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2018 MALTA KAMRA TAD-DEPUTATI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ABBOZZ ta’ Liġi mressaq mill-Onorevoli Evarist Bartolo, M.P., Ministru għall- Edukazzjoni u x-Xogħol, u moqri għall- Ewwel darba fis-Seduta tal-4 ta’ Lulju, 2018.
A BILL introduced by the Honourable Evarist Bartolo, M.P., Minister for Education and Employment, and read the First time at the Sitting of the 4th July, 2018.

ATT sabiex jirriforma l-liġi dwar AN ACT to reform the law relating to l-edukazzjoni f’Malta.

education in Malta.
________________ _______________ Raymond Scicluna Skrivan tal-Kamra tad-Deputati Raymond Scicluna Clerk of the House of Representatives VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA ATT TAL-2018 DWAR L-EDUKAZZJONI TAQSIM TAL-ATT Preliminari Dispożizzjonijiet Ġenerali Tifsil u Funzjonijiet tad-Diviżjonijiet tal-Edukazzjoni Skejjel tal-Istat Tagħlim fid-Dar Entitajiet Edukattivi Reati u Pieni Taqsima I Taqsima II Taqsima III Taqsima IV Taqsima V Taqsima VI Taqsima VII Mixxelanji L-Ewwel Skeda - Diviżjonijiet tad-Dipartiment tal-Edukazzjoni It-Tieni Skeda - Skejjel tal-Istat C 1125 Artikoli 1 - 2 3 - 10 11 - 14 15 - 28 29 - 31 32 - 44 45 - 48 49 - 55 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1126 Abbozz ta’ Liġi msejjaħ ATT sabiex jirriforma l-liġi dwar l-edukazzjoni f ’Malta.
IL-PRESIDENT, bil-parir u l-kunsens tal-Kamra tad-Deputati, imlaqqgħa f’dan il-Parlament, u bl-awtorità tal-istess, ħarġet b’liġi dan li ġej:- Preliminari Titolu fil-qosor u bidu fis-seħħ.

(1) 1. l-Edukazzjoni.

It-titolu fil-qosor ta’ dan l-Att hu l-Att tal-2018 dwar (2) Dan l-Att għandu jidħol fis-seħħ f’dik id-data li l-Ministru responsabbli fil-Gazzetta jistabbilixxi, u dati differenti jistgħu jiġu hekk stabbiliti għal dispożizzjonijiet differenti jew għanijiet differenti ta’ dan l-Att.
għall-Edukazzjoni b’avviż jista’ Tifsir.

2.
F’dan l-Att sakemm ir-rabta tal-kliem ma teħtieġx xort’oħra: "Bord għal Affarijiet Edukattivi" tfisser il-bord stabbilit bis- saħħa ta’ artikolu 52; "direttorat" tfisser kull direttorat elenkat fl-Ewwel Skeda; "Direttur Ġenerali" tfisser direttur ġenerali ta’ diviżjoni tal- Edukazzjoni maħtur skont id-dispożizzjonijiet tal-artikolu 13; "diviżjoni" tfisser id-diviżjoni rilevanti responsabbli għall- edukazzjoni stabbilit skont artikolu 11; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA "edukatur id-dar" tfisser kull persuna, inkluż il-ġenitur tat-tifel jew tifla, li jkun debitament awtorizzat li jipprovdi tagħlim fid-dar lil tifel jew tifla skont id-dispożizzjonijiet tat-Taqsima IV u skont id- dispożizzjonijiet rilevanti tal-Att tal-2018 li Jirregola l-Edukazzjoni; C 1127 tirreferi inklużiva" "edukazzjoni għall-valutazzjoni u aċċettazzjoni tad-diversità u d-drittijiet ta’ min qed jitgħallem mhux biss li jattendu skejjel konvenzjonali, iżda li wkoll jippartjenu għal dawk l-iskejjel bħala membri ta’ valur permezz tal-parteċipazzjoni attiva tal-membri kollfa ta’ kull min qed jitgħallem fir-riduzzjoni tal- barrieri li jistgħu jwasslu għal esklużjoni mill-kurrikuli tal-iskola, kulturi u l-komunità; "entità" tinkludi diviżjoni, kulleġġ u kull direttorat, aġenzija jew organizzazzjoni oħra li tista’ titwaqqaf bis-saħħa ta’ dan l-Att jew regolamenti magħmulin taħtu, jew taħt kull liġi oħra, u "entitajiet" għandha tinftiehem b’dan il-mod; "estimi ġenerali" tfisser l-estimi ppreżentati lill-Kamra tad- Deputati fir-rigward ta’ xi sena finanzjarja, tal-infiq għas-servizz ta’ dik is-sena finanzjarja u jinkludu kull estimi supplimentari ta’ nfiq li għalihom jista’ jkun meħtieġ li jsir provvediment wara li dawk l- estimi jkunu diġà ppreżentati lill-Kamra tad-Deputati u f’dan il- kuntest "sena finanzjarja" għandu jkollha l-istess tifsira li għandha għall-finijiet tal-Kostituzzjoni ta’ Malta; "età ta’ skola obbligatorja" tfisser kull età minn ħames snin sa ħmistax-il sena, it-tnjen inklużi, u b’dan il-mod persuna titqies li tkun ta’ età ta’ tagħlim
 obbligatorju jekk tkun laħqet għalqet l-età ta’ ħames snin u ma laħqetx għalqet l-età ta’ sittax-il sena jew għad ma lestietx għal kollox l-aħħar sena tal-iskola sekondarja; "funzjoni" tinkludi kull responsabbiltà, setgħa jew dmir; "Gvern" tfisser il-Gvern ta’ Malta; "ġenitur" tfisser il-missier jew l-omm u tinkludi kull persuna li għandha taħt il-ħarsien u l-kustodja tagħha, sew jekk legali sew jekk attwali, tat-tifel; "ħtiġiet individwali" tfisser ħtiġiet u kull diffikultà ta’ natura fiżika, sensorja, intellettwali jew psikosoċjali; "impjieg" tinkludi impjieg f’kull ħidma jew xogħol li jitwettaq permezz ta’ sengħa jew bi qligħ, kemm jekk il-qligħ ikun għall- persuna impjegata jew għal xi persuna oħra, u kemm jekk il-ħidma jew xogħol isiru għal paga jew kumpens ieħor kemm jekk le, u "biex VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1128 timpjega" għandha tinftiehem b’dan is-sens; "jum skolastiku" tfisser kull jum f’sena skolastika li ma jkunx vaganza tal-iskola jew vaganza pubblika; "kap ta’ skola" tfisser il-persuna naturali li f’isimha tkun nħarġet il-liċenza biex titwaqqaf u titmexxa skola skont l-artikolu 21; "Kap tan-Netwerk tal-Kulleġġi" tfisser il-persuna naturali li tmexxi u tamministra Kulleġġ skont l-artikolu 22; "kondizzjonijiet minimi nazzjonali" tfisser il-kondizzjonijiet minimi nazzjonali għall-iskejjel kollha msemmijin fl-artikolu 5; "Kulleġġ" tfisser Kulleġġ ta’ Skejjel tal-Istat kif previst fit- Taqsima III; "Kummissjoni" tfisser il-Kummissjoni Nazzjonali ta’ Malta għal Tagħlim tul il-Ħajja stabbilita bl-artikolu 3 tal-Att tal-2018 li Jirregola l-Edukazzjoni; "kurrikulu" tfisser il-Qafas tal-Kurrikulu Nazzjonali għall- iskejjel kollha f’livell edukattiv obbligatorju; "Ministru" tfisser il-Ministru responsabbli għall-edukazzjoni, u tinkludi, fil-limiti ta’ kull awtorità mogħtija, kull persuna li tkun awtorizzata speċifikament mill-Ministru għal xi għan ta’ dan l-Att, u "Ministeru" għandha tinftiehem skont hekk; "preskritt" tfisser preskritt b’xi regolament, statut, regola
 jew ordinament; "Qafas Malti għall-Kwalifiki" tfisser il-qafas nazzjonali għal tagħlim tul il-ħajja, li huwa l-għodda nazzjonali għall-iżvilupp u l- klassifikazzjoni tal-kwalifiki skont sett ta’ kriterji, stabbiliti permezz ta’ identifikaturi u applikabbli għal sett ta’ valuri differenti, kif previst b’dan l-Att jew kull regolament magħmul taħt dan l-Att jew xi liġi oħra; "rimunerazzjoni" tinkludi kumpens fi kwalunkwe forma kemm jekk fi flus jew in natura; "sena finanzjarja" tfisser perjodu ta’ tnax-il xahar li jagħlaq fil- wieħed u tletin ta’ Diċembru ta’ kull sena: Iżda għall-finijiet ta’ dan l-Att l-ewwel sena finazjarja fir- rigward ta xi entità għandha tikkonsisti fil-perjodu li jibda’ jseħħ mid- data tal-bidu fis-seħħ tal-artikoli relattivi ta’ dan l-Att relatati ma’ tali VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1129 entità, u jagħlaq fil-wieħed u tletin jum ta’ Diċembru tas-sena ta’ wara; "sena skolastika" tfisser dak il-perjodu determinat bħala sena skolastika fil-kondizzjonijiet minimi nazzjonali; "skola" tfisser istituzzjoni liċenzjata li r-riżorsi tagħha, kemm ta’ persuni kif ukoll ta’ oġġetti, huma mħaddma biex jippromwovu l- edukazzjoni u t-taħriġ ta’ persuni oħrajn permezz tat-tixrid tal-għerf; "skola liċenzjata" tfisser skola li hi debitament liċenzjata skont l-Att tal-2018 li Jirregola l-Edukazzjoni; "student" tfisser minuri ta’ età ta’ skola obbligatorja reġistrat fi skola; "tagħlim fid-dar" tfisser l-edukazzjoni minn stadju għal ieħor ta’ minuri pprovduta jew organizzata mill-ġenitur tiegħu li permezz tagħha edukatur id-dar jipprovdi tagħlim lill-minuri, bi spejjeż għall- ġenitur, minflok edukazzjoni statali jew mhux statali skont id- dispożizzjonijiet tat-Taqsima IV u tar-regolamenti magħmula taħt dan l-Att, u skont id-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Att tal-2018 li Jirregola l- Edukazzjoni u "programm ta’ tagħlim fid-dar" għandha tinftiehem b’dan il-mod; "tagħlim tul il-ħajja" tinkludi kull għamla ta’ mezzi ta’ tagħlim li individwu jesperjenza tul ħajtu, bil-għan li
 jakkwista u jtejjeb attitudnijiet, valuri, għerf, ħiliet u kompetenzi, u jakkwista kwalifiki li jsaħħu d-dimensjoni personali u soċjali tal-individwu kif ukoll il- prospetti ta’ karriera aħjar; "uffiċjal" u "impjegat" jinkludu uffiċjal pubbliku li jkun tqabbad biex iwettaq dmirijiet ma’ xi entità imwaqqfa taħt dan l-Att; "uffiċjal pubbliku" għandha l-istess tifsira kif mogħtija lilha bl- artikolu 124 tal-Kostituzzjoni.
TAQSIMA I Dispożizzjonijiet Ġenerali 3.

Kull persuna li tirrisjedi f’Malta għandha d-dritt għall- edukazzjoni mingħajr ebda distinzjoni ta’ età, sess, reliġjon jew twemmin, mezzi ekonomiċi, razza jew oriġini etnika, opinjoni politika, diżabilità, kulur, orjentazzjoni sesswali jew identità tal- ġeneru.

Dritt għall- edukazzjoni.

4.

(1) Huwa d-dmir tal-Istat - Obbligi tal-Istat.


VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1130 (a) li jippromwovi l-edukazzjoni f’Malta bbażata fuq il-valuri ta’ demokrazija, inklużjoni, diversità, ċittadinanza attiva, ħsieb kritiku, imġiba responsabbli u kondotta etika; u (b) li jiżgura l-eżistenza ta’ sistema ta’ skejjel u istituzzjonijiet edukattivi oħrajn f’Malta li taħseb għall-iżvilupp sħiħ tal-personalità kollha tal-persuna u t-tisħiħ ġenerali tagħha inkluża l-abbiltà tagħha li taħdem.
(2) B’mod partikolari, għandu jkun id-dmir tal-Istat - (a) li jiżviluppa u jimplimenta politika edukattiva bbażata fuq il-valuri li jinsabu fis-subartikolu (1); (b) li jistabbilixxi tali faċilitajiet edukattivi li jitqiesu neċessarji biex ifornu l-istudenti bil-għerf, ħiliet u kompetenzi meħtieġa biex jieħdu l-aħjar li jistgħu mill-opportunitajiet globali u li jilqgħu għall-isfidi ta’ soċjetà u ekonomija tal-lum u ta’ għada; (ċ) li jiżgura t-tagħlim tal-qofol tal-kurrikulu kif stabbilit fil-Qafas Nazzjonali tal-Kurrikulu; (d) tfulija bikrija; li jiżgura li jkunu jeżistu ħarsien u edukazzjoni minn (e) obbligatorja; li jipprovdi għal edukazzjoni ta’ tfal ta’ età ta’ skola li (f) jiżgura ta’ edukazzjoni post- l-provdiment obbligatorja sekondarja u terzjarja għal studenti li jkunu lestew l-edukazzjoni sekondarja tagħhom; li (g) jippromwovi liberali u espressiva, ix-xjenza, il-lingwi, it-teknoloġija, edukazzjoni vokazzjonali u sports fost l-istudenti kollha.
t-tagħlim l-arti ta’ Dritt tal-Istat li jirregola l- edukazzjoni.

5.
Ikun id-dritt tal-Istat - (a) għal Malta; li jimplimenta l-Qafas għal Strateġija Edukattiva (b) li jimplimenta il-Qafas Nazzjonali tal-Kurrikulu għal studji fl-iskejjel kollha fil-livell edukattiv obbligatorju u l- kondizzjonijiet minimi nazzjonali għall-iskejjel kollha; (ċ) li jistabbilixxi il-kondizzjonijiet minimi nazzjonali għall-iskejjel kollha; u VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1131 (d) li jiżgura l-konformità mal-Qafas Nazzjonali tal- Kurrikulu ta’ studji sabiex jiżgura l-provdiment ta’ edukazzjoni ta’ kwalità inklużiva u ekwa mill-fornituri kollha fis-settur edukattiv: Iżda l-Istat jirrikonoxxi d-dritt ta’ skejjel mhux statali li jkollhom il-karattru, l-identità l-ethos u l-awtonomija individwali tagħhom.
6.

Għandu jkun obbligu ta’ kull ġenitur ta’ minuri - Obbligi tal- ġenituri.
(a) li jiżgura li l-minuri jirċievi l-edukazzjoni kollha neċessarja għall-iżvilupp tal-personalità kollha tiegħu, inkluż l- abbiltà tiegħu li jaħdem u jkun ċittadin attiv; (b) li edukazzjoni; jiżgura l-motivazzjoni tal-minuri għall- (ċ) dixxiplina; li jiżgura d-dispożizzjoni tiegħu għal imġiba tajba u (d) li jara li l-minuri jiġi rreġistrat fi skola għall-ewwel sena skolastika u waqt il-perjodu li jkun fl-età ta’ skola obbligatorja, hekk ta’ regolamenti, jipprovdi għal każijiet speċjali, inkluż meta l- minuri ma jkunx residenti fil-gżejjer Maltin; jista’, permezz l-Ministru iżda li (e) li jiżgura li l-minuri jattendi l-iskola f’kull jum skolastiku waqt il-perjodu li jkun fl-età ta’ skola obbligatorja, jew sa tmiem perjodu itwal skont kif il-Ministru jista’ jippreskrivi permezz ta’ regolamenti, għajr meta l-minuri jkollu kawża tajba u suffiċjenti li jassenti ruħu mill-iskola; u (f) li jikkoopera bi sħiħ u b’rispett xieraq mal-kap tal- iskola u l-istaff kollu tal-iskola li jkun jattendi l-minuri.
7.

Bla ħsara għad-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-Att, huwa d-dritt ta’ kull ġenitur ta’ minuri li jiddeċiedi rigward kull materja li tikkonċerna l-edukazzjoni tal-minuri, sakemm deċiżjoni bħal din tkun fl-aħjar interessi tal-minuri bi qbil ma’ artikolu 8(1).

Drittijet tal- ġenituri.

8.


