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Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 93:In page 23, to delete lines 32 to 34 and substitute the following:“(vi) the manner in which and period during which a school shall notify an applicant as to the decision on his or her application;”. Amendment No. 93 adjusts the current wording in the Bill that provides that regulations may be made regarding the manner and period during which an applicant...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 68:In page 18, to delete lines 42 and 43 and substitute the following: "(i) it is established that information contained in the application is false or misleading in a material respect,". This proofing amendment provides for more appropriate and workable language in the provision that allows a school to withdraw an offer of admission if the application contained false or...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 69:In page 19, line 20, after "school" to insert the following: "(which arrangements shall not result in a reduction in the school day in respect of the student concerned)".

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 70:In page 19, line 29, to delete "attendance" and substitute "enrolment". These amendments substitutes the word "enrolment" for the word "attendance" in sections 62(7)(p)(ii) and 64(1)(b), both of which are concerned with prohibiting fees or charges as a "condition of admission or continued attendance" at a school. As students can have gaps in attendance from time to...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 73:In page 19, line 31, to delete "and criteria". This proofing amendment removes a duplication in the section of the Bill that requires a school to set out its selection criteria in its policy. It deletes the reference to setting out selection criteria in section 62(7)(q) because this requirement is already set out in 62(7)(d).

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 82:In page 20, line 34, to delete "the intake group of". Amendments Nos. 82 to 85, inclusive, relate to the annual admission notices that must be prepared by schools. The collective purpose of these amendments is to clarify that an admission notice applies to the intake group and to any special class in a school, but does not apply to admission to other classes or...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 83:In page 21, to delete lines 10 to 13 and substitute the following: "(iii) in respect of an application for admission to an intake group or special class, the date by which the applicant shall be notified of the decision in relation to his or her application, (iv) in respect of an application for admission to an intake group or special class, the date by which the...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 84:In page 21, to delete lines 14 to 25 and substitute the following: "(c) in relation to the school year concerned, set out— (i) the number of places being made available in the intake group, (ii) in the case of a boarding school, the number of residential and the number of non-residential places being made available and (iii) in the case of a school with a...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 85:In page 21, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following: "(5) In this section, a reference to admission to a school means a reference to admission to the intake group of the school or admission to a special class in the school.".

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 86:In page 21, to delete line 39 and substitute the following: "(b) the admission or continued enrolment of a student in the school.".

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 87:In page 22, line 8, to delete "or".

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 88:In page 22, line 11, to delete "courses." and substitute the following: "courses, or (d) fees charged by schools that provide further education and training courses, in respect of such courses.".

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 54:In page 17, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: “(v) in the case of a school that, with the approval of the Minister, provides an education exclusively for students with a category or categories of special educational needs specified by the Minister, where the student does not have the specified category of special educational needs concerned, or...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 55:In page 17, to delete lines 8 and 9 and substitute the following: “(e) provide that the school shall not, when deciding on an application to the school, or when placing a student on a waiting list for admission to the school, consider or take into account any of the following:”. The Bill currently sets out that where a school is oversubscribed it may not...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 56:In page 17, lines 10 and 11, to delete “specified category or categories of”. Amendment No. 56 is a proofing amendment. It deletes reference to “specified category or categories” in the provision that prohibits a school from giving priority based on attendance at a pre-school or pre-school service other than in the case of an early...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 57:In page 17, line 18, to delete “subsection (8)” and substitute “subsections (8) and (9)*”.

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: Apologies, the Deputy is correct. I will withdraw it.

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 59:In page 17, line 26, after “course” to insert “or to a course known as a further education and training course”. Amendment No. 59 provides that in the case of admission to a further education and training course run by a recognised school, the school shall not be prohibited from holding interviews or meetings as part of the admission process...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 62:In page 17, to delete lines 30 to 37 and substitute the following: “(vii) the date and time on which an application for admission was received by the school, subject to subsection (11) and subject to the application being received at any time during the period specified for receiving applications set out in the annual admission notice of the school for the...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 64:In page 18, to delete lines 5 to 12 and substitute the following: “(h) provide that a decision on an application for admission shall be based on— (i) the implementation of the school’s admission policy including, where applicable, the annual admission notice of the school, and (ii) the information provided by the applicant in the application for...