Social protection of kindergarten pupils, schoolchildren and students

Deputies of the Committee on Education, Public Associations and Media discussed in the course of the meeting the legislative initiative of the Government to amend the PMR Law “On Education”. It is proposed to enshrine in the relevant law measures of state support that are currently prescribed in anti-crisis legislation.

We are talking about helping kindergarteners, schoolchildren and students who have benefits in paying for meals. These categories of citizens will be provided with food packages or monetary compensation in the amount of the cost of the products if an educational organization is forced to conduct training in a distance format.

The procedure for providing food packages or paying monetary compensation in return for such packages will be established by a regulatory legal act of the Government.

The law-in-draft on amending the law “On Education” will be included in the agenda of the plenary meeting, which will take place this week, for consideration in two readings at once. If the law-in-draft is adopted in the second final reading, the new measures in the law “On Education” will take effect immediately after signing by the President and official publication.