(1) Deċiżjonijiet li jirrigwardaw materji li jolqtu l- edukazzjoni ta’ minuri għandhom ikunu msejsa primarjament fuq l- aqwa interessi edukattivi tal-minuri b’rispett xieraq lejn l-interessi ta’ studenti oħrajn li jkunu jattendu l-istess skola bħall-minuri u l-ħidma effettiva u effiċjenti kontinwa tal-iskola.

L-aqwa interessi edukattivi tal- minuri.
(2) Fejn il-kap tal-iskola, permezz tal-Prinċipal tal-Kulleġġ, li VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1132 fiha jkun reġistrat il-minuri jemmen li d-deċiżjoni tal-ġenitur jew ġenituri tal-minuri dwar xi materja li tikkonċerna l-edukazzjoni tal- minuri ma tkunx taqbel mal-prinċipju li jinsab fis-subartikolu (1), huwa għandu malajr kemm jista’ jkun iwassal dan għall-attenzjoni tad-diviżjoni rilevanti: Iżda fejn ikunu gew ikkunsidrati u ppruvati l-adattamenti u s-soluzzjonijiet raġonevoli kollha f’dak il-każ id-diviżjoni tista’, jekk jidhrilha xieraq li hekk tagħmel wara li tqis iċ-ċirkostanzi tal-każ, tagħmel applikazzjoni lill-Bord tal-Affarijiet Edukattivi biex tittieħed deċiżjoni dwar il-materja.
(3) Il-Bord għandu, wara li jagħti lid-diviżjoni u lill-ġenituri tal-minuri l-opportunità li jgħaddu s-sottomissjonijiet tagħhom b’mod u fi żmien li jista’ jiffissa l-Bord, u, jekk iqis li hu xieraq, wara li jisma’ lill-minuri u xi persuni oħra, jieħu deċiżjoni fuq il-materja.
(4) Tista’ ssir ukoll applikazzjoni lill-Bord minn xi ġenitur għal deċiżjoni rigward kull materja li tikkonċerna l-edukazzjoni tal- minuri fejn ma jkunx possibbli li jinkiseb il-kunsens tal-ġenitur l- ieħor tal-minuri jew fejn ikun hemm nuqqas ta’ qbil bejn il-ġenituri tal-minuri dwar kull materja li tkun tikkonċerna l-edukazzjoni tal- minuri.
Il-Bord għandu, wara li jagħti lill-ġenituri tal-minuri l- opportunità li jagħmlu s-sottomissjonijiet tagħhom b’tali mod u fi żmien li jiffissa mill-Bord, u, jekk jitqies xieraq, wara li jisma’ lill- minuri u xi persuni oħrajn, jieħu deċiżjoni fuq il-materja: Iżda fejn ma jkunx magħruf fejn joqgħod xi ġenitur minnhom, ma jkunx hemm bżonn li dan il-ġenitur jingħata l- opportunità li jagħmel sottomissjonijiet.

(5) Il-kap tal-iskola u l-ġenituri tal-minuri għandhom jiżguraw li d-deċiżjoni tal-Bord titwettaq.
Dmirijiet tal- iskejjel.

9.
Ikun dmir tal-iskejjel - (a) fil-każ ta’ skejjel primarji u sekondarji, li jilħqu l- għan tal-istrateġija edukattiva għal Malta u l-Qafas Nazzjonali tal-Kurrikulu skont il-potenzjal u l-ħiliet varji ta’ studenti li jkunu jattendu hemmhekk u skont l-ethos, l-identità u l-karattru tal-iskola partikolari, u li jiżguraw li l-Qafas Nazzjonali tal- Kurrikulu jissarraf f’kurrikulu xieraq, programmi, pedagoġiji u valutazzjonijiet għall-istudenti permezz ta’ pjan ta’ żvilupp skolastiku adegwat u li jaraw li dawn jiġu implimentati; (b) li jħarsu u jiżguraw osserevanza tal-kondizzjonijiet minimi nazzjonali stabbiliti għall-iskejjel; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA (ċ) li jistabbilixxu kultura ta’ tagħlim għal tul il-ħajja u kondizzjonijiet li jwasslu għal tagħlim ta’ kwalità effettiva u tagħlim imsejjes fuq il-valuri li jinsabu fl-artikolu 4; C 1133 li (d) jippromwovu tagħlim b’kollaborazzjoni ma’ edukaturi, studenti u kumitati tal-ġenituri fi spirtu ta’ responsabbiltà kollettiva; livelli għoljin ta’ (e) tal-istudenti; li jinkoraġġixxu l-involviment u l-parteċipazzjoni (f) li jagħmlu valutazzjoni tal-impatt fuq l-istudenti u fuq l-iskola qabel ma jintroduċu politiki ġodda jew inizjattivi edukattivi; (g) (h) tal-iskola; li jistabbilixxu ambjent ta’ tagħlim sigur u inklużiv; li jiżguraw kondotta tajba minn kull persuna fil-bini (i) li jiżguraw l-użu ta’ dixxiplina pożittiva; (j) il-ħtiġijiet approċċi ċentrati; li jikkonsultaw u jidħlu fi djalogu biex jidentifikaw ta’ tal-edukaturi, studenti u ġenituri permezz (k) li jistabbilixxu tmexxija u maniġġjar tajbin u li jippromwovu kultura ta’ tim fost il-grupp maniġerjali anzjan u l-istaff tal-iskola permezz ta’ kooperazzjoni, speċjalment għal dak li għandu x’jaqsam ma’ inizjattivi, sfidi u problemi relatati mal-iskola kollha kemm hi; (l) tal-edukaturi; li jippromwovu l-iżvilupp professjonali kontinwu (m) li jistabbilixxu kultura li twassal għal sħubija dar- skola effettiva; u (n) li jiżviluppaw rwol attiv fi ħdan il-komunità, u li jinkoraġġixxu l-involviment u l-parteċipazzjoni tal-komunità.
10.

Kull fejn, taħt id-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-Att, dritt jew obbligu ikun vestit fi jew impost fuq l-Istat, dak id-dritt jew dmir għandu jiġi eżerċitat jew imwettaq mill-Ministru.

Il-Ministru jirrappreżenta lill-Istat.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1134 Diviżjonijiet tal- Edukazzjoni.

TAQSIMA II Tifsil u Funzjonijiet tad-Diviżjonijiet tal-Edukazzjoni (1) 11.
Għandu tal- edukazzjoni, kif il-Ministru jista’ jiddeċiedi minn żmuen għal żmien, li jkunu responsabbli għall-edukazzjoni li jkunu elenkati fl-Ewwel Skeda.

diviżjonijiet hemm jkun tali (2) Il-Ministru l-Iskeda msemmija u jistabbilixxi jew ineħħi kull diviżjoni kif jidhirlu li jkun meħtieġ permezz ta’ Ordni fil-Gazzetta.
jemenda jista’ (3) Mingħajr preġudizzju għad-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-Att, kull diviżjoni għandha taqa’ taħt ir-responsabbiltà, il-gwida u l- amministrazzjoni ta’ Direttur Ġenerali li jkun responsabbli għall- immaniġġjar eżekuttiv, amministrazzjoni u kontroll amministrattiv tal-uffiċjali u l-impjegati tad-diviżjoni.

(4) Il-funzjonijiet tad-diviżjonijiet għandhom jiġu esegwiti b’dak il-mod li jkun determinat mill-Ministru, kif jidhirlu xieraq, minn żmien għal żmien.
Funzjonijiet tad- Diviżjonijiet tal- Edukazzjoni.

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(1) Il-funzjonijiet tad-Diviżjonijiet tal-Edukazzjoni għandhom jinkludu dan li ġej: preġudizzju (a) mingħajr li jimplimentaw kull ħaġa meħtieġa biex jiintlaħqu l-għanijiet u jitwettqu d-dmirijiet tal-Istat taħt l-artikoli 4 u 5, taħt id- direzzjoni ġenerali tal-Ministru; għall-artikolu 11, (b) li jiżguraw l-ħidma effettiva u effiċjenti u t-tqassim ta’ servizzi lill-iskejjel Statali fi ħdan qafas stabbilit ta’ deċentralizzazzjoni u awtonomija.
(2) B’mod partikolari d-Diviżjonijiet tal-Edukazzjoni għandhom: (a) jiżguraw li kull informazzjoni, data u statistika meħtieġa għat-tfassil u l-ippjanar ta’ politika, strateġiji, linji gwida u direttivi fl-edukazzjoni tkun riċerkata, eżaminata, miġbura, u analizzata u, bla ħsara għal kull liġi oħra, jittieħdu l- passi neċessarji kollha biex din tkun aċċessibbli għal kull min ikun involut u li jista’ jkollu xi interess fiha; (b) jippjanaw, jipprovdu u jallokaw riżorsi, umani u oħrajn, servizzi u għodod ta’ tagħlim, kemm ta’ natura pedagoġika, kif ukoll psikoloġika, maniġerjali u operattiva u VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1135 għodod oħrajn ta’ għajnuna anċillari, kif meħtieġa fl-iskejjel Statali; (ċ) jippromwovu, jinkoraġġixxu u josservaw b’reqqa il- governanza demokratika tal-iskejjel permezz tal-Kunsilli tal- Iskejjel bil-parteċipazzjoni attiva ta’ ġenituri, edukaturi u studenti; (d) jippromwovu, isostnu, jikkoordinaw u jiżguraw s- servizzi u inizjattivi għal tagħlim tul il-ħajja, fosthom inizjattivi edukattivi u kulturali fi ħdan il-komunità, tagħlim bil-kompjuter u tagħlim b’korrispondenza, tagħlim għall-adulti, klassijiet ta’ filgħaxija u inizjattivi oħrajn relatati ma’ edukazzjoni u servizzi kumplimentari għal persuni li jkollhom diffikultajiet speċifiċi ta’ tagħlim; (e) jipprovdu r-riżorsi meħtieġa għal programmi edukattivi inklużivi u oħrajn u għal skemi oħrajn relatati ma’ ħtiġiet edukattivi individwali; (f) jiżguraw it-twassil u l-koordinazzjoni tas-servizz ta’ gwida għal karriera, li għandu jinkludi l-implimentazzjoni ta’ programmi mal-imsieħba soċjali u s-soċjetà ċivili bil-għan li jwassal għal kongruwenza aktar armonjuża bejn skola u post tax-xogħol u assistenza fl-istadji ta’ transizzjoni, fosthom dawk mill-iskola għax-xogħol; (g) l-għoti jiżguraw servizzi meħtieġa biex jiġġeneraw kultura ta’ rispett għal kulħadd u b’mod effettiv jittrattaw kwistjonijiet ta’ imġiba tajba u dixxiplina, ta’ abbuż tat-tfal, ta’ bbuljar u ta’ abbuż mid-droga; ta’ (h) jippromwovu s-saħħa fiżika u mentali tal-istudenti li għandu
 jinftiehem bħala stat ta’ għajxien tajjeb komplet fiżiku, mentali u soċjali; (i) Statali; jamministraw għajnuna Statali għall-iskejjel mhux (j) iżommu djalogu effettiv ma’ kull min huwa involut fis-sistema edukattiva u jimmiraw għal kunsens mill-aktar wiesa’ possibbli dwar kull materja li tista’ tkun ta’ rilevanza għall-edukazzjoni; (k) jikkooperaw ma’ istituzzjonijiet lokali u barranin, u jinkoraġġixxu u jiffaċilitaw partiċipazzjoni aħjar fi programmi, boroż ta’ studju, u l-iskambju internazzjonali tal-istudenti u l- VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1136 istaff, partikolarment fl-istituzzjonijiet u programmi tal-Unjoni Ewropea; (l) jippreparaw kull jew strateġija meħtieġa skont kif ikun mitlub mill-Ministru għall- implimentazzjoni aħjar tal-politika edukattiva u l-provdiment ta’ servizzi edukattivi; linja gwida, statistika, (m) b’mod ġenerali jagħtu pariri lill-Ministru fuq kull aspett relatat mal-edukazzjoni u jwettqu kull funzjoni oħra li l- Ministru jista’ minn żmien għal żmien jassenja lid-dipartiment; (n) jimplimentaw kull materja meħtieġa għat-twettiq xieraq ta’ kull dispożizzjoni ta’ dan l-Att; (o) iwettqu kull funzjoni oħra skont kif ikun meħtieġ għall-ksib tal-objettivi u t-twettiq tad-dmirijiet li jappartjenu lill-Istat kif previst f’dan l-Att.
Ħatra ta’ Diretturi Ġenerali.

Dritt għal informazzjoni.

Kap.

440.

13.

Id-Diretturi Ġenerali tad-diviżjonijiet tad-Dipartiment tal- Edukazzjoni jkunu maħtua mill-Prim Ministru għal perjodu ta’ tliet snin taħt dawk il-pattijiet u kondizzjonijiet kif jistgħu jkunu mniżżlin fl-ittra ta’ ħatra.

Il-ħatra ta’ Direttur Ġenerali għandha ssir wara sejħa pubblika li għaliha jistgħu japplikaw dawk il-persuni kollha li l-kwalitajiet jkollhom neċessarji għall-immaniġġjar ta’ dawn id-diviżjonijiet.
Meta t- terminu tal-kariga, kull persuna tista’ terġa’ tiġi maħtura għal perjodu jew perjodi oħra.

l-esperjenza edukattiva u il-kwalifiki, 14.

(1) Mingħajr preġudizzju għas-setgħa mogħtija b’dan l- artikolu u d-dispożizzjonijiet dwar il-protezzjoni tad-data bis-saħħa tal-Att dwar il-Protezzjoni u l-Privatezza tad-Data, id-Diviżjonijiet jivverifikaw kull tal-Edukazzjoni informazzjoni, data u statistiċi, kif jixta’ jkun meħtieġ għat-twettiq tal-funzjonijiet tagħhom.
jiġbru u jitolbu, jistgħu (2) Id-Diviżjonijiet tal-Edukazzjoni għandu jkollhom aċċess għall-informazzjoni kollha li l-Iskejjel Statali jistgħu jkollhom, u jkunu intitolati li jitolbu u jakkwistaw id-data kollha li jkunu jeħtieġu biex iwettqu l-funzjonijiet tagħhom minn studenti, ġenituri, staff u minn istituzzjonijiert edukattivi pubbliċi u privati, u din id-data għandha tingħata lid-Diviżjoni fi żmien xieraq mid-data tat-talba.
(3) Id-Dipartiment għandu jkollu aċċess għal statistiċi oħrajn u data ta’ natura personali, ekonomika u soċjali kif jeħtieġ biex jista’ jwettaq il-funzjonijiet tiegħu skont dan l-Att.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA TAQSIMA III Skejjel tal-Istat (1) 15.

Bil-għan li tiġi aċċertata l-eżistenza ta’ sistema ta’ skejjel biex jintlaħqu l-objettivi mniżżlin fl-artikolu 4, il-Ministru għandu jistabbilixxi Skejjel tal-Istat tali f’Malta u f’Għawdex skont kemm il-Ministru jara li jkun meħtieġ minn żmien għal żmien.
Kull Skola tal-Istat għandha taqa’ taħt ir-responsabbiltà, il-gwida u l- amministrazzjoni ta’ Kap ta’ Skola.

C 1137 Skejjel u Kulleġġi tal- Istat.

(2) Bil-għan li jissaħħu l-kooperazzjoni u n-netwoking fost l- Iskejjel tal-Istat, il-Ministru jista’ jwaqqaf ukoll Kulleġġi Statali f’Malta u f’Għawdex skont kemm il-Ministru jħoss il-bżonn minn żmien għal żmien.

Kull Kulleġġ tal-Istat għandu jkun magħmul minn dawk l-Iskejjel tal-Istat kif il-Ministru jista’ jordna minn żmien għal żmien.
Kull Kulleġġ tal-Istat għandu jkollu Kap tan-Netwerk tal- Kulleġġi li jkun responsabbli għall-kooperazzjoni u n-networking fost l-Iskejjel tal-Istat li jkunu parti mill-Kulleġġ.
(3) Ir-rappreżentanza legali u ġudizzjarja ta’ kull Skola tal- Istat għandha tkun vestita fid-Direttur Ġenerali responsabbli għall- iskejjel tal-Istat, iżda tali Direttur Ġenerali jista’ jaħtar wieħed jew aktar mill-uffiċjali jew impjegati, biex jidher għalih u f’ismu f’kull proċedura ġudizzjarja, jew f’kull ftehim, kuntratt, strument jew dokument ieħor ta’ natura tkun xi tkun.

Personalità legali u rappreżentanza ġudizzjarja tal- Iskejjel tal-Istat.

u (1) 16.
u (1) 16.

