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Education (Regulation of Voluntary Contributions in Schools) Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- Carol Nolan · Independent
- Introduced
- 4 Jul 2017
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Minister must make regulations requiring schools to clearly state that voluntary contributions are not obligatory (except fee-paying schools) and prohibit differential treatment of students based on parents' contribution choices.
- Schools limited to contacting parents once yearly for voluntary contributions; prohibited from seeking contributions when public funding suffices for daily operating costs.
- Schools must publish annual financial statements showing receipt and use of voluntary contributions, accessible to parents, without identifying individual contributors.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil4 Jul 2017
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