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Report No. 3, 57th Parliament - Education (General Provisions) (Helping Families with School Costs) Amendment Bill 2023
Committee report
The committee tabled its Report No. 3, 57th Parliament - Education (General Provisions) (Helping Families with School Costs) Amendment Bill 2023 on 11 April 2024.
View: Report
about the bill
The Education (General Provisions) (Helping Families with School Costs) Amendment Bill 2023 was introduced into the Queensland Parliament on 11 October 2023 by Dr Amy MacMahon MP, Member for South Brisbane and referred to the former Education, Training and Employment Committee. On 13 February 2024, the Legislative Assembly amended Schedule 6 of the Standing Rules and Orders of the Legislative Assembly, establishing the Education, Employment, Training and Skills Committee, and transferred the Bill to the Education, Employment, Training and Skills Committee for detailed consideration.
The main objective of the Bill is to reduce the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by families whose children attend state schools by ensuring that Queensland’s state schools are fully funded. In particular, the Bill aims to reduce the out-of-pocket expenses associated with:
- extracurricular activities, such as sporting programs, musical programs and school camps
- individuals student resources, including textbooks, laptops and tablets
- school uniforms.
Another objective of the Bill is to require the chief executive of the Department of Education to report information on enrolments and costs for each state school to the relevant Minister on an annual basis.
The Bill proposes achieving these objectives indirectly. It would do this by amending the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 to compel the relevant Minister to introduce an additional Bill that would implement the changes necessary to achieve this Bill’s goals.
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View: Explanatory speech
Further information including any written briefings or advice, correspondence, the response to submissions, transcripts and answers to questions taken on notice will be made available under the Related Publications tab.
Submissions
Submissions closed on 1 December 2023. Submissions may be viewed under the former Education, Training and Employment Committee.
TIMELINE
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| Submissions closed | 1 December 2023 |
| Public briefing by the Member for South Brisbane | 23 October 2023 - Program - Broadcast - Transcript |
| Public hearing and department briefing | 18 March 2024 - Program - Broadcast (hearing) - Broadcast (briefing) - Transcript Proof (hearing) - Transcript Proof (briefing) |
| Report tabled | 11 April 2024, in accordance with Standing Order 136(1) |
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