Discussion of the free school meals bill has begun in Parliament

The Parliament Bureau has made the decision to begin the procedure for discussing the free school meals bill. The project, which implies changes to the Law on General Education, was sent to the Education Committee as the lead committee and to the Finance and Budget Committee as a mandatory committee. Publika+1

The mentioned bill belongs to the movement "Khma" and has been submitted to Parliament with more than 37,000 signatures. Previously, Parliament had twice found the project to be flawed and returned it to the initiators. According to publika, this happened based on the conclusion of the Budget Office, while according to interpressnews, the reason was the lack of financial justification. Currently, according to interpressnews, the draft law is accompanied by a financial justification. Publika+1

According to the bill, the school nutrition program should be universal and cover all public school students, regardless of their economic situation. According to interpressnews, the initiators believe that the government should implement the obligation in two stages: first with a pilot program, and then in a full and universal form. According to publika, the authors' goal is to improve the quality of education, protect students' health, and establish healthy eating habits. Publika+1