Il-Ministru d-Dipartiment tal-Edukazzjoni għandhom jippromwovu t-twettiq tal-prinċipju ta’ sussidjarjetà u governanza personali fl-immaniġġjar u l-amministrazzjoni ta’ Skejjel Statali, f’qafas ta’ deċentralizzazzjoni u awtonomija tal-ħidma edukattiva u servizzi pprovduti minn skejjel skont il-prijoritajiet, miri u strateġiji nazzjonali adottati mill-Gvern.
(2) Xejn fit-Taqsima II ma għandu jinftiehem li jista’ jżomm lill-Ministru, rigward l-għan ta’ implimentazzjoni tal-prinċipju ta’ sussidjarjetà u governanza personali l- amministrazzjoni ta’ Skejjel Statali, milli jiddelega jew jassenja xi waħda mill-funzjonijiet tad-Diviżjonijiet tal-Edukazzjoni lill-Iskejjel jew Kulleġġi stabbiliti taħt din it-Taqsima.

fl-immaniġġjar u (1) 17.


Il-pjan ta’ żvilupp tal-iskola għandu jkun il-politika edukattiva ewlenija u l-għodda ta’ implimentazzjoni u għandu, b’mod partikolari, jimmira biex jiffaċilita l-implimentazzjoni u l-issoktar tal- qafas tar-riżultati tat-tagħlim waqt li jitqiesu l-kuntesti differenti ta’ kull skola u l-ħtiġiet partikolari tal-istudenti.

(2) Il-pjan ta’ żvilupp tal-iskola għandu jkun għal perjodu ta’ Awtonomija tal- iskejjel.

Pjan ta’ żvilupp ta’ skola.


VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1138 Pjan ta’ żvilupp ta’ kulleġġ.

Funzjonijiet tal- Iskejjel u l- Kulleġġi tal- Istat.

tliet snin.

Għandu jkun ippreparat mill-Kap tal-Iskola skont kif previst fl-artikolu 21(2)(ċ).

(3) jeżamina mill-ġdid implimentazzjoni tal-pjan ta’ żvilupp tal-iskola fuq bażi annwali.

tal-Iskola għandu Il-Kap l- (1) 18.


Il-pjan ta’ żvilupp ta’ kulleġġ għandu jara li tinbena sinerġija fost l-iskejjel li jiffurmaw parti mill-Kulleġġ u li politiki nazzjonali dwar materji edukattivi jkunu segwiti u implimentati.

Il- pjan ta’ żvilupp ta’ kulleġġ għandu jinkludi pjan ta’ ħidma għall- iskejjel differenti li jiffurmaw parti mill-kulleġġ ibbażat fuq l-ethos, l- isfidi u l-ħtiġiet ta’ kull skola.

(2) Il-pjan ta’ żvilupp ta’ kulleġġ għandu jkun għal perjodu ta’ tliet snin.
Għandu jkun ippreparat mill-Kap tan-Netwerk tal-Kulleġġ flimkien mal-kapijiet tal-iskejjel li jiffurmaw parti mill-Kulleġġ, u l- Bord tal-Kulleġġ.

(3) Il-Kap tan-Netwerk tal-Kulleġġ, flimkoen mal-Kap tal- Iskejjel, għandu jeżamina mill-ġdid l-implimentazzjoni tal-pjan ta’ żvilupp tal-kulleġġ fuq bażi annwali.

19.
(1) Flimkien mad-dmirijiet tal-iskejjel li jinsabu fl- artikolu 9, għandha tkun il-funzjoni ta’ kull Skola tal-Istat: (a) li tidentifika u toffri b’mod ekwu programmi assistiti u ta’ tagħlim lill-istudenti kollha; (b) li tippromwovi kuntatt ma’ ċentri ta’ ħarsien għat- tfal biex titffaċilita t-transizzjoni bejn it-tfulija bikrija u d-dħul f’ċentri ta’ kindergarten u skejjel; (ċ) li tiżgura li l-politika nazzjonali rigward edukazzjoni inklużiva tkun applikata u li r-riżorsi, l-għodod u l-faċilitajiet meħtiġa ikunu disponibbli; (d) li tiżgura l-implimentazzjoni f’waqtha u effettiva ta’ funzjonijiet oħrajn kif dawn jistgħu jiġu assenjati mill-Ministru minn żmien għal żmien; (e) li tosserva r-regolamenti u l-proċeduri finanzjarji u ta’ akkwist pubbliku; u (f) li timmassimizza r-riżorsi tal-skejjel u dawk umani.
(2) Għandha tkun il-funzjoni ta’ kull Kulleġġ Statali: (a) li jiżgura networking u koordinazzjoni fost l-iskejjel VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1139 Kapijiet ta’ Skejjel u Kapijiet tan- Netwerk tal- Kulleġġ.

Funzjonijiet tal- Kap ta’ Skola.
li jiffurmaw parti mill-Kulleġġ; (b) li jiffaċilita l-implimentazzjoni tad-dmirijiet tal-Istat stabbiliti fl-artikolu 4; (ċ) li jassigura kollaborazzjoni mal-Iskejjel tal-Istat li jappartjenu lil Kulleġġi oħra; li (d) jistabbilixxi ftehimiet ta’ assoċjazzjoni ma’ istituzzjonijiet u organizzazzjonijiet oħrajn li jkunu ta’ għajnuna għat-tagħlim fis-sens l-aktar wiesa’ tal-kelma u li jistgħu jgħinu biex ifornu l-istudenti bl-għerf, ħiliet, kompetenzi u valuri meħtieġa għal ċittadinanza attiva, akkwist tax-xogħol u intraprenditorija; u (e) li jassigura l-implimentazzjoni f’waqtha u effettiva ta’ funzjonijiet oħra kif dawn jistgħu jkunu assenjati mill- Ministru minn żmien għal żmien.
20.

(1) responsabbli għal deċiżjonijiet jkun edukattivi fl-iskola u li jirrapporta lill-Kap tan-Netwerk tal-Kulleġġ.

Kull Skola tal-Istat għandu jkollha Kap ta’ Skola li jikkonċernaw materji li (2) Kull Kulleġġ tal-Istat għandu jkollu Kap tan-Netwerk tal- Kulleġġ li jkun responsabbli lejn id-Direttur Ġenerali li jkun assenjat ir-responsabbiltà ġenerali tal-iskejjel tal-istat fejn jolqot it-twettiq tal- funzjonijiet tiegħu.

(1) 21.
(1) 21.

Ikun dmir ta’ kull Kap ta’ Skola li jiżgura li l- funzjonijiet tal-iskola kif previsti fl-artikoli 9 u 19(1) ikunu qed jintlaħqu.
L-irwol ċentrali tal-Kap ta’ Skola għandu jkun li: (a) jippromwovi, jimplimenta u jissokta fuq il-missjoni tal-iskola li tipprovdi edukazzjoni inklużiva ta’ kwalità għolja għall-istudenti kollha; (b) jipprovdi tmexxija strateġika u direzzjoni għall- istaff tal-iskola u l-immanniġġjar totali tal-iskola minn jum għal jum; (ċ) jassumi l- koordinament tal-attivajiet kollha relatati mat-twettiq u l- iżvilupp tal-kurrikulu; u fl-organizzazzjoni u rwol ewlieni (d) iwettaq kull funzjoni oħra li tista’ tkun assenjata mill-Ministru minn żmien għal żmien.
(2) Fost funzjonijiet oħrajn il-Kap ta’ Skola għandu b’mod VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1140 partikolari: (a) iżomm kurrenti ma’ u jassigura li politiki nazzjonali dwar materji edukattivi u politiki tal-iskola jiġu segwiti u implimentati; (b) jassumi t-tmexxija fl-implimentazzjoni tal- kurrikulu; (ċ) jiżviluppa l-pjan ta’ żvilupp tal-iskola f’konformità mal-ħtiġiet tal-iskola, il-miri nazzonali dwar l-edukazzjoni, ol- pjan tal-ħidma ekonomika u l-klassifikazzjoni; (d) jimplimenta l-pjan ta’ żvilupp tal-iskola flimkien mal-maniġment anzjan, edukaturi tal-iskola, it-tim psiko-soċjali u b’konsultazzjoni mal-istudenti, il-ġenituri u l-komunità ċivili lokali; (e) jieħu deċiżjonijiet dwar id-diffikulatjiet emozzjonali u ta’ mġiba li jkunu jidhru fl-istudenti, inklużi dawk li jirrikjedu s-servizzi u r-riżorsi meħtieġa, għat-twaqqif ta’ gruppi għal trawwim u żoni ta’ għajnuna għat-tagħlim fl-iskejjel, għat- trasferiment ta’ studenti mill-klassi u l-iskola għal dawn iż-żoni u għal ċentri ta’ għajnuna fit-tagħlim, ċentri ta’ riżorsi jew postijiet oħrajn edukattivi fi ħdan il-Kulleġġ jew minn Kulleġġ għal ieħor wara konsultazzjoni mal-Kap tal-Kulleġġ u mad- Dipartiment; (f) jifformola regoli skolastiċi biex jinżammu l-ordni u d-dixxiplina interna fl-iskola, inkluż dispożizzjonijiet għal sospensjoni u l-esklużjoni ta’ studenti mill-klassi u mill-iskola bħala parti minn proċess ta’ dixxiplina u l-integrazzjoni mill- ġdid tagħhom fi ħdan il-parametri ta’ politika nazzjonali; (g) jiżgura u jippromwovi mġiba tajba fl-iskola, inkluża l-prevenzjoni ta’ abbuż ta’ tfal u abbuż mid-droga, il- protezzjoni ta’ studenti u tal-istaff minn vjolenza, ibbuljar u fastidju, u l-prevenzjoni ta’ assentejżmu; (h) jassigura li fl-iskola jkun hemm sistema ta’ mentor; (i) jidentifika u jiffaċilita l-ħtiġiet ta’ taħriġ tal-istaff tal-iskola u jippjana opportunitajiet ta’ żvilupp għall-istaff;; (j) jagħti l-għajnuna lill-ġenituri biex isiru msieħba u kollaboraturi attivi fl-edukazzjoni ta’ wliedhom u jippromwovi tagħlim għal tul il-ħajja fost kemm
 il-ġenituri kif ukoll il- komunità ċivili lokali b’mod ġenerali; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1141 Funzjonijiet tal- Kap tan- Netwerk tal- Kulleġġ.
(k) iħejji pjan ta’ ħidma ekonomika għal tliet snin kif ukoll l-estimi annwali tal-iskola u jqassam il-fondi allokati mid- Diviżjoni rilevanti skont il-ħtiġiet tal-iskola kif indikat fl- estimi; (l) jippreżenta regolarment rapporti dwar l-attività tal- tal- jipprovdi d-data meħtieġa lid-Dipartiment iskola u Edukazzjoni u lill-Kunsill tal-Kapijiet ta’ Skejjel; (m) jiżgura l-implimentazzjoni xierqa ta’ kull funzjoni oħra li tista’ tiġi assenjata lill-Iskejjel Statali minn żmien għal żmien; u (n) iwettaq kull funzjoni oħra li tista’ tiġi assenjata mill- Ministru jew mid-Diviżjonijiet minn żmien għal żmien.
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Għandu jkun hemm uffiċjal li jkun magħruf bħala il- Kap tan-Netwerk tal-Kulleġġ biex iwettaq il-funzjonijiet imxsemmija f’dan l-artikolu.

jkun id-dmir (2) Għandu ta’ kull uffiċjal deskritt fis- subartikolu (1) li jiżgura li l-funzjonijiet tal-Kulleġġ kif previst fl- artikolu 19(1) ikunu qed jintlaħqu.
L-irwol ewlieni tal-Kap tan- Netwerk jiffaċilita u jkun jippromwovi: tal-Kulleġġ għandu jikkoordina, li (a) kooperazzjoni u kollaborazzjoni fl-isferi edukattivi kollha fost l-iskejjel fi ħdan il-Kulleġġ, biex b’hekk isseħħ sinerġija; (b) networking fost l-edukaturi kollha biex jaqsmu, itejbu u jsaħħu prattiki tajbin u b’hekk tissaħħaħ il-kolleġġjalità; (ċ) opportunitajiet għal taħriġ professjonali kontinwu u żvilupp tal-istaff kollu; u (d) joħloq iniżjattivi ’l barra mill-iskola li jagħmluha possibbli li jinħolqu sinerġiji mal-komunità (soċjali, ċivili u ekonomika).
(3) Il-Kap tan-Netwerk tal-Kulleġġ għandu b’mod partikolari - (a) jiżgura li kwalità u standards jinżammu fl-iskejjel li jiffurmaw parti mill-Kulleġġ; (b) jagħti parir u jgħin lill-Kapijiet fl-immaniġġjar, amministrazzjoni u l-kondotta ġenerali tal-iskejjel; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1142 Sħubija ma’ Skejjel mhux Statali.

Użu tal-bini tal- iskejjel għal tagħlim, attivitajiet kulturali jew attivitajiet oħra.
(ċ) il-Kulleġġ; iservi ta’ mentor għall-Kapijiet tal-Iskejjel fi ħdan (d) jikkoordina l-għoti ta’ servizzi ta’ għajnuna għall- istudenti u l-istaff mifruxin mal-Kulleġġ kollu; (e) jippresiedi f’laqgħat ta’ Skola li jiffurmaw parti mill-Kulleġġ u waqt it-tfassil ta’ aġenda tal-Kunsill waqt li jagħti konsiderazzjoni xierqa lill-proposti tal- Kapijiet tal-Iskejjel; u tal-Kapijiet tal-Kunsill (f) iwettaq kull funzjoni oħra li tista’ tiġi assenjata lill- Kap tan-Netwerk tal-Kulleġġ mill-Ministru minn żmien għal żmien.
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Skejjel jiffurmaw sħubijiet ma’ kulleġġi jew skejjel mhux Statali f’Malta u f’pajjiżi li oħra u jiffavorixxu l-edukazzjoni tal-istudenti.

ta’ kollaborazzjoni tal-Istat għandhom jikkonkludu ftehimiet jistgħu ifittxu li (2) Ftehimiet ta’ sħubija bħal dawn għandhom jipprovdu opportunitajiet ta’ kollaborazzjoni, l-użu u l-qsim ta’ riżorsi, u bdil ta’ esperjenzi, prattika tajba u programmi edukattivi.

(1) 24.
Il-Kap ta’ Skola jista’ jagħmel ftehimiet għal tul ta’ żmien limitat ma’ partijiet terzi, b’korrispettiv skont kif jidhirlu xieraq, għall-użu tal-bini u l-faċilitajiet tal-Iskejjel tal-Istat, jew parti minnhom, bħala ċentri ta’ tagħlim, jew ċentri għal attivitajiet ta’ eżercizzju fiżiku u edukazzjoni sportiva, jew għal attivitajiet kulturali ta’ arti, mużika u drama, jew għal attivitajiet oħra simili għal dawn konformement mal-politiki stabbiliti mid-Diviżjoni tal-Edukazzjoni: Iżda: (a) attivitajiet bħal dawn ma għandhom joħolqu tfixkil lit-tagħlim u l-edukazzjoni tal-istudenti tal-Iskejjel tal-Istat; u (b) għandha dejjem tingħata prijorità lill-użu tal-Iskejjel tal-Istat mill-Gvern għal attivitajiet tali li l-Gvern iqis xieraq.
(2) Il-Kap tal-Iskola għandu jidħol fi ftehimiet bħal dawn kif previst fis-subartikolu (1) skont il-politiki stabbiliti mid-Diviżjoni tal- Edukazzjoni responsabbli għall-binjiet tal-iskejjel.

Kap.

573.

(3) Fejn tingħata l-awtorizzazzjoni kif previst fis-subartikolu (2), id-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Att dwar it-Trasferiment ta’ Art tal-Gvern ma għandhomx japplikaw: VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA Iżda l-ftehim ma jagħtix xi drittijet fuq l-artijiet lil partijiet terzi.
(4) Kull dħul li jirriżulta mill-ftehim kif hemm referenza għalih fis-subartikolu (1) ikun tal-iskola.

C 1143 (5) jista’ Il-Ministru jagħti direttivi tali regolamenti hekk kif jikkunsidra xieraq b’rabta mal-użu tal-bini u l- faċilitajiet tal-Iskejjel tal-Istat minn partijiet terzi, fosthom il- kondizzjonijiet li taħthom drittijiet ta’ użu jistgħu jingħataw, u l-użu li għandu jsir minn xi qligħ ġġenerat mill-iskola mill-ftehimiet li hemm referenza għalihom fis-subartikolu (1).

jagħmel jew 25.
jagħmel jew 25.

