minister of welfare's direct authority, participating in the implementation of the national policy for social services and social assistance. (2) the management of a social service perform the following main functions: 1) coordinated by the national social care and social rehabilitation services; 2) organizes the administrative measures necessary to ensure the financial management process of social care and social rehabilitation; 3) monitors the implementation of this law, the control of social services of regulatory compliance laws, as well as the quality of social services and social service provider compliance with legislative requirements and administrative fines social services providers for infringements; 4) analyse and evaluate social services and social assistance development and make proposals public social services and social assistance policy development. (3) the Minister of Social Welfare service is managed through the subordination of all State implement social care centers. " 6. Add to article 17, the second subparagraph with the sentence as follows: "social services in the Cabinet of Ministers in the order and pay the State fee in the amount of social service provider or a duplicate of the registration certificate is issued." 7. Turn off 27.1 article, second paragraph, the word "temporary" and the words "which do not require the location of lasting social care and social rehabilitation institutions". 8. Add to paragraph 1 of the transitional provisions of the text by the following: "After January 1, 2008 the right to carry out social work, providing social care, social rehabilitation services and social assistance are also persons: 1) if the said work and 31 December 2007 to State old-age pension to certain age stayed no more than five years; 2) to 2007 December 31 embarked on studies or continue to get 41. this law and in article 42. These parties every year until 15 October the employer high school or college certificate issued that this person is a high school or college student in the list. " 9. Make the informative reference to European Union directives as follows: "Informative reference to European Union directives, the law includes provisions resulting from: 1) of the Council of 29 April 2004, Directive 2004/81/EC on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, who cooperate with the competent authorities; 2) Council of 29 April 2004, Directive 2004/83/EC on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted. "
The Parliament adopted the law of June 21, 2007. State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga, July 5, 2007 in