1998 The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Presented and read a first time States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Amendment Bill 1998 No. , 1998 (Education, Training and Youth Affairs) A Bill for an Act to amend the States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 1996, and for related purposes ISBN: 0642 377510 Contents A Bill for an Act to amend the States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 1996, and for related purposes The Parliament of Australia enacts: 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Amendment Act 1998. 2 Commencement This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. 3 Schedule(s) Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms. Schedule 1--Amendment of the States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Act 1996 1 Subsection 44(2) After "column of" (wherever occurring), insert "the table in". 2 Section 46 After "column 2 of", insert "the table in". 3 Subsection 47(2) After "column of" (wherever occurring), insert "the table in". 4 Section 49 After "column 2 of", insert "the table in". 5 Subsection 50(2) After "column of", insert "the table in". 6 Subsections 52(2), 53(2) and 54(4) Before "Schedule", insert "the table in". 7 At the end of subsection 67(2) Add: ; and (e) helping with the provision of funding for projects: (i) to assist in meeting the special needs of students who have returned to school because of the introduction of the youth allowance; and (ii) to assist students to complete senior secondary education and to make a successful transition from school to training, further education or employment. 8 Subsection 68(3) Before "Schedule", insert "the table in". 9 Subsection 69(4) Before "Schedule", insert "the table in". 10 Subsection 70(1) Repeal the formula, substitute: [064237751000.jpg 064237751001.jpg ] 11 Paragraph 72(1)(a) After "provided at", insert "or in connection with". 12 Subsection 73(2) Repeal the formula, substitute: [064237751002.jpg ] 13 Subsection 74(2) Repeal the formula, substitute: [064237751003.jpg ] 14 Subsections 75(2) and 76(2) Before "Schedule", insert "the table in". 15 At the end of Part 9 Add: 76A Grants for projects relating to certain students (1) The Minister may approve a project for the purposes of this section if: (a) the project is to be carried out in Australia; and (b) the sole or principal object of the project is one or both of the following: (i) to address the special needs of students who have returned to school because of the introduction of the youth allowance; (ii) to address the special needs of students at risk of not completing senior secondary education, or at risk of not making a successful transition from school to training, further education or employment. (2) The Minister may make a determination authorising the payment to a State for a program year of an amount by way of financial assistance to the State for expenditure on a project approved under subsection (1): (a) whether the project is conducted by the State or by a non-government body established in the State; and (b) whether the project is conducted within, or outside, or within and outside, the State. (3) If an amount is set out in column 7 of the table in Schedule 8 in relation to a program year, the sum of the amounts paid to the States under this section for the program year must not be greater than the amount so set out. (4) In this section: expenditure, in relation to an approved project, includes expenditure in publicising the project concerned, whether by disseminating information about the project, conducting seminars in connection with the project or carrying out other related activities in connection with the project. 16 Paragraph 78(1)(a) Omit all the words from and including ", determined" to and including "Affairs,". 17 Paragraph 78(1)(b) Omit all the words from and including ", determined" to and including "Statistician,". 18 After subsection 78(1) Insert: (1A) Before the Governor-General makes a regulation under paragraph (1)(a), the Minister must take into consideration changes in the amount known as Average Government School Costs published from time to time by the Ministerial Council for Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs. (1B) Before the Governor-General makes a regulation under paragraph (1)(b), the Minister must take into consideration changes in the Building Price Index published from time to time by the Australian Statistician. 19 Subsections 78(4) and (5) Before "Schedule", insert "the table in". 20 Paragraph 78(6)(a) Omit "and 6 of", substitute ", 6 and 7 of the table in". 21 After section 78 Insert: 78A Variation of Schedule 6 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may make a determination during a program year varying the amounts set out in columns 2 and 3 of the table in Schedule 6 in relation to the program year. (2) The Minister must not vary under subsection (1) amounts in columns 2 and 3 of the table in Schedule 6 in relation to a program year in such a way that, after the variation, the total of those amounts in those columns would be greater or less than the total of those amounts before the variation. (3) As soon as practicable after making a determination under this section, the Minister must: (a) send a copy of the determination to the relevant State Ministers; and (b) cause a copy of the determination to be laid before each House of the Parliament. 