Reimbursement of expenses to the budget in case of expulsion

If a student studied on a budget basis, but did not want to study further or was exclude from school for underachievement, then he will have to return to the state the money spent over all the years of study. The Government proposed to adopt such amendments to the Law “On Education”. The Supreme Council agreed with the opinion of the executive body and supported the law-in-draft in the second final reading.

The problem of shortage of personnel in the republic is not new. The state annually spends tens of thousands of rubles on training students in in-demand specialties. Approximately 3700 students study in secondary vocational education organizations on a budgetary basis, and about 5700 people receive higher education at the expense of the state at the moment, according to the PMR Ministry of Education. Not all state employees graduate in fact. Approximately 1770 public sector students at all levels of professional education were expelled on their own initiative or for improper performance of their obligations last year. There were approximately 1500 dropouts in 2022.

There are cases when public sector graduates are not employed in their specialty. There has been a provision in the Law “On Education” for many years now that obliges the republican budget to reimburse expenses if a graduate does not work as assigned and does not complete the term established in the tripartite agreement.

The law will stipulate now the obligation of state-funded students, in the event of expulsion, to return to the state the expenses spent on their education.

Changes to the Law “On Education” will come into force 60 days after signing and official publication. The government will work out a mechanism for implementing the new norms through by-laws. The law-in-draft will affect students who enter into an agreement for the provision of educational services after June 1, 2024. This agreement will stipulate new rules. The changes in the law will not apply to students studying on a paid basis.

The law-in-draft deals with expelled students who studied for free in secondary and higher professional education organizations, including residency training.