Kull Skola tal-Istat, kemm jekk hi skola li tagħmel parti minn Kulleġġ kemm jekk le, għandu jkollha Kunsill tal-Iskola li jkun kompost minn ġenituri u għalliema, u Kunsill tal-Istudenti li jkun kompost u magħżul u li għandu jkollu l-funzjonijiet, dmirijiet, setgħat u proċeduri hekk kif il-Ministru jista’ minn żmien għal żmien jistabbilixxi permezz ta’ regolamenti.

Kunsill tal- Iskola u Kunsill tal-Istudenti.

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(1) 26.

Bla ħsara għad-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-Att, il-Kap ta’ Skola u l-istaff ta’ għalliema, u dawk li mhumiex għalliema, ta’ xi skola, inkluż kull min direttament jew indirettament huwa involut fil- proċess edukattiv tal-istudenti fl-iskola, għandu jkun responsabbli li jiżgura ż-żamma ta’ imġiba tajba mill-istudenti u għaż-żamma ta’ dixxiplina fl-iskola.

Imġiba tajba u dixxiplina fl- iskejjel.


(2) Il-Ministru jista’, minn żmien għal żmien, jagħmel tali regolamenti jew joħroġ politiki jew direttivi li huwa jqis li huma xierqa, fosthom kodiċi ta’ dixxiplina, biex jiżgura li jinżammu l- imġiba tajba u d-dixxiplina fl-Iskejjel tal-Istat.
Regolamenti, politiki jew direttivi bħal dawn jistgħu jipprovdu għas-sospensjoni u l- esklużjoni ta’ studenti mill-klassi u mill-iskola bħala parti minn proċess ta’ dixxiplina u integrazzjoni mill-ġdid, għal mod kif isiru appelli u għall-konsiderazzjoni mill-ġdid ta’ deċiżjonijiet dwar dixxiplina li jkunu ttieħdu minn awtoritajiet kompetenti, għall- implimentazzjoni tal-kodiċi ta’ dixxiplina mill-iskejjel, u għal kull materja oħra anċillari għal dawn skont kif ikun meħtieġ.
ir-regolamenti u (3) Bla ħsara għad-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-Att jew ta’ xi liġi oħra, ta’ dixxiplina msemmijin fis- subartikolu (2) għandu jkun fihom dispożizzjoinijiet dwar il-kondotta u d-dixxiplina miistennija minn edukaturi, staff ieħor tal-iskola, ġenituri u viżitaturi fi skola.

l-kodiċi (4) Konformement ma’ politiki u kodiċi ta’ dixxiplina applikabbli student jista’ jinżamm taħt detenzjoni.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1144 Edukazzjoni ekwa.


It-tagħlim tar- reliġjon kattolika u ta’ filosofija tal- ħajja u l-etika fl- Iskejjel tal-Istat.
(5) Fejn l-imġiba ta’ student tkun vjolenti jew aggressiva u tipperikola s-saħħa tiegħu stess jew dik ta’ xi student ieħor jew ta’ xi persuna li tkun taħdem fl-iskola, għalliem jew persuna oħra impjegata fl-iskola, l-iskola tista’ tieħu tali miżuri li jkunu raġjonevoli, proporzjonati u meħtieġa fiċ-ċirkostanzi biex jiġi evitat kull tip ta’ periklu, skont il-politiki u l-kodiċi ta’ imġiba applikabbli.
Id- Diviżjonijiet għandhom jagħmlu dak kollu li jistgħu biex jipprovdu lill-istaff tal-iskola taħriġ rilevanti għal dan il-għan.
li (1) 27. jattendu intitolati Il-Ministru jista’ jagħmel regolamenti u joħroġ politiki u direttivi, kif jidhirlu xieraq, biex isir kuntatt mat-tfal kollha li huma ta’ programmi alternattivi ta’ tagħlim, gruppi ta’ trawwim u żoni ta’ għajnuna fit-tagħlim fl-iskola u ċentri ta’ għajnuna fit-tagħlim u ċentri ta’ riżorsi barra mill-iskola, għat-trasferiment ta’ studenti mill- klassi u l-iskola għal dawk iż-żoni u ċentri, u għal kull materja oħra anċillari għal dawn skont kif ikun meħtieġ.
l-iskola, fosthom it-twaqqif (2) fosthom tagħhom, edukattivi individwali, tal-kondizzjoni Il-Ministru jista’ jagħmel regolamenti u joħroġ politiki u direttivi kif fl-opinjoni tiegħu jkun meħtieġ biex jipprovdi studenti bi valutazzjoni ħtiġiet multidixxiplinarja ta’ statementing, il-formalizzar u l-applikazzjoni ta’ xi programm edukattiv individwali, arranġamenti speċjali għall-valutazzjoni, testijiet u eżamijiet ta’ studenti kkonċernati, il-programmi fiċ-ċentri ta’ riżorsi, l-applikazzjoni ta’ terapiji jew l-għoti ta’ mediċini kif preskritti minn persuni professjonali kompetenti skont kull liġi fis- seħħ lil studenti waqt li jkunu fl-iskola jew f’ċentru, mezzi ta’ konsiderazzjoni mill-ġdid ta’ u appelli minn deċiżjonijiet dwar l- applikazzjoni għall-istatementing ta’ student, jew dwar kull materja oħra anċillari għal dawn skont kif ikun meħtieġ.
il-proċess (1) 28.

L-Istat għandu jipprovdi għall-edukazzjoni u t- tagħlim tar-reliġjon kattolika fl-Iskejjel tal-Istat għal dawk l-istudenti li l-ġenituri tagħhom jkunu għażlu li jtellgħu lil uliedhom f’din ir- reliġjon u li jistabbilixxi kurrikulu għall-edukazzjoni u t-tagħlim ta’ din ir-reliġjon f’dawk l-iskejjel skont id-dispożizzjonijiet f’dan ir- rigward tal-Isqfijiet skont l-Ordinarju ta’ dawn il-gżejjer.
(2) L-Istat għandu jipprovdi għall-edukazzjoni u t-tagħlim ta’ filosofija tal-ħajja u l-etika għal dawk l-istudenti li l-ġenituri tagħhom jkunu għażlu li ma jtellgħux lil uliedhom skont ir-reliġjon kattolika.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA TAQSIMA IV Tagħlim fid-Dar (1) 29.

Ikun legalment aċċettabbli li ġenitur ta’ minuri ta’ età ta’ skola obbligatorja japplika lill-Kummissjoni Nazzjonali ta’ Malta għal Tagħlim tul il-Ħajja biex jipprovdi tagħlim fid-dar lill- minuri.
(2) Applikazzjoni biex jiġi pprovdut tagħlim fid-dar lil minuri tista’ issir u tiġi kkonsidrata biss f’dawn il-każijiet: li (a) minuri jew permanentement temporanjament jinsabu f’kundizzjoni ħażina ta’ saħħa jew għandhom marda serja jew kondizzjoni serja u li għalhekk ma jkunux jistgħu jattendu l-iskola; jew (b) minuri li l-ġenituri tagħhom għandhom impjieg temporanju biss jew jkunu residenti temporanjament f’Malta; jew (ċ) minuri li l-ġenituri tagħhom għandhom filosofiji diversi minn dawk li jipprovdu l-iskejjel tal-istat jew skejjel mhux tal-istat: Iżda l-applikazzjoni għal tagħlim fid-dar ma tistax issir fuq bażi razzista jew raġuni simili, jew għal raġunijiet li l-Kummissjoni ma tqisx li huma xierqa meta tqis ċ-ċirkostanzi kollha; u f’kull każ imsemmi hawn qabel, tagħlim fid-dar jitqies li jkun fl-aħjar interess tal-minuri meta jitqiesu ċ-ċirkostanzi u sitwazzjoni tal-minuri u l- familja tiegħu.
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Fejn il-Kummissjoni l- kondizzjonijiet meħtieġa għall-għoti ta’ tagħlim fid-dar għall-minuri ġew sodisfatti hi għandha tawtorizza l-ġenitur tal-minuri li jipprovdi tagħlim fid-dar lill-minuri bi spejjeż tiegħu/tagħha u bla ħsara għal dawk il-kondizzjonijiet li hija tqis xierqa fl-aħjar interess tal-minuri.

tal-opinjoni tkun li C 1145 Tagħlim fid-dar.

Awtorizzazzjoni għal edukazzjoni fid- dar.


(2) Ġenitur li jingħata awtorizzazzjoni sabiex il-wild minuri fid-dar konformement mal- jsegwi programm kondizzjonijiet kollha imposti mill-Kummissjoni għandu jitqies li ssodisfa l-obbligi tiegħu li jaqgħu taħt l-artikolu 6. tagħlim ta’ 31.

Il-Ministru jista’, wara konsultazzjoni mal-Kummissjoni, jagħmel regolamenti: Setgħa għall- għemil ta’ regolamenti tar tagħlim fid-dar.
(a) biex b’mod ġenerali jipprovdi għal- regolarizzazzjoni ta’ tagħlim fid-dar; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1146 (b) biex jipprovdi għall-għoti ta’ awtorizzazzjoni biex jingħataw programmi ta’ tagħlim fid-dar; (ċ) biex jistabbilixxi kriterji dwar il-kwalifika u l- ta’ ta’ edukaturi fid-dar u għat-tneħħija awtorizzazzjoni awtorizzazzjoni bħal din; (d) għall-akkreditazzjoni ta’ programmi ta’ tagħlim fid- dar; (e) biex tad- dispożizzjonijiet ta’ din it-Taqsima jew ta’ xi regolamenti magħmulin skont dan l-artikolu; jistabbilixxi għall-ksur pieni (f) li jistabbilixxi miżati li għandhom jitħallsu minn applikanti fir-rigward ta’ kull applikazzjoni magħmula taħt din it-Taqsima jew taħt xi regolamenti magħmula skont dan l- artikolu; (g) spedjenti Ministru implimentazzjoni effettiva ta’ din it-Taqsima; u għal kull materja inċidentali u supplimentari li l- għall- jqis jipprovdi għaliha, li (h) biex jipprovdi għal kull materja li ma tmurx kontra d-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-Att u biex jagħti aktar saħħa lil tali dispożizzjonijiet.
TAQSIMA V Entitajiet Edukattivi 32.
Mingħajr preġudizzju għad-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-Att jew ta’ xi liġi oħra, il-Prim Ministru jista’ b’Ordni fil-Gazzetta jwaqqaf entitajiet oħra, fosthom dawk l-aġenziji, diviżjonijiet, direttorati, dipartimenti jew istitutuzzjonijiet edukattivi oħra li jidhirlu meħtieġa għall-kwalità aħjar u l-għoti ta’ edukazzjoni u servizzi ta’ taħriġ fil-pajjiż, u l-Prim Ministru jista’ wkoll permezz ta’ Ordni fil-Gazzetta jikkostitwixxi kull entità stabbilita taħt dan l-Att bħala korporazzjoni b’personalità distinta u ġuridika tagħha, u l-Prim Ministru għandu, f’dan il-każ, permezz ta’ regolamenti, jipprovdi għal kull materja li tkun meħtieġa għall-immaniġġjar effettiv tal- entità msemmija fl-Ordni relattiva.
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Bla ħsara għad-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Kostituzzjoni u ta’ kull leġislazzjoni oħra applikabbli għal dawk id-dispożizzjonijiet, inkluż dan l-Att, kull entità, li taġixxi bi qbil mal-Ministru, tista’ taħtar u timpjega tali uffiċjali u impjegati oħra li minn żmien għal żmien li jkunu meħtieġa għat-twettiq kif mistenni u effiċjenti tal- Twaqqif ta’ entitajiet.

Ħatriet ta’ staff.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1147 Status ta’ uffiċjali pubbliċi assenjati biex iwettqu xogħol ma’ xi entità.

funzjonijiet tagħha.


(2) Ħatriet u impjiegi bħal dawn tal-imsemmija uffiċjali u impjegati għandhom isiru b’tali rimunerazzjoni u taħt tali pattijiet u kondizzjonijiet kif l-entità tista’, bi ftehim mal-Ministru, minn żmien għal żmien, tiddetermina.

(1) 34.
(1) 34.

Il-Prim Ministru, jista’, meta mitlub minn xi entità bi ftehim mal-Ministru, minn żmien għal żmien, jordna li xi uffiċjal pubbliku jiġi assenjat għal xogħol ma’ xi entità f’tali pożizzjoni u b’effett minn tali data u għal tul ta’ żmien tali kif ikun speċifikat fid- direttiva tal-Prim Ministru.
(2) Il-perjodu li matulu ordni, kif issemmiet hawn fuq, għandha tapplika fir-rigward ta’ uffiċjal speċifikat hemmhekk, sakemm l-uffiċjal ma jirtirax mis-servizz pubbliku jew b’xi mod ieħor ma jibqax fil-kariga sa minn data aktar qabel, għandu jkun meqjus kif ikun speċifikat fl-ordni, kemm-il darba din l-ordni ma tkunx minn qabel revokata mill-Prim Ministru.
(3) Fejn uffiċjal ikun assenjat għal xogħol ma’ xi entità skont id-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-artikolu, dan l-uffiċjal għandu, matul iż- żmien li fih direttiva bħal din tolqot lilu, ikun jaqa’ taħt l-awtorità amministrattiva u l-kontroll tal-entità, imma hu għandu, għal kull għan u raġuni oħra, jibqa’ u jiġi kkunsidrat u ttrattat bħala uffiċjal pubbliku.
(4) Mingħajr preġudizzju għall-ġeneralità ta’ dak kollu msemmi hawn qabel, uffiċjal assenjat għal xogħol kif imsemmi hawn qabel - (a) m’għandux waqt daż-żmien li jkun assenjat b’dan il- mod - (i) jinżamm milli japplika għal trasferiment għal dipartiment tal-Gvern skont il-pattijiet u l-kondizzjonijiet tas-servizz marbutin mal-ħatra mal-Gvern li jkollu fid-data li fiha huwa jkun assenjat ix-xogħol; jew (ii) ikun impjegat b’mod li r-rimunerazzjoni u l- kondizzjonijiet tas-servizz tiegħu jkunu inqas favorevoli minn dawk li huma marbutin mal-ħatra mal-Gvern li kellu fid-data li ssemmiet qabel jew li kieku kienu jintrabtu ma’ ħatra bħal din, matul il-perjodu msemmi, kieku dan l- uffiċjal ma kienx ġie assenjat dan ix-xogħol mal-entità; u VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1148 Kap.
93.

Kap.

58.

Offerta ta’ impjieg permanenti għal uffiċjali pubbliċi assenjati xogħol mal-entitajiet.

Kap.

93.

Kap.

58.

Kap.

58.


(b) jkun intitolat li jkollu s-servizz tiegħu mal-entità meqjus bħala servizz mal-Gvern għal raġunijiet ta’ pensjoni, gratifikazzjoni, jew benefiċċju li jaqgħu taħt l-Ordinanza dwar il-Pensjonijiet u l-Att dwar il-Pensjonijiet lil Nisa Romol u Tfal Ltiema u għal kull dritt jew privileġġ ieħor li għalih ikun intitolat, u jkun responsabbli għal kull obbligu li jkun suġġett għalih, ħlief għall-fatt li jkun ġie assenjat għal xogħol mal- entità.
(5) Fejn applikazzjoni ssir kif previst fis-subartikolu (4)(a)(i), l-istess konsiderazzjoni għandha tingħata għal dak il-post qisu l- applikant ma kienx assenjat għal servizz mal-entità.
(6) L-entità għandha tħallas lill-Gvern, fejn dan japplika, kontribuzzjonijiet tali skont kif minn żmien għal żmien jiġi determinat mill-Ministru responsabbli għall-finanzi fir-rigward tal- ispiża għal pensjonijiet u gratifikazzjonijiet li jkun intitolat għalihom l-uffiċjal assenjat dan ix-xogħol mal-entità, kif ingħad qabel, matul il- perjodu li fih hu jkun hekk assenjat.

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(1) 35.

Entità tista’, bl-approvazzjoni tal-Prim Ministru, toffri lil kull uffiċjal assenjat xogħol mal-entità imsemmija taħt id- dispożizzjonijiet tal-artikolu 34 impjieg permanenti mal-entità bi ħlas u bi pattijiet u kondizzjonijiet li ma jkunux inqas favorevoli minn dawk li jkun igawdi dan l-uffiċjal fid-data ta’ din l-offerta.
(2) Il-pattijiet u l-kondizzjonijiet kompriżi f’kull offerta magħmula kif ingħad qabel m’għandhomx jitqiesu inqas favorevoli sempliċiment minħabba li ma jkunux għal kollox identiċi ma’ jew superjuri għal dawk li kellu l-uffiċjal ikkonċernat fid-data ta’ offerta bħal din, jekk tali pattijiet u kondizzjonijiet, meħudin flimkien, fl- opinjoni tal-Prim Ministru, joffru benefiċċji sostanzjalment daqs jew akbar.
(3) Kull uffiċjal li jaċċetta impjieg permanenti mal-entità, offrut lilu taħt id-dispożizzjonijiet tas-subartikolu (1), għandu, għall- finijiet kollha barra dawk tal-Ordinanza dwar il-Pensjonijiet u l-Att dwar il-Pensjonijiet lil Nisa Romol u Tfal Ltiema, jitqies li waqaf mis-servizz mal-Gvern u li daħal fis-servizz mal-entità fid-data ta’ meta aċċetta, u għall-finijiet tal-Ordinanza imsemmija u l-Att imsemmi, sa fejn japplikaw għalih, servizz mal-entità għandu jitqies li jkun servizz mal-Gvern fil-limiti tat-tifsiriet li joħorġu minnhom rispettivament.
(4) Kull uffiċjal bħal qabel imsemmi li, minnufih qabel ma jkun aċċetta l-impjieg permanenti mal-entità, kien intitolat li jibbenifika taħt l-Att dwar il-Pensjonijiet lil Nisa Romol u Tfal Ltiema, għandu jibqa’ jkun intitolat b’dan il-mod li jibbenefika taħt VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA dak l-Att għall-finijiet kollha, daqs li kieku s-servizz tiegħu mal- entità kien servizz mal-Gvern.
C 1149 tħallas għandha (5) L-entità il- kontribuzzjonijiet li jistgħu minn żmien għal żmien jiġu determinati mill-Ministru tal- pensjonijiet u gratifikazzjonijiet li jkun qala’ l-uffiċjal li jkun aċċetta impjieg permanenti mal-entità kif ingħad qabel waqt il-perjodu li jibda mid-data li fiha dan l-uffiċjal ikun aċċetta.
responsabbli għall-finanzi lill-Gvern rigward l-ispiża dawk (6) Għall-finijiet tal-Ordinanza dwar il-Pensjonijiet, is-salarji pensjonabbli ta’ uffiċjal pubbliku bħal dan meta jirtira għandhom jitqiesu bħala s-salarji pensjonabbli li għandhom jitħallsu lil kull uffiċjal fis-servizz mal-Gvern fi grad u f’livell inkrimentali li jikkorrispondi għall-kariga u livell inkrimentali li fih jirtira l-uffiċjal mill-entità.

Kap.

93.
Kap.

93.

(a) (7) Għal finijiet ta’ dan l-artikolu, karigi u gradi ta’ salarji mal-entità għandhom ikunu kklassifikati mal-eqreb gradi possibbli u livelli inkrimentali fis-servizz taħt il-Gvern ta’ Malta b’referenza għal deskrizzjoni tal-impjieg, ħiliet, responsabbiltajiet u fatturi oħra analogi.
(i) Il-klassifikazzjoni msemmija fil-paragrafu (a) għandha ssir minn Bord kompost minn Chairperson appuntat mill-Ministru responsabbli għall-finanzi u żewġ membri oħra, wieħed appuntat mill-Ministru responsabbli ċentralment għall-politiki fis-servizz pubbliku u wieħed appuntat mill-entità kkonċernata.

Il- klassifikazzjoni tkun suġġetta għall-approvazzjoni finali tal-Ministru responsabbli għall-finanzi.
rigward staff (ii) Klassifikazzjoni bħal din għandha sseħħ fi żmien tliet xhur ta’ kull aġġustament ta’ salarji tal- impjegati fis-servizz mal-Gvern u, jew, tal-impjegati tal- entità.

(b) L-ebda kariga ma għandha tiġi klassifikata fi grad ogħla minn dak ta’ Grad 3 fis-servizz mal-Gvern, jew grad ieħor bħal dan li l-Ministru għall-finanzi jista’ minn żmien għal żmien jiddetermina permezz avviż fil-Gazzetta.
(ċ) Mingħajr preġudizzju għall-artikolu 113 tal- Kostituzzjoni, l-ebda persuna ma tista’, wara klassifikazzjoni kif qabel imsemmi, tkun intitolata għal drittijiet taħt l-imsemmija Ordinanza dwar il-Pensjonijiet li jkunu inqas favorevoli minn dawk li għalihom hi setgħet tkun intitolata qabel dik il-klassifikazzjoni.

Kap.

93.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1150 Entitajiet għandhom ikopru nefqa mid-dħul.

Avvanzi mill- Gvern.

Setgħa għal self jew ġbir ta’ kapital.

Self mill-Gvern.

36.


(1) Mingħajr preġudizzju għad-dispożizzjonijiet li ġejjin ta’ dan l-artikolu, kull entità għandha tmexxi l-attivitajiet tagħha b’mod li l-ispiża meħtieġa għat-twettieq xieraq tal-funzjonijiet tagħha għandha, kemm ikun possibbli u pratikabbli, tiġi koperta bid- dħul tagħha.
(2) F’każ li xi entità tirreġistra xi żieda ta’ dħul fuq l-infiq, din iż-żieda għandha, bla ħsara għal tali direttivi li l-Ministru, wara konsultazzjoni mal-Ministru responsabbli għall-finanzi, jista’ minn żmien għal żmien jagħti, tiġi applikata mill-entità għat-twaqqif ta’ fondi ta’ riserva biex jintużaw għal għanijiet tal-funzjonijiet tal- entità.
(3) Fondi ta’ entità li ma jkunux immedjatament meħtieġa biex tilqa’ għall-ispiża jistgħu jiġu investiti b’tali mod kif minn żmien għal żmien jiġi approvat mill-Ministru.

37.
37.

Il-Ministru responsabbli għall-finanzi jista’, wara konsultazzjoni mal-Ministru, jagħti avvanzi lill-entità ta’ somom ta’ flus li jista’ jaqbel li jkunu meħtieġa mill-entità biex twettaq xi waħda mill-funzjonijiet tagħha taħt dan l-Att, u jista’ jagħti avvanzi bħal dawn skont tali pattijiet u kondizzjonijiet li jista’, wara konsultazzjoni kif intqal qabel, jidhirlu xierqa.
Kull avvanz bħal dan jista’ jsir mill- Ministru responsabbli għall-finanzi mill-Fond Konsolidat, u mingħajr ebda approprijazzjoni oħra ħlief dan l-Att, b’ordni taħt il-firma tiegħu li jawtorizza lill-Accountant General biex jagħmel tali avvanz.

(1) 38.
(1) 38.

Għall-finijiet ta’ twettiq ta’ xi funzjoni taħt dan l- Att, l-entità tista’, bl-approvazzjoni bil-miktub tal-Ministru, mogħtija wara konsultazzjoni mal-Ministru għall-finanzi, tissellef jew tiġbor flus b’tali mod, minn kull persuna, korp jew awtorità, u taħt tali pattijiet u kondizzjonijiet li l-Ministru, wara konsultazzjoni kif intqal qabel, jista’ japprova bil-miktub.
(2) Entità tista’ wkoll, minn żmien għal żmien, tissellef, permezz ta’ overdraft jew mod ieħor, dawk is-somom li tista’ teħtieġ bħala kapital finanzjarju sabiex twettaq il-funzjonijiet tagħha taħt dan l-Att: Iżda għal kull faċilità f’ammont li jaqbeż is-sebgħin elf euro (€70,000), tkun meħtieġa l-approvazzjoni tal-Ministru bil- miktub.

(1) 39.
(1) 39.

Il-Ministru responsabbli għall-finanzi jista’, għal kull talba ta’ natura kapitali ta’ xi entità, jagħmel kuntratt jew jiġbor self, jew jidħol għal obbligi finanzjarji, għal tali perjodi u taħt tali pattijiet u kondizzjonijiet kif jidhirlu xieraq; u kull somma flus fir- rigward ta’ self jew responsabbiltà bħal dawk għandha tinħareġ mill- VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1151 Estimi tal-entità.

Fond Konsolidat.
Fond Konsolidat.

(2) Avviż ta’ xi self, responsabbiltà jew avvanzi magħmulin jew mġarrabin taħt id-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-artikolu għandu jintbagħat lill-Kamra tad-Deputati malli jkun prattikabbli.
(3) Sakemm isir disponibbli xi self bħal dak imsemmi fis- subartikolu (1), jew bil-għan li l-entità tiġi provduta b’kapital finanzjarju, il-Ministru responsabbli għall-finanzi jista’, permezz ta’ ordni li jkun iġib il-firma tiegħu, u mingħajr ebda approprjazzjoni oħra ħlief dan l-Att, jawtorizza lill-Accountant General li jagħmel avvanzi lill-entità mit-Treasury Clearance Fund taħt dawk il-pattijiet li jistgħu jiġu speċifikati mill-Ministru meta dawn isiru.
(4) Ir-rikavat ta’ kull self maħluq għall-finijiet li jsiru avvanzi lil entità, u kull flejjes oħra li jridu jiġu avvanzati lil entità taħt dan l- artikolu, għandhom jitħallsu ġo fond speċifikament stabbilit għal dak il-għan.
(5) L-ammonti ta’ flus li l-Accountant General jirċievi minn entità għar-rigward ta’ flus li jiġu mgħoddija lill-entità taħt dan l- artikolu għandhom jitħallsu lura, għal dak li jirrigwarda ammonti riċevuti bħala ħlas lura fit-Treasury Clearance Fund, u ammonti ta’ flus riċevuti bħala mgħax għandhom jitħallsu fil-Fond Konsolidat.

(1) 40.
(1) 40.

Entità għandha tħejji f’kull sena finanzjarja, u għandha mhux aktar tard mill-aħħar ta’ Settembru ta’ kull sena tadotta, estimi tad-dħul u nfiq tal-entità għas-sena finanzjarja ta’ wara: tieħu ħsieb Iżda l-estimi għall-ewwel sena finanzjarja ta’ dik l-entità għandhom jitħejjew u jiġu adottati sa dak iż-żmien li l-Ministru jista’ b’avviż bil-miktub lill-entità jispeċifika.
l-estimi ta’ dawk (2) Fit-tħejjija l-entità għandha tieħu f’konsiderazzjoni xi fondi u flejjes oħra li jkollhom jitħallsu lilha mill-Fond Konsolidat matul is-sena finanzjarja rilevanti, sew jekk bis-saħħa ta’ dan l-Att, sew b’Att ta’ approprjazzjoni jew ta’ xi liġi oħra; u l-entità għandha wkoll tħejji l-imsemmija estimi hekk li jiġi żgurat li d-dħul totali tal-entità jkun għall-inqas biżżejjed biex jitħallsu s-somom kollha li għandhom jitħallsu mill-kont tad-dħul tagħha, magħdud, iżda bla ħsara għall-ġeneralità ta’ dik it-tifsira, id- deprezzament.
(3) L-estimi għandhom isiru f’dik il-forma u għandu jkun fihom dak it-tagħrif u dawk il-paraguni mas-snin ta’ qabel kif jista’ jordna l-Ministru responsabbli għall-finanzi.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1152 L-infiq għandu jkun skont l- estimi approvati.

Kontijiet u verifika.

(4) Kopja tal-estimi għandha, malli dawn jiġu adottati mill- entità, tintbagħat minnufih lill-Ministru u lill-Ministru responsabbli għall-finanzi.
Il-Ministru għandu, mal-ewwel opportunità u mhux aktar tard minn sitt ġimgħat wara li jkun irċieva kopja tal-estimi mingħand l-entità, japprova dawk l-estimi sew b’xi emendi sew mingħajr emendi.

Il-Ministru għandu malajr kemm ikun prattikabbli jara li l-ammont totali tal-estimi approvati jiffurmaw parti integrali mill-estimi Ġenerali tal-Gvern.

(1) 41.

Ebda nefqa ma għandha ssir jew tiġġarrab minn entità ħlief jekk ikun sar provvediment għaliha fl-estimi approvati kif previst fl-artikolu 40.
(2) Minkejja d-dispożizzjonijiet tas-subartikolu (1) - (a) sal-iskadenza ta’ sitt xhur mill-bidu ta’ sena finanzjarja, jew sakemm ikun hemm l-approvazzjoni tal-estimi għal dik is-sena mill-Ministru, skont liema tkun l-ewwel data, l- entità tista’ tagħmel infiq biex taqdi l-funzjonijiet tagħha skont dan l-Att ta’ mhux aktar b’kollox minn nofs l-ammont approvat mill-Ministru għas-sena finanzjarja ta’ qabel; (b) infiq approvat dwar kap jew sottokap tal-estimi jista’, tal-Ministru mogħtija wara konsultazzjoni mal-Ministru responsabbli għall-finanzi, isir dwar kap jew sottokap ieħor tal-estimi; bl-approvazzjoni (ċ) fir-rigward tal-ewwel sena finanzjarja, l-entità tista’ tagħmel jew tidħol għal infiq li ma jaqbiżx fit-totalità tiegħu ammonti tali li l-Ministru responsabbli għall-finanzi jista’, wara konsultazzjoni mal-Ministru, jippermetti; (d) jekk dwar xi sena finanzjarja jinstab li l-ammont approvat fl-estimi mhuwiex biżżejjed jew tkun inqalgħet il- ħtieġa għal nefqa għal għan mhux previst fl-estimi, l-entità tista’ tadotta estimi supplimentari għall-approvazzjoni tal-Ministru u f kull każ bħal dak id-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-Att applikabbli għall-estimi għandhom japplikaw kemm jista’ jkun prattikabbli għall-estimi supplimentari.
(1) 42.

L-entità għandha tara li jinżammu kontijiet xierqa u records oħra dwar l-operat tagħha, u għandha tara li jitlesta prospett ta’ kontijiet dwar kull sena finanzjarja.

(2) jiġu verifikati minn tal-entità għandhom awditur jew awdituri li jinħatru mill-entità u approvati mill-Ministru: Il-kontijiet Iżda l-Ministru responsabbli għall-finanzi jista’, wara VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1153 Depożitu ta’ dħul u ħlasijiet mill-entità.
konsultazzjoni mal-Ministru, jeħtieġ li l-kotba u l-kontijiet tal-entità jiġu verifikati jew eżaminati mill-Awditur Ġenerali li għal dan il- għan ikollu s-setgħa li jagħmel kull verifika fiżika u l-verifiki l-oħra li jista’ jidhirlu meħtieġa.
(3) Wara t-tmiem kull sena finanzjarja, u mhux aktar tard mid- data li fiha l-estimi tal-entità jitressqu quddiem il-Ministru taħt l- artikolu 40(4), kull entità għandha tara li kopja tal-estimi tal-prospett tal-kontijiet ivverifikata kif xieraq tintbagħat lill-Minstru u lill- Ministru responsabbli għall-finanzi flimkien ma’ kopja ta’ kull rapport magħmul mill-awditur jew awdituri dwar dak il-prospett jew dwar dawk il-kontijiet tal-entità.
(4) Il-Ministru għandu, hekk kif ikun prattikabbli, jara li kopja ta’ kull prospett u rapport bħal dawn titqiegħed fuq il-Mejda tal- Kamra tad-Deputati.

(1) 43.

