The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Presented and read a first time

School Funding Amendment Bill 2001

No. , 2001

(Mr Beazley)

A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to school funding

ISBN: 0642 644203

Contents

A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to school funding

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the School Funding Amendment Act 2000

2 Commencement This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule The State Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 2000 is amended as set out in the applicable items in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1--Amendment of the States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 2000

1 Section 4

After the definition of level of education, insert:

listed school means a non-government school listed in Part 5 of Schedule 4.

2 Subsection 28(2)

Omit the subsection, substitute:

(2) Subject to subsection (2A), the Minister may make a determination reducing an amount that is authorised to be paid to a State under any provision of this Act in a program year by an amount not more than the amount repayable.

(2A) The Minister may not make a determination reducing an amount calculated under section 53 in respect of a State unless the State has failed to comply with a requirement of Division 2 of this Part.

3 Section 53

Omit "not more than", substitute "equal to".

4 Subsection 56(2)

Omit subsection, substitute:

(2) Funding for general recurrent expenditure of non-government schools with SES funding levels is worked out on a school by school basis (whether or not the school is in an approved school system or not), unless the school is a listed school.

5 After section 56

Insert:

56A Application This Subdivision does not apply to a listed school.

6 After subsection 64(2)

Insert:

(2A) All listed schools are to be funded as schools with year 2000 funding levels.

7 After section 64

Insert:

64A Authorising payments for listed schools The Minister may make a determination authorising payment of financial assistance to a State for recurrent expenditure for a program year of an amount for each listed school not more than the amount worked out for the school by adding up:

(a) the amount worked out under section 67 for the school's primary students (if any) for the program year; and

(b) the amount worked out under section 68 for the school's secondary students (if any) for the program year; and

(c) the amount worked out under section 69 for the school's primary distance

(d) the amount worked out under section 70 for the school's secondary distance education students (if any) for the program year.

8 Section 107

At the end of the section add:

(3) A determination made under subsection (1) must not reduce, or provide for the reduction of, financial assistance payable to a particular State or States on the basis of the proportion of student enrolments in the government and non-government school sectors in that State or those States.

9 Subsection 119(1)

Omit the subsection, substitute:

(1) This Part has effect despite any other provision in this Act except to the extent mentioned in subsection (1A).

(1A) Sections 125 and 126 do not apply to a listed school.

10 Schedule 4

At the end of the Schedule, add:

Part 5--Listed schools Note: See section 64A.