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• Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Aug 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  Student Assistance Act 1973

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to make receipt of income support payments conditional on parents ensuring their children of compulsory school age are enrolled in school and attending regularly. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Employment Entry Payment) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to cease eligibility and payment of the employment entry payment, from 1 July 2008. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Skills Australia Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Establishes Skills Australia as a statutory body to provide advice on Australia’s current, emerging and future workforce development and skills needs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004

  to: increase per capita assistance to State and non-government education authorities for newly arrived humanitarian entrant students under the English as a Second Language-New Arrivals Program for the 2008 program year; and provide for additional funding for 2008 for non-government schools in rural and remote regions, based on redefined remoteness classifications. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Act 2004

  to provide additional funding for Australian Government programs of financial assistance to the States and Territories for government and non-government schools for the 2005 to 2008 quadrennium, for capital infrastructure grants, capital grants for non-government schools and grants for literacy, numeracy and special learning needs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Provides financial assistance to the States and Territories for government and non-government schools for 2005-2008 by providing for: integration of Catholic system schools in the socioeconomic status (SES) funding model for non-government schools; a funding guarantee to independent non-government schools that would otherwise be disadvantaged from updating the SES scores for 2005-2008; additional funding for the Capital Grants Program for constructions and refurbishments in non-government schools in isolated locations in the Northern Territory; establishment of the Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning Needs Program for disadvantaged students; additional funding for capital infrastructure for schools; funding for non-government rural student hostels; and extension of the national testing and Statements of Learning to include information and communications technology. Also contains transitional provisions and a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Legislation Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 2000

  to: appropriate additional funding for the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies and Projects Programme for the Tutorial Credits Initiative in 2004; and correct a technical defect in the socioeconomic status funding phasing-in arrangements for non-government schools. Also repeals the

  States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 1992

  and

  States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 1996

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Schools Assistance (Learning Together—Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Provides financial assistance to the States and Territories for government and non-government schools for 2005-2008 by providing for: integration of Catholic system schools in the socioeconomic status (SES) funding model for non-government schools; a funding guarantee to independent non-government schools that would otherwise be disadvantaged from updating the SES scores for 2005-2008; additional funding for the Capital Grants Program for constructions and refurbishments in non-government schools in isolated locations in the Northern Territory; and establishment of the Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning Needs Program for disadvantaged students. Also contains transitional provisions and a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Legislation Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 2000

  to: appropriate additional funding for the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies and Projects Programme for the Tutorial Credits Initiative in 2004; and correct a technical defect in the socioeconomic status funding phasing-in arrangements for non-government schools. Also repeals the

  States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 1992

  and

  States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 1996

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Student Assistance Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Student Assistance Act 1973

  to: close the Student Financial Supplement Scheme to new applications from ABSTUDY students from 1 January 2004 and continue loan repayment arrangements for existing loans; and make a minor technical amendment to extend the regulation-making power relating to notifications. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum