The bill
(Reg. No. 1057) suggests amend the laws “On Vocational Education”, “On Higher Education”, “On
Education”.
The bill
aims at creating conditions for enhancement of the role and prestige of working
class occupations resulting from increasing the quality of vocational
education, establishing guarantees for workers of this sphere and students of
vocational schools, according privileges for businesses, institutions,
organizations that participate in preparation of qualified employees.
The
Committee noted that the analysis of the law and conclusions received during
its preparation for consideration, shows that there are serious defects and
gives reasons to claim the necessity of refinement of the suggested amendments.
It was
stressed that the Ministry of Finance does not approve of adoption of the bill,
the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade does not support the law, the
Ministry of Justice voiced considerable remarks to several suggested amendments
and made proposals regarding those amendments that contradict current
legislation. The Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Social
Policy think that the bill requires refinement.
The
Committee highlighted that the Central Scientific Experts Department of the
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat made a conclusion that following the
results of the consideration in the first reading, the bill should be
recommitted.
Following the results of the consideration, having taken into account the conclusions, the Committee made a decision to recommend that the Verkhovna Rada should recommit the bill.