Public inputs (regarding the bill have) demonstrated the involvement of the public, which means (the bill deliberation has) abided by the law…Jakarta (ANTARA) - The government has proposed the designation of the National Education System Bill as a priority bill for this year's National Legislative Program to the House of Representatives (DPR).
The bill would integrate three existing laws regulating national education, Head of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology's Educational Standards, Curriculum, and Assessment Agency, Anindito Aditomo, informed.
The three laws that would be replaced by the National Education System Bill are Law No. 20 of 2003 on the National Education System, Law No. 14 of 2005 on Teachers and University Lecturers, and Law No. 12 of 2012 on Higher Education, he said.
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As the law dictates, the ministry is open to public scrutiny and will accept public inputs to improve the National Education System Bill, the official added.
The government had invited several institutions and organizations to review the bill's early draft and academic papers, he informed, adding that the government has distributed the latest bill draft to relevant stakeholders for review and input.
"Public inputs (regarding the bill have) demonstrated the involvement of the public, which means (the bill deliberation has) abided by the law and it will be considered in the bill drafting and deliberation process," Aditomo said.
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During an earlier working meeting with the DPR's Legislative Body, Minister of Law and Human Rights, Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly, had said that the National Education System Bill is expected to provide an integrated reference on the national education system to residents.
"The basic principles of the three laws (on national education) will be integrated into a single law, and the derivative principles will be regulated further in government regulations," Laoly explained.
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