Il-flus kollha miġbura mill-entità għandhom jitqiegħdu f’bank jew f’banek maħtura bħala bankiera tal-entità b l- approvazzjoni tal-Ministru.
Dawk il-flus għandhom, sa fejn ikun prattikabbli, jitħallsu f’dak il-bank minn jum għal jum, ħlief dik is- somma li l-entità tista’ tawtorizza li tinżamm sabiex jitħallsu l- ispejjeż żgħar u ħlasijiet ta’ flus kontanti li jsiru fil-pront.
(2) Il-ħlasijiet kollha li jsiru mill-fondi tal-entità, minbarra nefqiet żgħar li ma jkunux aktar minn somma stabbilita minn zmien għal żmien mill-entità, għandhom isiru minn dak l-uffiċjal jew minn dawk l-uffiċjali tal-entità li l-entità tista’ taħtar jew issemmi għal dak il-għan.
(3) Ċekkijiet li jinħarġu u rtirar minn kwalunkwe kont bankarju tal-entità għandhom ikunu ffirmati minn dak l-uffiċjal tal- entità li jista’ jiġi maħtur jew imsemmi għal dak il-għan mill-entità u għandhom ikunu kontrofirmati minn tali membru jew uffiċjali ieħor tal-entità kif jista’ jiġi awtorizzat mill-entità għal dak il-għan.
(4) Kull entità għandha wkoll tipprovdi dwar: (a) il-mod li bih u l-uffiċjal jew uffiċjali li minnhom għandhom jiġu awtorizzati jew approvati l-ħlasijiet; (b) l-isem ta’ kull kont miżmum mal-bank jew banek li fihom il-flus tal-entità għandhom jitħallsu, u t-trasferiment ta’ fondi minn kont għal ieħor; u (ċ) il-metodu li għandu jiġi adottat fil-ħlasijiet mill- fondi tal-entità, u b’mod ġenerali dwar kull ħaġa li għandha x’taqsam maż-żamma u kontroll xieraq tal-kontijiet u kotba, u l- VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1154 Kuntratti ta’ provvista jew xogħlijiet.
Impjieg ta’ minuri.

Reati magħmulin minn ġenituri.

kontroll tal-finanzi, tal-entità.

44.
L-ebda entità ma għandha, ħlief bl-approvazzjoni tal- Ministru li tingħata għal raġunijiet speċjali u wara konsultazzjoni mal-Ministru responsabbli għall-finanzi, tagħti jew tidħol f’kuntratt għal provvista ta’ oġġetti jew materjal jew għat-twettiq ta’ xogħlijiet, jew għat-twassil ta’ servizzi, ta’ jew għall-benefiċċju tal-entità, li l- entità tistma li jaqbżu fil-valur sebat elef euro (€7,000), jew tali ammonti oħra li l-Ministru responsabbli għall-finanzi jista’ taħt dan l- artikolu jippreskrivi, ħlief wara li jkun ippubblikat avviż tal- intenzjoni tal-entità li tidħol għal kuntratt u jkunu nħarġu offerti kompetittivi.
TAQSIMA VI Reati u Pieni (1) 45.

L-ebda persuna ma tista’ timpjega minuri ta’ eta’ ta’ skola obbligatorja jattendu regolarment l-iskola taħt id-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-Att mingħajr il- permess bil-miktub tad-Divizjoni tal-Edukazzjoni.
ieħor marbutin jew b’xi mod li (2) Id-Diviżjoni tista’ tagħti permess taħt is-subartikolu (1) meta, ladarba tkun għamlet l-investigazzjonijiet meħtieġa, tkun tal- fehma li hemm raġunijiet suffiċjenti li jiġġustifikaw l-eżenzjoni sakemm l-impjieg tal-minuri mhux se jkun ta’ ħsara għall-iżvilupp tas-saħħa jew dak normali tal-minuri.
(3) Meta jingħata il-permess skont is-subartikolu (2), id- Diviżjoni tista’ timponi tali kondizzjonijiet li jitolbu li l-minuri jattendi programmi alternattivi edukattivi jew ta’ taħriġ kif jista’ jkun preskritt, u kull permess bħal dan għandu minnufih jitteħed lura jekk xi kondizzjoni jew oħra imposti f’permess bħal dan ma tiġix rispettata.
(4) Id-Diviżjoni li għaliha ssir riferenza f’dan l-artikolu tista’ tapprova programmi ta’ esperjenza ta’ xogħol u taħriġ li, meta jkunu approvati, ma għandhomx jitqiesu li jikkostitwixxu impjieg għall- finijiet ta’ dan l-artikolu.

46.
(1) Kull ġenitur ta’ minuri li - (a) jonqos milli jirreġistra lill-minuri fi skola tal-Istat jew fi skola liċenzjata taħt l-Att tal-2018 li Jirregola l- Edukazzjoni għall-ewwel sena skolastika li tibda minn meta hu jkun ta’ età ta’ skola obbligatorja jew jonqos li jiżgura li l- minuri jkun reġistrat dejjem b’dan il-mod għal kull sena skolastika matul il-perjodu sħiħ li l-minuri jkun ta’ età ta’ skola VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1155 obbligatorja jew jonqos li jara li l-minuri jkompli jkun irreġistrat hekk sa tmiem is-sena skolastika li matulha l-minuri ma jibqax ikun ta’ età ta’ skola obbligatorja jew sa tmiem perjodu itwal kif il-Ministru jista’ permezz ta’ regolamenti jippreskrivi; jew (b) jonqos li jiżgura, mingħajr raġuni tajba u suffiċjenti, li l-minuri jattendi l-iskola regolarment kull ġurnata skolastika tul il-perjodu li l-minuri jkun ta’ età ta’ skola obbligatorja u sa tmiem is-sena skolastika li tulha l-minuri ma jibqax ikun ta’ età ta’ skola obbligatorja jew sa tmiem perjodu itwal kif il-Ministru jista’ permezz ta’ regolamenti jippreskrivi; jew (ċ) Edukattivi, jonqos li josserva deċiżjoni tal-Bord għal Materji ikun ħati ta’ reat u, meta jinstab ħati, jeħel il-pieni stabbiliti għal kontravenzjonijiet u multa għal kull ġurnata li matulha l-offiża tibqa’ sseħħ fil-każ ta’ offiża kontinwa: Iżda l-ebda proċedura kriminali għal xi reat taħt il- paragrafu (b) ma tittieħed sakemm il-ġenitur, fi żmien tlett ijiem mid- data li hu jkun irċieva avviż mid-Dipartiment tal-Edukazzjoni, li jitolbu biex jagħti raġuni għall-assenza tal-minuri mill-iskola, ma jonqosx milli jagħti spjegazzjoni tajba u suffiċjenti.
(2) Kull persuna li, wara li tkun ġiet mħarrka biex tidher quddiem it-Tribunal tonqos, mingħajr ġustifikazzjoni raġjonevoli, milli tidher f’xi okkażjoni fejn hi kellha hekk tidher, jew li tonqos mingħajr ġustifikazzjoni raġjonevoli milli tosserva ordni maħruġa lilha mit-Tribunal tkun ħatja ta’ reat kontra dan l-Att u teħel, meta tinstab ħatja mill-Qorti tal-Maġistrati multa ta’ bejn mitt euro (€100) u ħames mitt euro (€500) jew priġunerija għal perjodu ta’ tlett xhur jew dik il-multa u l-priġunerija flimkien.
47.

Kull persuna li tikser id-dispożizzjonijiet tal-artikolu 45(1) tkun ħatja ta’ reat u, meta tinstab ħatja, teħel il-pieni stabbiliti għal kontravvenzjonijiet u multa għal kull ġurnata ta’ impjieg tal-minuri.

Reati fir- rigward ta’ impjieg ta’ minuri.

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48.

Kull min ihedded jew jagħmel offiża fuq il-persuna ta’ għalliem jew xi uffiċjal ieħor jew impjegat ta’ skola jew fuq xi persuna oħra involuta fl-organizzazzjoni ta’ attività edukattiva, kulturali, soċjali jew sportiva teħel, meta tinstab ħatja, il-piena stabbilita għat-theddid jew għal offiża fuq il-persuna, meta jsiru mingħajr tal-Kodiċi Kriminali, miżjuda b’żewġ gradi u multa ta’ mhux inqas minn tmien mitt euro (€800) u mhux iżjed minn ħamest elef euro (€5,000).
iċ-ċirkostanzi msemmijin fl-artikolu 95 Theddid kontra jew offiżi fuq il- persuna ta’ xi għalliem, eċċ Kap.

9.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1156 Il-Bord għal Materji Edukattivi.

TAQSIMA VII Mixxellanji (1) 49.

Għandu jitwaqqaf Bord li jkun magħruf bħala l-Bord għal Materji Edukattivi bil-funzjonijiet u d-dmirijiet mniżżlin fl- artikolu 8 u kull funzjoni oħra li l-Ministru jista’ jassenjalu permezz ta’ regolamenti magħmulin taħt dan l-Att.
(2) Il-Bord ikun maħtur mill-Ministru u jkun magħmul minn mhux inqas minn tliet (3) membri imma mhux aktar minn ħames (5) membri li jinkludu chairperson li fil-fehma tal-Ministru ikollhom għarfien xieraq dwar materji relatati mal-edukazzjoni tat-tfal.

Iċ- chairperson għandu jkun persuna li tkun eliġibbli biex tkun appuntata maġistrat.
Wieħed mill-membri tal-Bord għandu jkun professjonist fil-qasam psikosoċjali u ieħor għandu jkun persuna li jkollha record professjonali li b’mod ċar jagħti prova li għandu l-kompetenza fl- edukazzjoni billi jkun ħadem f’oqsma relatati mad-drittijiet tat-tfal, ikun rappreżentant rappreżentant Persuni b’Diżabilità.
tal-Assoċjazzjonijiet tal-Kummissjoni tal-Ġenuturi u għad-Drittijiet ieħor ta’ (3) Il-membri tal-Bord għandhom jiġu appuntati għal tliet (3) snin imma meta jgħaddi t-terminu jistgħu jerġgħu jiġu appuntati.

(4) Kull membru tal-Bord jista’ jitneħħa mill-kariga tiegħu mill-Ministru minħabba n-nuqqas ta’ ħila li jwettaq il-funzjonijiet tal- kariga, kondotta ħażina professjonali jew imġiba ħażina.
(5) Bla ħsara għad-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ din it-Taqsima u għal xi regolamenti magħmulin taħtha, il-Bord għandu jirregola l- proċedura li jaħdem biha.

(6) Il-Bord ikollu s-setgħa li jaħtar kull espert li jkun jinħtieġ f’każi partikolari.

(7) Kull deċiżjoni tal-Bord għandha tittieħed b’maġġoranza tal-voti; madankollu f’każ li l-voti jkunu indaqs, iċ-Chairperson għandu jkollu vot deċiżiv.

(8) Deċiżjonijiet tal-Bord għandhom ikunu bil-miktub u jiġu mibgħuta lill-partijiet kollha involuti.
(9) Il-Ministru għandu jaħtar uffiċjal tad-Dipartiment biex jagħmilha ta’ Segretarju tal-Bord.

Is-Segretarju tal-Bord ma jkollux vot.

(10) Ma jkunx hemm ħtieġa ta’ assistenza legali biex wieħed VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1157 jidher quddiem il-Bord u l-Bord għandu jopera b’mod li ma jkunx hemm il-ħtieġa tal-assistenza legali.
(11) Fejn id-Dipartiment jew il-ġenitur ta’ minuri jħoss ruħu aggravat bid-deċiżjoni tal-Bord, hu jista’ jappella lit-Tribunal ta’ Reviżjoni Amministrattiva fi żmien wieħed u għoxrin jum mid- deċiżjoni meħuda mill-Bord skont id-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Att dwar il- Ġustizzja Amministrattiva u kull regolament applikabbli magħmul taħtu.

Kap.

490.
Kap.

490.

(12) Minkejja li jkun sar appell skont id-dispożizzjonijiet tas- subartikolu (11), id-deċiżjoni tal-Bord tkun eżekuttiva sa meta tista’ tingħata d-deċiżjoni finali ta’ xi appell magħmul rigward id-deċiżjoni tat-Tribunal ta’ Reviżjoni Amministrattiva.

50.

Il-Ministru għandu jaħtar Reġistratur tal-Eżamijiet li jkun responsabbli għal: Reġistratur tal- Eżamijiet.
(a) it-tmexxija ta’ kull eżami f’isem il-provdituri ta’ edukazzjoni avvanzata jew ogħla kif jista’ jkun mitlub minnhom stess; (b) it-tmexxija ta’ eżamijiet f’isem provdituri barranin jew korpi tal-eżamijiet barranin, kif jista’ jkun mitlub minnhom; (ċ) it-tmexxija ta’ eżamijiet għal dħul fis-servizz tal- Istat, korporazzjonijiet pubbliċi u sħubijiet kummerċjali li fihom l-Istat ikollu kontroll effettiv: Iżda għall-finijiet ta’ dam il-paragrafu, l-Istat jitqies li jkollu kontroll effettiv ta’ sħubija kummerċjali meta f’dik is- sħubija aktar minn ħamsin fil-mija tal-kapital jew saħħa tal-vot ikunu ta’ jew ikkontrollati, direttament jew indirettament, mill- Istat; u (d) Ministru.
it-tmexxija ta’ kull eżami ieħor li jista’ jintalab mill- (1) 51.

Fl-iskejjel tal-Istat u provdituri pubbliċi ta’ edukazzjoni avvanzata jew ogħla, it-tagħlim kollu għandu jingħata lil ċittadini Maltin mingħajr ma jintalab ħlas.
Għalhekk biex jiżgura li jkun hemm għal kollox l-għażla ta’ skola mill-ġenituri, l-Istat għandu, permezz ta’ ftehimiet ta’ sussidju ta’ skejjel mhux statali, meta dawn ikunu tali li ma jagħmlux qligħ, skont il-mezzi disponibbli tal-fondi pubbliċi, jipprovdi gradwalment għall-istess tagħlim bla ħlas f’dawn l-iskejjel kif ikun offrut lil studenti fl-iskejjel tal-Istat.

(2) Il-Ministru jista’ permezz ta’ regolamenti jippreskrivi l- Tagħlim b’xejn u sussidju f’ċerti każi.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1158 Persuni jitqiesu uffiċjali pubbliċi.

Kap.

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Relazzjonijiet mal-Ministru.
miżati li għandhom jintalbu għal eżamijiet u korsijiet speċjali u l- miżati li jitħallsu minn studenti li ma jkunux ċittadini Maltin: Iżda l-Ministru jista’ jeżenta xi persuna mill-ħlas ta’ dawk il-miżati: Hekk iżda li, għall-finijiet ta’ dan is-subartikolu, "korsijiet speċjali" tfisser dan li ġej: (a) korsijiet part-time kif speċifikati b’tali regolamenti; (b) korsijiet li jwasslu għal kwalifika kklassifikata f’livell 7 tal-Qafas Malti għall-Kwalifiki jew ogħla, ħlief għal dawk il-korsijiet li l-persuni ikunu mistennija li jagħmlu bil- għan li jakkwistaw warrant biex jipprattikaw professjoni skont dan l-Att jew xi liġi oħra; u (ċ) Università.
korsijiet ta’ foundation studies offruti mill- (3) Il-Ministru jista’ permezz ta’ regolamenti jiddetermina rati ta’ stipendji li jingħataw lil studenti li jkomplu l-edukazzjoni tagħhom wara li jkunu lestew l-edukazzjoni sekondarja u jista’ jimponi kondizzjonijiet għall-pagament ta’ stipendji bħal dawn.
(4) Il-Ministru jista’ permezz ta’ regolamenti jordna li l-ebda miżata ma għandha tintalab għat-tagħlim ta’ ċittadini Maltin fi skejjel barra skejjel tal-Istat u meta dawn ikunu tali li ma jagħmlux qligħ u sakemm il-Ministru għandu, qabel ma joħroġ ordni bħal din, jiżgura li l-iskejjel li l-ordni tkun tapplika għalihom se jkunu f’qagħda li jkomplu jipprovdu s-servizzi tagħhom u għandu jissuplimenta minn fondi pubbliċi l-mezzi finanzjarji ta’ dawn l-iskejjel fejn, wara investigazzjonijiet magħmulin flimkien ma’ dawn l-iskejjel, tqum ħtieġa bħal din.
52.

Għall-finijiet tal-Kodiċi Kriminali kull dispożizzjoni li għandha x’taqsam ma’ reat kriminali, il-membri tad- Diviżjonijiet, kull Bord, Direttorat, Kulleġġ, Kumitat, Kummissjoni, Kunsill jew xi uffiċjal jew impjegat ta’ xi entità, għandhom jitqiesu u jiġu ttrattati bħala uffiċjali pubbliċi.

jew ta’ (1) 53.
Il-Ministru jista’, minn żmien għal żmien, jagħti lil xi waħda mill-entitajiet jew lil xi wieħed mill-uffiċjali jew impjegati tagħha, direttivi u ordnijiet, li ma jkunux inkonsistenti mad- dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-Att, kif il-Ministru jidhirlu li jkun opportun fir-rigward tal-politka li għandha titħaddem minnhom u għall-ħidma u l-implimentazzjoni tal-funzjonijiet tagħhom, u dwar kull materja oħra li l-Ministru jqis li jkollha x’taqsam mal-edukazzjoni, u l-entità, VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA l-uffiċjal jew l-impjegat kkonċernati għandhom, mingħajr dewmien kemm jista’ jkun, jikkonformaw ma’ u jaġixxu skont dawn id- direttivi u ordnijiet u għandhom iwettqu l-funzjonijiet tagħhom skont dawn il-prinċipji.
C 1159 (2) Kull entità għandha tagħti lill-Ministru kull faċilità meħtieġa biex hu jkun jista’ jkollu kull informazzjoni marbuta mal- ħwejjeġ u l-attivitajiet ta’ kull entità, uffiċjal jew impjegat, u għal dan il-għan jissupplixxu lill-Ministru b’kull transazzjoni, kontijiet u kull informazzjoni konnessa ma’ dan kollu, jew mal-funzjonijiet tagħhom, u jivverifika kull informazzjoni, b’tali mod u f’tali żmien li l-Ministru jista’ jitlob b’mod raġjonevoli.

il-faċilitajiet kollha meħtieġa biex jagħtuh 54.
Il-Ministru jista’, bla ħsara għad dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l- Att, jagħmel regolamenti biex jagħti effett lil kull waħda mid- dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-Att, jew li jirregola jew mod ieħor jipprovdi għal kull ħaġa li għandha x’taqsam mal-funzjonijiet u l- attivitajiet li jaffettwaw l-edukazzjoni skont dan l-Att, u jista’ b’mod partikolari, iżda mingħajr preġudizzju għall-ġeneralità ta’ dan li ntqal qabel, jagħmel regolamenti għal xi wieħed jew aktar mill-għanijiet li ġejjin: Setgħa għall- għemil ta’ regolamenti.
(a) bla ħsara għad-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Kostituzzjoni jew ta’ kull liġi oħra li tista’ tkun applikabbli, biex jipprovdi għal kull materja li tista’ tkun meħtieġa, fosthom riklamar, il- proċess ta’ applikazzjonijiet, bordijiet tal-għażla, intervisti, kandidati, eżamijiet, pubblikazzjoni ta’ riżultati, b’rabta mal-proċess ta’ ħatra jew promozzjoni jew assenjament ta’ kariga lil xi uffiċjal u impjegat ta’ entità, u li jakkwista data neċessarja għar-records tal-istaff tal-entitajiet; l-evalwazzjoni l-assessjar ta’ u (b) biex jipprovdi għall-għoti ta’ ħatriet, kondizzjonijiet ta’ xogħol, dmirijiet u setgħat tal-għalliema, uffiċjali u impjegati tal-entitajiet, kif wkoll ta’ uffiċjali u impjegati ta’ Dipartiment jew aġenzija oħra li jistgħu jkollhom funzjonijiet b’xi liġi oħra li tirrigwarda s-saħħa u t-trattament ta’ tfal u studenti, inklużi dispożizzjonijiet li jagħtu saħħa lill kull wieħed mill-uffiċjali li jżuru tfal fi djarhom u li jeżaminawhom jew biex jagħmlu xi stħarriġiet oħra: Iżda fir-regolamenti li jirrigwardaw uffiċjali u impjegati ta’ Dipartiment jew aġenzija li taqa’ taħt ir- responsabbiltà ta’ Ministru ieħor, il-Ministru għandu jagħmel dawk ir-regolamenti bl-approvazzjoni tat-tali Ministru ieħor; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1160 (ċ) biex jipprovdi aħjar għad-dmirijiet u l-funzjonijiet ta’ Kapijiet, uffiċjali u impjegati u għall-asssenjament ta’ dmirijiet f’post jew f’entità skont il-grad jew pożizzjoni tagħhom u għat-trasferiment tagħhom minn post għal ieħor fi ħdan entità; (d) biex jeħtieġ li ġenituri jagħtu lid-Diretturi Ġenerali, u lil kull Direttur, Kap tan-Netwerk tal-Kulleġġi, Kap ta’ Skola, uffiċjal jew impjegat ta’ xi entità, kif ddebitament awtorizzati mill-Ministru jew mid-Direttuti Ġenerali, jew minn xi Kap tan- Netwerk tal-Kulleġġ, tali data dwar it-tfal tagħhom kif ikun neċessarju għat-twettiq xieraq tal-funzjonijiet u d-dmirijiet ta’ kull entità u tal-uffiċjali tagħha, inkluża tali data li tista’ tkun speċifikata fir-regolamenti; (e) biex jistabbilixxi, jikkomunika u jeħtieġ it-twettiq
 tal-Qafas tal-Kurrikulu Nazzjonali ta’ studji bla ħsara għan- natura reliġjuża speċifika ta’ xi skola; (f) ta’ biex l-kwalifiki jistabbilixxi persuni professjonali, uffiċjali u impjegati oħra tal-entitajiet u skejjel, il- kurrikuli, termini, ġranet u ħinijiet ta’ skola, uniformijiet tal- istudenti, ġranet għall-ġenituri, il-kondizzjonijiet minimi nazzjonali tal-iskejjel, u kull materja oħra marbuta ma’ jew inċidentali għall-implimentazzjoni tal-funzjonijiet jew għall- ħidma u l-amministrazzjoni tal-entitajiet u ta’ Skejjel tal-Istat u għad-dixxiplina li għandha tinżamm hemmhekk; (g) biex jistabbilixxi kull miżata u ħlas li jistgħu jkunu dovuti permezz ta’ jew taħt dan l-Att, jew għas-servizzi mogħtija bi qbil mad-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-Att; (h) biex jagħti direzzjoni għal ħidma aħjar ta’ kull professjoni relatata mal-edukazzjoni, inkluż taħriġ inizjali u żvilupp professjonali kontinwu ta’ uffiċjali u impjegati ta’ entitajiet u biex jistabbilixxi punti ta’ riferiment, standards, u jassigura kwalità,f’istituzzjonijiet, skejjel u entitajiet edukattivi; (i) biex jipprovdi għal kull forma jew proċedura li tista’ tkun meħtieġa jew xierqa u li dwarha ma jkun hemm l-ebda proċedura speċifika f’dan l-Att; (j) biex jistabbilixxi regoli li permezz tagħhom il- Gvern jista’ jagħti effett lil konvenzjonijiet internazzjonali relatati mal-edukazzjoni u li diġà ġew ratifikati mill-Gvern ta’ Malta jew biex jimxi ma’ kull obbligu internazzjonali li mistenni mill-Gvern ta’ Malta jew ma’ Direttivi tal-Unjoni VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1161 Ewropea fuq kull materja jew qasam edukazzjoni u t-taħriġ; li jikkonċerna l- (k) biex jistabbilixxi, sakemm ma jkunx previst mod ieħor f’dan l-Att jew f’xi liġi oħra, statut u regoli biex jirregolaw il-missjoni, il-kamp ta’ applikazzjoni, il-funzjonijiet, is-setgħat u l-obbligi, kontabilità finanzjarja jew affarijiet oħra, u kull proċedura oħra li għandha tiġi segwita, imwettqa u osservata minn xi entità, Kumitat jew Kunsill stabbilit minn jew taħt
 dan l-Att; (l) bla biex jipprovdi, ħsara wkoll għad- dispożizzjonijiet ta’ kull liġi oħra, lil xi persuna li tħossha aggravata minn deċiżjoni ta’ xi entità, jew xi korp jew organizzazzjoni stabbilita taħt dan l-Att, mezzi u proċeduri jew biex twasslu l-ilmenti u l-aggravazzjoni dwar xi deċiżjoni jew biex tikkontesta jew tappella minn xi deċiżjoni u li tkun għalhekk sodisfatta jekk l-appell tagħha jintlaqa’; (m) biex jirregola l-laqgħat ta’ xi entità, bord jew kumitat, inklużi proċeduri relatati ma’ quorum, teħid ta’ deċiżjonijiet permezz ta’ votazzjoni, żamma ta’ minuti u kull materja oħra anċillari għal dawn; (n) biex jistabbilixxi kull ħaġa li għandha tkun jew tista’ tkun stabbilita taħt dan l-Att u biex jipprovdi għal kull materja oħra li tista’ titqies xierqa; (o) biex jistabbilixxi l-multi għal kull kontravenzjoni jew ksur ta’ xi dispożizzjoni ta’ regolamenti magħmula taħt dan l-Att, u għal nuqqas ta’ konformità ma’ xi dispożizzjoni jew xi ħtieġa imposta taħt tali dispożizzjoni: Iżda regolamenti magħmula taħt dan l-artikolu jistgħu jipprovdu b’mod differenti għal għanijiet jew ċirkostanzi differenti, għal klassijiet differenti jew għamliet differenti ta’ skejjel, u għal klassijiet differenti ta’ studenti; (p) biex jirregola aħjar l-operat u l-għoti ta’ servizzi fil- Kulleġġi u fl-iskejjel, inkluża kull materja li għandha x’taqsam mal-persunal, tagħmir, bini, amministrazzjoni, l-użu tal-bini tal- iskejjel wara ħinijiet normali tal-iskola, sħubijiet bejn Kulleġġi tal-Istat, u skejjel mhux Statali u skambji u Skejjel internazzjonali, u parteċipazzjoni fi programmi tal-UE; (q) biex jipprovdi għal kull materja relatata mat-tagħlim tal-Ingliż bħala lsien barrani; u VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1162 Kap.
12.
(r) biex jistabbilixxi multi amministrattivi li ma jaqbżux il-penali ta’ erbat elef euro (€4,000) li kull persuna, skola, provditur jew korporazzjoni li jiksru xi regolament magħmul taħt dan l-Att jistgħu jeħlu: Iżda - (i) liema il-Ministru jista’ permezz ta’ regolamenti jaħtar tkun responsabbli li timponi u tenforza multi amministrattivi bħal dawn fir-rigward tar-regolamenti kkonċernati; kompetenti għandha awtorità (ii) meta xi multa amministrattiva imposta taħt dan il-paragrafu tkun finali, tikkostitwixxi titolu eżekuttiv għall-effetti u l-għanijiet tat-Titolu VII tat-Taqsima I tat- Tieni Ktieb tal-Kodiċi ta’ Organizzazzjoni u Proċedura Ċivili.
Tħassir tal-Att dwar l- Edukazzjoni.

Kap.

327.

55.

Mal-bidu fis-seħħ ta’ dan l-Att, il-Ministru responsabbli għall-Edukazzjoni jista’, permezz ta’ avviż jew avviżi fil-Gazzetta, jistabbilixxi d-data tat-tħassir tal-Att dwar l-Edukazzjoni: Iżda l-Ministru responsabbli għall-Edukazzjoni jista’ permezz ta’ dak l-avviż jew dawk l-avviżi fil-Gazzetta jistabbilixxi dati differenti għat-tħassir ta’ dispożizzjonijiet differenti u għal għanijiet differenti tal-Att dwar l-Edukazzjoni.

Kap.

327.
Kap.

327.

L-EWWEL SKEDA [Artikoli 2 u 11(1)] Diviżjonijiet tad-Dipartiment tal-Edukazzjoni Diviżjoni tas-Servizzi Edukattivi Diviżjoni tal-Kurrikulu tat-Tagħlim Tul il-Ħajja IT-TIENI SKEDA [Artikolu 15(3)] Skejjel tal-Istat VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA Għanijiet u Raġunijiet L-għan ta’ dan l-Abbozz ta’ Liġi u sabiex jipprovdi riforma fis- sistema tal-edukazzjoni f’Malta kif ukoll biex jirregola affarijiet oħra li huma anċillari għal u konnessi ma’ tali riforma.
C 1163 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1164 EDUCATION ACT, 2018 ARRANGEMENT OF THE ACT Preliminary General Provisions Constitution and Functions of the Divisions of Education State Schools Home Education Educational Entities Offences and Penalties Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V Part VI Part VII Miscellaneous First Schedule - Second Schedule - Divisions of the Department of Education State Schools Articles 1 - 2 3 - 10 11 - 14 15 - 28 29 - 31 32 - 44 45 - 48 49 - 55 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1165 A Bill entitled AN ACT to reform the law relating to education in Malta.
BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:- Preliminary 1.

(1) The short title of this Act is the Education Act, 2018.

Short title and commencement.


(2) This Act shall come into force on such date as the Minister responsible for Education may by notice in the Gazette establish, and different dates may be so established for different provisions and different purposes of the Act.

2.

In this Act unless the contents otherwise requires: Interpretation.
"Board for Educational Matters" means the board established by article 49; "College" means a College of State schools as provided for in Part III; "Commission" means the Malta National Commission for Lifelong Learning established by article 3 of the Education Regulatory Act, 2018; "compulsory school age" means any age from five years to fifteen years, both inclusive, and accordingly a person shall be deemed to be of compulsory school age if he has attained the age of VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1166 five years and has not attained the age of sixteen years or has not yet completed the last year of secondary school; "curriculum" means the National Curriculum Framework for all schools at compulsory educational level; "division" means the relevant division responsible for education established by article 11; "directorate" means any directorate listed in the First Schedule; "Director General" means a director general of a division of Education appointed in terms of article 13; "employment" includes employment in any labour or work exercised by way of trade or for gain, whether the gain be to the person employed or to any other person, and whether the labour or work is done for wages or other compensation or not, and "to employ" shall be construed accordingly; "entity" includes a division, a college and any directorate, agency or other organisation as may be established by virtue of this Act or regulations made thereunder, or under any other law, and "entities" shall be construed accordingly; "financial year" means the period of twelve months ending on the thirty-first of December of any year: Provided that for the purposes of this Act the first financial year in respect of any entity shall consist of the period which starts running on the date of the coming into force of the relative articles of this Act relating to such entity, and ending on the thirty-first day of December of the following year; "function" includes any responsibility, power and duty; "general estimates" means the estimates, presented to the House of
 Representatives in respect of any financial year, of the expenditure for the service of that financial year and includes any supplementary estimates of expenditure for which it may be necessary to provide after the House of Representatives and in this context "financial year" has the same meaning as it has for the purpose of the Constitution of Malta; those estimates have been presented to "Government" means the Government of Malta; "Head College Network" means the natural person to run and administer a College in accordance with article 22; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1167 "head of school" means the natural person in whose name the licence to establish and run a school is issued in accordance with article 21; "home educator" means any person, including the parent of a child, who is duly authorised to provide home education to a child in accordance with the provisions of Part IV and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Education Regulatory Act, 2018; "home education" means the progressive education of a minor provided or organised by his parent whereby a home educator provides tuition to the minor, at the expense of the parent, in substitution to state or non-state education in accordance with the provisions of Part IV and any regulations made under this Act, and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Education Regulatory Act, 2018 and "home education programme" shall be construed accordingly; "individual needs" means needs and any difficulties of a physical, sensory, intellectual or psycho-social nature; "inclusive education" refers to the valuing and acceptance of diversity and the rights of learners to not only attend mainstream schools, but also to belong thereto as valued members by active participation of all learners in and reducing the barriers that may lead to exclusion from school curricula, cultures and community; "licensed school" means a school which is duly licensed in accordance with the Education Regulatory Act, 2018; "lifelong
 learning" includes all kind of learning activities that an individual undertakes throughout life, with the aim of acquiring and improving attitudes, values, knowledge, skills and competences, and acquiring qualifications that enhance an individual’s personal and social dimension as well as the prospects of a better career; "Malta Qualifications Framework" means the national framework for lifelong learning, being the national instrument for the development and classification of qualifications according to a set of criteria, established through descriptors and applicable to a different set of levels, as provided by this Act or any regulation made under this Act or any other law; "Minister" means the Minister responsible for education, and includes, within the limits of any given authority, any person who is specifically authorised by the Minister for any of the purposes of this Act, and "Ministry" shall be construed accordingly; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1168 "national minimum conditions" means the national minimum conditions for all schools mentioned in article 5; "officer" and "employee" include a public officer who is engaged to perform duties with any entity established under this Act; "parent" means the father or the mother and includes any person who has the care and custody, whether legal or actual, of a child; "prescribed" means prescribed by any regulation, statute, rule or bye-law; "public officer" has the same meaning as is given to it by article 124 of the Constitution; "remuneration" includes compensation in any form whether in money or in kind; "scholastic day" means every day during a scholastic year not being a school holiday or a public holiday; "scholastic year" means that period determined as the scholastic year in the national minimum conditions; "school" means a licensed institution the resources of which, both of persons and of things, are ordained towards the promotion of the education and training of other persons through the dissemination of
 knowledge; "student" means a minor of compulsory school age enrolled in a school.
PART I General Provisions Right to education 3.

