Nghe An Provincial People's Council gives opinions on regulations on some collection levels in public educational institutions

On the afternoon of December 1, the Committee for Culture and Society, the Provincial People's Council held a meeting to review a number of draft resolutions submitted to the 17th session of the Provincial People's Council, term XVII, 2016 - 2021, in the field of culture and society. Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, Head of the Committee for Culture and Society, the Provincial People's Council chaired the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

Regulations on some contents and fees in public educational institutions

Attending the meeting were comrades Cao Thi Hien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of relevant departments and branches.

Review of draft resolution regulating maximum collection levels for service fees to serve and support operationseducationof the school for public educational institutions; the level of service fees for enrollment at all levels in Nghe An province; members attending the meeting basically agreed with the draft, but at the same time raised some concerns.

According to some delegates, the general education program is raising the issue of reducing workload, while the draft raises the issue of collecting fees for extra teaching and learning to ensure compliance with regulations. Similarly, the teaching of information technology,foreign languageis a compulsory subject for all primary schools, why is the content required?

Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Cao Thi Hien speaks at the inspection. Photo: Mai Hoa

Besides, general vocational training is guaranteed by the provincial budget, while the draft sets a fee. On the other hand, the fee for general vocational exams according to the draft is 225 thousand VND/exam, while the current fee is 60 thousand VND/exam.

Regarding the admission fee for the first grade, the draft is currently developing 4 different levels for preschool, grade 1, grade 6, and grade 10; however, the opinion of the meeting participants is that a common level should be set.

Director of the Department of Education and Training Thai Van Thanh explained issues raised by meeting participants regarding the content and fees in public educational institutions. Photo: Mai Hoa

Explaining the issues raised by the meeting participants, Director of the Department of Education and Training Thai Van Thanh said that the issue of extra teaching and learning here is raised in the aspect of enhanced teaching according to aptitude to develop the capacity and strengths of students in each field.

Regarding the content of information technology and foreign languages ​​according to the enhanced education program to achieve international certificates outside the general education program.

Regarding the collection of fees for general vocational training, the Director of the Department of Education and Training informed that for a long time, this funding has been guaranteed by the provincial budget; however, according to the current Education Law, the budget does not provide funding but must be collected from learners.

Head of the Culture - Society Committee, Provincial People's Council Nguyen Thi Thu Huong concluded on the educational content. Photo: Mai Hoa

Concluding the review of the draft resolution on the contents and fees for services in public educational institutions, Head of the Department of Culture and Society Nguyen Thi Thu Huong agreed to submit the draft resolution at the upcoming session of the Provincial People's Council.

Head of Culture and SocietyProvincial People's CouncilIt is also recommended that the agency drafting the resolution add content assigning the Provincial People's Committee to guide on revenue collection; at the same time, clearly stipulate the standards for teachers, facilities and number of students/class for enhanced foreign language teaching activities.

Support policy for relatives of meritorious people

Also this afternoon, the Culture - Social Affairs Committee conducted an examination of the draft Resolution regulating support policies for people with revolutionary contributions, relatives of people with revolutionary contributions from poor households in the province, period 2021 - 2025.

Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Doan Hong Vu explains related issues in the sector's advisory field. Photo: Mai Hoa

Accordingly, the beneficiaries are people with meritorious services to the revolution who have received a one-time subsidy from a poor household and relatives of people with meritorious services to the revolution living in the same household as people with meritorious services to the revolution from a poor household; but must ensure the conditions of being 60 years old or older, having a particularly severe disability or a severe disability, having one of the prescribed serious illnesses and these subjects currently do not have a pension, social insurance subsidy or monthly subsidy for people with meritorious services to the revolution.

Support level is 700 thousand VND/person/month for rural areas and 900 thousand VND/person/month for urban areas.

The Provincial People's Council's Committee for Culture and Society also reviewed the reports of the Provincial People's Committee on the implementation of the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction in 2020 and tasks in 2021; the report of the Provincial People's Committee on compliance with the law on occupational safety and hygiene in 2020; the report of the Provincial People's Committee on the results of implementing children's rights and resolving children's issues in 2020.