22 Section 79 Omit "in Schedule" (wherever occurring), insert "of the table in Schedule". 23 After subsection 79(2) Insert: (2A) Subject to subsection (2B), the Minister may make a determination during a program year varying the amounts set out in columns 5 and 6 of the table in Schedule 8 in relation to the program year. (2B) The Minister must not vary under subsection (2A) amounts in columns 5 and 6 of the table in Schedule 8 in relation to a program year in such a way that, after the variation, the total of those amounts in those columns would be greater or less than the total of those amounts before the variation. 24 Schedules 1 to 8 Repeal the Schedules, substitute: Schedule 1--General recurrent grants for government schools Part 1--Primary education Primary education Column 1 1997 Program year $ Column 2 1998 Program year $ Column 3 1999 Program year $ Column 4 2000 Program year $ 379 397 397 397 Part 2--Secondary education Secondary education Column 1 1997 Program year $ Column 2 1998 Program year $ Column 3 1999 Program year $ Column 4 2000 Program year $ 559 585 585 585 Schedule 2--Capital grants for government schools Capital grants for government schools Column 1 Program year Column 2 Grants $ 1997 212,405,000 1998 215,379,000 1999 215,379,000 2000 215,379,000 2001 215,379,000 2002 215,379,000 2003 215,379,000 Schedule 3--General recurrent grants for non-government schools Part 1--Primary education General recurrent grants for non-government schools--primary Column 1 Funding level Column 2 1997 Program year $ Column 3 1998 Program year $ Column 4 1999 Program year $ Column 5 2000 Program year $ 1 501 525 525 525 2 669 700 700 700 3 836 875 875 875 4 1,018 1,065 1,065 1,065 5 1,212 1,275 1,284 1,294 6 1,340 1,409 1,419 1,427 7 1,471 1,546 1,556 1,563 8 1,617 1,702 1,714 1,725 9 1,787 1,898 1,924 1,951 10 1,921 2,045 2,082 2,119 11 2,065 2,208 2,255 2,301 12 2,217 2,377 2,437 2,498 Part 2--Secondary education General recurrent grants for non-government schools--secondary Column 1 Funding level Column 2 1997 Program year $ Column 3 1998 Program year $ Column 4 1999 Program year $ Column 5 2000 Program year $ 1 795 832 832 832 2 1,054 1,103 1,103 1,103 3 1,222 1,279 1,279 1,279 4 1,603 1,677 1,677 1,677 5 1,764 1,858 1,871 1,880 6 1,954 2,056 2,071 2,083 7 2,146 2,257 2,269 2,283 8 2,367 2,492 2,508 2,522 9 2,616 2,778 2,816 2,854 10 2,805 2,986 3,040 3,096 11 3,014 3,220 3,288 3,359 12 3,239 3,473 3,560 3,649 Schedule 4--Capital grants for non-government schools Capital grants for non-government schools Column 1 Program year Column 2 Grants $ 1997 83,504,000 1998 84,688,000 1999 84,672,000 2000 74,537,000 2001 74,537,000 2002 74,537,000 2003 74,537,000 Schedule 5--Grants of short term emergency assistance for non-government schools Grants of short term emergency assistance Column 1 1997 Program year $ Column 2 1998 Program year $ Column 3 1999 Program year $ Column 4 2000 Program year $ 587,000 614,000 614,000 614,000 Schedule 6--Grants under the Literacy Program Grants under literacy program Column 1 Program year Column 2 Grants to foster literacy and numeracy in government schools $ Column 3 Grants to foster literacy and numeracy in non-government schools $ Column 4 Grants for national projects to foster literacy and numeracy in schools $ 1997 118,484,000 39,488,000 6,129,000 1998 123,059,000 42,179,000 6,411,000 1999 120,964,000 44,273,000 6,411,000 2000 111,749,000 43,270,000 nil Schedule 7--Grants under the Languages Program Grants under languages program Column 1 1997 Program Year $ Column 2 1998 Program Year $ Column 3 1999 Program Year $ Column 4 2000 Program Year $ 46,988,000 38,870,000 59,428,000 17,308,000 Schedule 8--Grants under the Special Learning Needs Program Grants under the Special Learning Needs Program Column 1 Program year Column 2 Grants to support special education in government schools and centres $ Column 3 Grants to support special education in non- government schools $ Column 4 Grants to support special education in non- government centres $ Column 5 Grants for government schools in country areas $ Column 6 Grants for non- government schools in country areas $ Column 7 Grants to assist schools to cater for the special needs of students who will return to or stay in school as a result of the implementation of the youth allowance $ 1997 38,829,000 27,521,000 20,341,000 14,799,000 2,153,000 1998 40,613,000 28,775,000 21,369,000 15,480,000 2,252,000 400,000 1999 37,472,000 28,795,000 24,546,000 14,932,000 2,800,000 12,374,000 2000 37,472,000 28,795,000 24,546,000 14,932,000 2,800,000 8,127,000 25 Schedule 9 Insert: youth allowance has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1991.