Schools Assistance Bill 2008

Summary

Introduced with the Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2008, the bill provides financial assistance to the states and territories for non-government schools for 2009-2012 to: maintain the current socioeconomic status funding and indexation arrangements to ensure that total recurrent funding for schools will not fall below 2008 levels; provide recurrent funding for Indigenous Supplementary Assistance and an Indigenous Funding Guarantee; provide a remoteness loading; provide funding for capital grants; provide for establishment assistance grants in 2009; implement a school performance information and reporting framework; and require authorities and schools to implement the National Curriculum before the 2012 school year commences.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	24 Sep 2008
Third reading agreed to	21 Oct 2008

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	10 Nov 2008
Second reading moved	10 Nov 2008
Second reading debate	02 Dec 2008
Second reading agreed to	02 Dec 2008
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 4 Government, 4 Opposition and 1 Family First Party agreed to	02 Dec 2008
Third reading agreed to	02 Dec 2008

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments nos 1 to 3 and 5 to 9 and disagreed to Senate amendment no. 4	03 Dec 2008

Senate
Consideration of House of Reps message Details: Senate did not insist on its amendment no. 4	04 Dec 2008


Text of bill as passed both Houses	04 Dec 2008
Assent Act no.: 153 Year: 2008	11 Dec 2008

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Non-Government
PYNE, Christopher, MP

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 5654]
MILNE, Sen Christine

Family First Party [sheet 5648 revised]
FIELDING, Sen Steve

Family First Party/Opposition [sheet 5697 revised]
FIELDING, Sen Steve
MASON, Sen Brett

Government [sheet QF314]

Opposition [sheet 5689]
MASON, Sen Brett

Opposition [sheet 5647]
MASON, Sen Brett

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Schedule of the amendment made by the Senate to which the House of Representatives has disagreed

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (15/10/2008): Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee
Committee report (27/11/2008)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

Helpful information

Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.