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Amendments To The Education Act

Original Language Title: Grozījumi Izglītības likumā

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the amendments to the Education Act to make the Education Act (the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1998, nr. 24; 1999, 17, no. 24) the following amendments: 1. in article 1 point 2: turn off the word "General";
to supplement the article with a 12.1 point as follows: "121) teaching AIDS-education program for the implementation of the required literature, demonstrations and technical means, materials and equipment;"
Add to article 16.1 of the point as follows: "161) educator — a natural person with education in this or other regulatory legal education and professional qualifications and participate in the implementation of the programme of education in an educational establishment or certified private;".
2. To supplement the law with article 11.1 of the following: ' article 11.1. The foreign educational documents issued in Latvia (1) educational documents issued abroad as well as foreign academic degrees obtained certificate of inspection is carried out on the basis of the qualification or academic degrees of the owner, the supporting documents to the respective educational institutions, public institutions, employers or professional organisations. Education documents issued abroad as well as foreign countries obtained academic degrees of formal inspection carried out academic information center.
(2) the expertise of the documents submitted are defined: 1) someone in Latvia to be served education document or academic degree awarded in Latvia to comply with foreign educational documents issued or granted in a foreign academic degree or education in Latvia to be served the document, or for academic degree awarded in Latvia, it can be assimilated;
2) what additional conditions must be met in order to document the education abroad or foreign country assigned to academic degrees could be likened to one of Latvia for educational documents to be served or to be granted to Latvia university degrees, if the document issued in the foreign education or academic degree granted does not meet any of Latvia's education voucher or served in Latvia to be granted academic degree requirements.
(3) the document inspection results in the application the applicant is issued a statement about the kind of education in Latvia to be served the document, or the academic degree awarded in Latvia to comply with or is an educational document issued abroad or academic degree granted.
(4) the decision on recognition of education document, based on the academic information center statement, adopted: 1) continuance — University study in which educational document owner wishes to continue studies. The University may make additional expertise and impose additional requirements;
2) recruitment for occupations where professional activity or it needs education is not regulated by law, as well as in other legislation, the employer;
3) professional activity in which the professions, professional activity or it needs education is regulated in law, as well as in other legislation, — these laws and other legislation in certain institutions;
4) continuation of education elementary education or secondary education level — the Ministry of education and science.
(5) academic information center is a Ministry of education and science established the institution exercising the foreign educational documents issued and academic degrees of formal inspection and other recognition of education and international exchange-related functions. "
3. in article 14: make paragraph 4 by the following: "4) determines the credit receipt, refund and credit a delete procedure and about studying in higher education institutions implement training programmes and professional secondary education programs;"
make paragraph 6 by the following: "6) approved by the College (except University College) regulations and the University (excluding universities) constitutional;";
Add to paragraph 7, after the words "national education authorities" with the words "and public education support institutions";
turn off paragraph 11, the words "education to be implemented";
Express points 14 and 15 by the following: "14) defines and coordinates teacher education and the improvement of professional qualifications;
15) determines the order in which the State organized and financed a training issue and the acquisition of funds; ";
to express the point 20 as follows: "20) determines the educational programmes the minimum cost per student;";
Add to article 23 and 24 with the following: "23) determines the procedure for receipt of scholarships and scholarship about the minimum State and local education agencies implemented the program in higher education and vocational secondary education students;
24) determines the interest education programmes the financing arrangements. "
4. in article 15: to express the introductory paragraph as follows: "the Ministry of education and Science:";
Replace paragraph 5, the word "University" with the words "educational institutions";
make the following paragraph 11: "11) develop national educational standards according to subject or course program (except higher education) samples;";
turn off paragraph 13, the words "and the textbook";
make paragraph 15 as follows: "15) organised by educators and educational institutions (excluding universities) managers assessment of professional qualifications";
turn off paragraph 19, the word "establish";
turn off paragraph 20;
Replace paragraph 21, the word "approved" with the word "developing".
5.16. Article: make point 2 as follows: "2) develop training content for professional subjects and professional standards of teaching and the supervision of compliance with them in their hands to the existing educational institutions;"
turn off paragraph 3;
make paragraph 4 by the following: "4) provides the charge of existing educational institutions, as well as organise and finance the standard teaching and acquisition of professional subjects."
6. in article 17: replace the third subparagraph of paragraph 1, the word "school" with the words "educational institutions";
Supplement third with 14 points by the following: "14) to coordinate the protection of the rights of the child in the field of education.";
Add to fourth with 14 points by the following: "14) determines the allowance and other forms of material assistance and procedure for students the education institutions."
7. Express article 24, first paragraph as follows: "(1) any educational institution a month from its founding days, submit an application for the registration of an educational institution in the register of educational institutions. Educational institutions registered in the Ministry of education and science. "
8. Express article 25, second subparagraph by the following: "(2) an educational institution that implements this statutory authorization of the educational program are eligible to pick up only after the trainees during the education licence for the implementation of the programme. This provision does not apply to the interest education programmes implemented by the State and municipal educational institutions. "
9. Turn off the article 27, first sentence, the words "and" adult ".
10. Article 33: express the introductory part of the first subparagraph by the following: "(1) the educational program is an educational institution of education governing document, which according to the degree of education, training, target group and national education standard is:";
make the first part of paragraph 5 by the following: "5) education programs needed to implement the personnel, financial and material resources, assessment according to the Cabinet of Ministers regulations on educational programmes the minimum cost for a single student."
11. Turn off the article 36, first paragraph, second sentence.
12. Supplement article 40 the second paragraph with the sentence as follows: "the general education programs and special programs for the implementation of the type must obtain a licence."
13. Express article 44, the second paragraph as follows: "(2) vocational training programme shall lay down the procedure for implementing the vocational education Act and the University Act. The implementation of vocational training programmes should receive appropriate licence. "
14. Add to article 45, the second subparagraph with the sentence the following wording: "academic training programme should receive appropriate licence."
15. Article 47: make the third paragraph as follows: "(3) the interest education programmes may also implement other legal and natural persons by the relevant local authority licence.";
turn off the fourth.
16. Replace article 48, first paragraph, the words "Ministry of education and science" with the words "Cabinet".
17. in article 49: replace the third paragraph, the words "professional development" with the words "professional development";
turn off the fourth.
18. To make article 50 paragraph 3 by the following:

"3) State and local government education institutions established — a person who is not a cabinet order issued a document certifying the State language skills at the highest level, with the exception of University academic staff — another country nationals and stateless persons who participate in specific educational programmes on international contracts, as well as foreign-founded educational institutions or their branches of the staff workers;".
19. the express article 51, second subparagraph by the following: "(2) the staff of the educational institutions are responsible for their own work, so the methods, techniques and results."
20. Turn off the paragraph 2 of article 52, the words "cabinet order".
21. off 55. paragraph 4, the words "cabinet order".
22. the express 54. the second subparagraph by the following: "(2) private educational institutions financed by their founders. State and local Governments participating in the financing of private educational institutions, according to the provisions of the Cabinet of Ministers on the implementation of the curriculum minimum cost per student, if these institutions are carried out in accredited primary and general secondary education in the national language. "
23. To make part three of article 60 of the last sentence by the following: "preparation of training tools and issues in accordance with the national standards of education is financed in the annual State budget allocation."
24. Make the text of this article 61: "the education system is created to support educational innovation fund, which is funded by the State budget in the annual State budget to the extent laid down in Latvian and foreign legal or physical person investments, gifts, donations, and other features. Education Innovation Fund governed by a special law. "
25. The transitional provisions: to make paragraph 5 by the following: "5. Article 48 of this law, the first subparagraph shall enter into force on: 1) 2001 September 1 — as regards the education of educators who are implementing General education programs;
2) 2002 September 1 — as regards the education of educators who are implementing other education programs.
Until the entry into force requirements of implementing the curriculum for the education of teachers is determined by the Ministry of education and science. ";
express the following paragraph 13: "13. Amendments to the law of the second paragraph of article 59 of the private educational institutions (which implement accredited primary and general secondary education in the national language of the programme) funding under the Cabinet of Ministers set the cost of implementing the curriculum minimum per student shall enter into force on 1 September 2001."
Transitional provisions with the entry into force of this law shall lapse at Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 11 "amendments to the Education Act" (the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2000, no. 6).
The Parliament adopted the law of 11 May 2000.
The President of the Parliament instead of the President j. stream year 2000 in Riga on May 23.