Every person residing in Malta has the right to education without any distinction of age, sex, religion or belief, economic means, race or ethnic origin, political opinion, disability, colour, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Obligations of the State.

4.


(1) It is the duty of the State - (a) to promote education in Malta based on the values of democracy, inclusion, diversity, active citizenship, critical thinking, responsible behaviour and ethical conduct; and (b) to ensure the existence of a system of schools and other educational institutions in Malta catering for the full VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1169 development of the whole personality and overall wellbeing of the person including his ability to work.
(2) In particular, it shall be the duty of the State - (a) to develop and implement an education policy based on the values set out in sub-article (1); (b) to establish such educational facilities as are necessary to equip students with the knowledge, skills and competencies required to make the most of global opportunities and to deal with the challenges of society and the economy of today and tomorrow; (c) to ensure the teaching of the core curricular the National Curriculum in entitlement as established Framework; (d) to ensure that there exist early childhood care and education; (e) school age; to provide for education of children of compulsory (f) to ensure the provision of post-compulsory and tertiary education for students who have completed their secondary education; (g) to promote the teaching of the liberal and expressive arts, science, languages, technology, vocational education and sports among all students.
5.
It shall be the right of the State - (a) to implement the Framework for the Education Strategy for Malta; (b) to implement the National Curriculum Framework of studies for all schools at compulsory education level and the national minimum conditions for all schools; (c) schools; and to establish the national minimum conditions for all (d) to secure compliance with the National Curriculum Framework of studies to ensure the provision of quality inclusive and equitable education by all providers in the education sector: Right of the State to regulate education.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1170 Duties of parents.

Provided that the State recognises the right of non-state schools to have their own character, identity, ethos, and autonomy.

6.
It shall be the duty of every parent of a minor - (a) to ensure that the minor receives all the necessary education for the development of the whole of his personality, including his ability to work and be an active citizen; (b) (c) discipline; to ensure the motivation of the minor for education; to ensure his disposition for good behaviour and (d) to cause the minor to be registered in a school for the first scholastic year and during the period when he is of compulsory school age, provided that the Minister may, by regulations, make provision for special cases, including where the minor was not residing in the Maltese islands; (e) to ensure that the minor attends school on each scholastic day during all the period of compulsory school age, or up to the end of such further period as the Minister may prescribe by regulations, unless the minor has a good and sufficient cause to be absent from school; and (f) to cooperate fully and with due respect with the head of school and all the staff of the school attended by the minor.
Rights of parents.

7.

Subject to the provisions of this Act, it is the right of every parent of a minor to give his decision with regard to any matter concerning the education of the minor, provided that such decision is in the best interests of the minor in accordance with article 8(1).

Best educational interests of the minor.

8.


(1) Decisions with regard to matters concerning the education of a minor shall be based primarily on the best educational interests of the minor with due regard to the interests of other students attending the same school as the minor and the continued effective and efficient operation of the school.
(2) Where the Head of School, through the College Principal within which a minor is registered believes that the decision of the minor’s parent or parents with regard to any matter concerning the education of the minor is not in accordance with the principle set out in sub-article (1), he shall forthwith bring the matter to the attention of the relevant division: Provided that all reasonable adaptations and solutions have VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1171 been considered and attempted in such case the division may, if it considers the to do so circumstances of the case, make an application to the Board for Educational Matters for a decision on the matter.
it appropriate into account taking (3) The Board shall, after giving the division and the parents of the minor the opportunity to make their submissions in such manner and within such time as may be fixed by the Board, and, if it considers so appropriate after listening to the minor and any other person, give a decision on the matter.
(4) An application may also be made to the Board by any parent for a decision with regard to any matter concerning the education of the minor where it is not possible to obtain the consent of the other parent of the minor or where there is disagreement amongst the parents of the minor on any matter concerning the education of the minor.
The Board shall, after giving the parents of the minor the opportunity to make their submissions in such manner and within such time as may be fixed by the Board, and, if it considers so appropriate after listening to the minor and any other person, give a decision on the matter: Provided that where the whereabouts of a parent are not known, it shall not be required to allow such parent the opportunity to make submissions.
(5) The head of school and the parents of the minor shall ensure that the decision of the Board is implemented.

9.

It shall be the duty of schools - Duties of schools.
(a) in the case of primary and secondary schools, to accomplish the education strategy for Malta and the National Curriculum Framework according to the potential and the various skills of students attending thereat and according to the ethos, identity and character of the particular school, and to ensure that the National Curriculum Framework is translated into appropriate curricula, programmes, pedagogies and assessments for the students through an adequate school development plan and that these are implemented; (b) to secure and ensure compliance with the national minimum conditions established for schools; (c) to establish a culture of lifelong learning and conducive conditions for effective quality teaching and learning based on the values set out in article 4; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1172 (d) to promote high standards of learning and teaching learners and parents’ in collaboration with educators, committees in a spirit of collective responsibility; (e) to encourage student involvement and participation; (f) to conduct a student and whole school impact assessment before introducing new policies or educational initiatives; (g) environment; to establish a safe and inclusive learning (h) to ensure good conduct from any person within the school premises; (i) to ensure the use of positive discipline; (j) to consult and engage in dialogue to identify the needs of educators, learners and parents through centred approaches; (k) to establish good leadership and management and to promote a team culture among the school’s senior management team and staff through cooperation, especially with regards to initiatives, challenges and problems related to the school as a whole; (l) of educators; to promote the continuous professional development (m) to establish a culture conducive to an effective home-school partnership; and (n) to develop an active role within the community, and encourage community involvement and participation.
Minister to represent the State.

10.

Wherever under the provisions of this Act a right or a duty is vested in or imposed on the State, that right or duty shall be exercised or fulfilled by the Minister.

PART II Constitution and Functions of the Divisions of Education Divisions of Education.

(1) 11.

There shall be such divisions of education, as the Minister may determine from time to time, which shall be responsible for education which shall be listed in the First Schedule.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA (2) The Minister may amend the said Schedule and establish or remove any division as he may deem necessary by means of an Order in the Gazette.

(3) Without prejudice to the provisions of this Act, each division shall be under the responsibility, guidance and administration of a Director General who shall be responsible for the executive management, administration and administrative control of the officers and employees of the division.
(4) The functions of the divisions are to be performed in such manner as shall be determined by the Minister, as he deems appropriate, from time to time.

12.

(1) include the following: The functions of the Divisions of Education shall C 1173 Functions of the Divisions of Education.
(a) without prejudice to article 11, to implement any matter required to achieve the objectives and execute the duties of the State under articles 4 and 5, under the general direction of the Minister; (b) to ensure the effective and efficient operation and delivery of services to State schools within an established framework of decentralisation and autonomy.
(2) In particular the Divisions of Education shall: (a) ensure that all information, data and statistics required for the drafting and the planning of policy, strategies, guidelines and directives in education are researched, collated, compiled, and analysed, and, subject to any other law, take all necessary steps so that these may be accessible to whosoever is involved and who may have an interest; (b) plan, provide and allocate the resources, human and otherwise, services, and learning tools, both of a pedagogical, psychosocial, managerial and operative nature and other ancillary support tools, as required in State schools; (c) promote, encourage and monitor the democratic governance of schools through School Councils with the active participation of parents, educators and students; (d) promote, support, coordinate and ensure lifelong learning services and initiatives, including inclusive educational and cultural initiatives within the community, digital literacy and distance learning, adult education, evening classes and VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1174 other initiatives relating to complementary education and services for persons having specific learning difficulties; (e) provide the resources required for inclusive and other educational programmes and for other schemes related to individual educational needs; (f) ensure the supply and the coordination of career guidance services, including the implementation of programmes with the social partners and civil society aimed at achieving improved school-workplace congruence and assist in the transition stages, including those from school to work; (g) ensure the provision of services required to generate a culture of respect for all and to deal effectively with issues of good conduct and discipline, of child abuse, of bullying and of substance abuse; (h) promote the physical and mental health of students which is to be construed as a state of complete physical mental and social well-being; (i) administer State aid to non-State schools; (j) sustain an effective dialogue
 with whosoever is involved in the educational system and aim for the widest consensus possible about any matter which may be relevant to education; (k) cooperate with local and foreign institutions, and encourage and facilitate a better participation in programmes, scholarships, and the international exchange of students and personnel, particularly in the institutions and programmes of the European Union; (l) prepare any required guidelines, statistics, or strategy as may be required by the Minister for the better implementation of education policy and provision of educational services; (m) generally give advice to the Minister on any matter relating to education and perform any other function that the Minister may from time to time assign to the department; (n) implement any matter required for the proper execution of any provision of this Act; (o) carry out any other function as may be necessary for VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1175 Appointment of Directors General.
the attainment of the objectives and the fulfilment of the duties pertaining to the State as provided for by this Act.

13.

The Directors General of the divisions of the Department of Education shall be appointed by the Prime Minister for a period of three years under such terms and conditions as may be stated in the letter of appointment.
The appointment of a Director General shall be made after a public call for which there may apply such persons who have the qualifications, the educational experience and the qualities necessary for the management of these Directorates.

When a term of office expires, such person may be re-appointed for a further period or periods.

14.
14.

(1) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred in this article and the data protection provisions established by virtue of the Data Protection Act, the Divisions of Education may request, collect and verify any information, data and statistics, as may be required for the performance of their functions.

Right to information.

Cap.

440.


(2) The Divisions of Education shall have access to all information which State Schools may possess, and shall be entitled to request and obtain all data they may require to perform their functions from students, parents, personnel and from public and private educational institutions, and this data shall be given to the Division within a reasonable time from the date of request.
(3) The Department shall have access to other statistics and data of personal, economic and social nature as required in order that it may perform its functions according to this Act.

PART III State Schools 15.

(1) With the aim of ensuring the existence of a system of schools to secure the objectives set out in article 4, the Minister shall establish such State Schools in Malta and Gozo as the Minister may deem necessary from time to time.
Each State School shall be under the responsibility, guidance and administration of a Head of School.

State Schools and Colleges.

(2) With the aim of enhancing co-operation and networking among State schools, the Minister may also establish such State Colleges in Malta and Gozo as the Minister may deem necessary from time to time.

State Colleges shall be composed of those State Schools as the Minister may direct from time to time.
Every State College shall have a Head College Network who shall be responsible for the co-operation and networking among State Schools forming part of the VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1176 Legal personality and judicial representation of State Schools.

Autonomy of schools.

School development plan.

College development plan.

College.


(3) The legal and judicial representation of State schools shall vest in the Director General responsible for State schools, provided that such Director General may appoint any one or more of the officers or employees, to appear on his behalf and in his name to appear on his behalf and in his name in any judicial proceedings and on any deed, contract, instrument or other document of whatsoever nature.

(1) 16.
(1) 16.

The Minister and the Department of Education shall promote the application of the principle of subsidiarity and self- governance in the management and administration of State Schools, within a framework of decentralisation and autonomy of the educational operation and services provided by schools according to the priorities, targets and national strategies adopted by the Government.
the purpose of (2) Nothing in Part II shall be construed as preventing the the principle of Minister, for and subsidiarity administration of State Schools, from delegating or assigning any of the functions of the Divisions of Education to the Schools or Colleges established under this Part.

the management self-governance implementing and in (1) 17.
The school development plan shall be the main educational policy and implementation tool and shall, in particular, aim to facilitate the implementation and pursuance of the learning outcomes’ framework in view of the differing contexts of every school and the particular needs of its students.

(2) The school development plan shall be for a three year period.

It shall be prepared by the Head of School as provided in article 21(2)(c).
(3) The Head of School shall review the implementation of the school development plan on an annual basis.

(1) 18.

The college development plan shall seek to secure synergy among the schools forming part of the College and that national policies on matters of education are followed and implemented.

The college development plan is to include a business plan for the different schools forming part of the College based on the ethos, challenges and necessities of each school.
(2) The college development plan shall be for a three year period.

It shall be prepared by the Head College Network together with the heads of the schools forming part of the College, and the VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1177 College Board.

(3) The Head College Network, together with the Head of Schools, shall review the implementation of the college development plan on an annual basis.

19.
19.

(1) In addition to the duties of schools referred to in article 9, it shall be the function of each State School: Functions of State Schools and Colleges.
(a) to identify and equitably provide learning and assisted programmes for all students; (b) to promote contact with child care centres to facilitate the smooth transition between early childhood and the entry into kindergarten centres and schools; (c) to ensure that the national policy on inclusive education is being applied and that there are available the resources, tools and facilities required; (d) to ensure the prompt and effective implementation of such other functions as may be assigned by the Minister from time to time; (e) the regulations and procedures; and to abide by financial and procurement (f) to maximise school and human resources.
(2) It shall be the function of each State College: (a) to ensure networking and coordination among the schools forming part of the College; (b) to facilitate the implementation of the duties of the State set out in article 4; (c) to ensure collaboration with State Schools pertaining to other Colleges; (d) to establish association agreements with other institutions and organisations which are conducive to learning in its broadest sense and which may assist to equip students with the knowledge, skills, competencies and values required for active citizenship, employability and entrepreneurship; and (e) to ensure the prompt and effective implementation of such other function as may be assigned by the Minister from VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1178 Heads of School and Head College Network.
Functions of the Head of School.

time to time.

(1) 20.

Every State School shall have a Head of School who shall be responsible for decisions concerning educational matters within the school and report to the Head College Network.

(2) Every State College shall have a Head College Network who shall be responsible to the Director General who is assigned the general responsibility for state schools as regards the performance of his functions.

(1) 21.
(1) 21.

It shall be the duty of every Head of School to ensure that the functions of the school as provided for in articles 9 and 19(1) are being accomplished.
The core role of the Head of School shall be to: (a) promote, implement and pursue the mission of the school in providing a high quality inclusive education for all students; (b) provide strategic leadership and direction to school staff and the overall day-to-day management of the school; (c) assume a leading role in organizing and coordinating all activities related to curriculum delivery and development; and (d) perform such other function as may be assigned by the Minister from time to time.
(2) Amongst other functions the Head of School shall in particular: (a) keep abreast with and ensure that national policies on matters of education and school policies are followed and implemented; (b) curriculum; act as a leader in the implementation of the (c) develop the school development plan in alignment with the school needs, national education targets, business plan and classification; (d) implement the school development plan together with the senior management, educators of the school, psycho- social team and in consultation with learners, parents and the local civil community; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1179 (e) take decisions about the emotional and behavioural difficulties manifested by students, including those to provide for the services and the resources required, for the establishment of nurture groups and learning support zones in the schools, for the transfer of students from the class and the school to these zones and to learning support centres, resource centres or other educational placements available within the College or across Colleges after consultation with the College Principal and the Department; (f) formulate school rules to maintain internal order and positive school discipline within including provisions for the suspension of students from the class and the school as part of a process of discipline and their reintegration within the parameters of national policy; the school, (g) ensure and promote good conduct in the school, including the prevention of child and substance abuse, the safeguard of learners and staff from violence, bullying and harassment, and the prevention of absenteeism; (h) ensure that a mentor system for the school is in place; (i) identify and facilitate the training needs of school staff and plan staff development opportunities; (j) enable parents to become partners and active collaborators in the education of their children at school and promote lifelong learning among both parents and the local civil community generally; (k) prepare a business plan for three
 years as well as the annual estimates of the school and apportion the funds allocated by the relevant Division according to the needs of the school as indicated in the estimates; (l) regularly present reports on the activity of the school and provide the necessary data to the Department of Education and the Council of Heads of Schools; (m) ensure the proper implementation of any other function that may be assigned to State Schools from time to time; and (n) perform such other function as may be assigned by the Minister or the Divisions from time to time.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1180 Functions of the Head College Network.

22.

(1) There shall be an officer who shall be referred to as Head College Network to carry out the functions set in this article.

(2) It shall be the duty of every officer described in sub-article (1) to ensure that the functions of the College as provided for in article 19(2) are being accomplished.
The core role of the Head College Network shall be to coordinate, facilitate and promote: (a) cooperation and collaboration in all educational spheres among the schools within the College, thereby allowing synergy to take place; (b) networking among all educators to share, improve and enhance good practices and thereby strengthen collegiality; (c) opportunities for continued professional training and development of all staff; and (d) outreach initiatives that make possible synergies with the community (social, civil, and economic).
(3) The Head College Network shall in particular - (a) ensure that quality and standards are being maintained within the schools forming part of the College; (b) advise and support Heads in the overall management, administration and conduct of schools; (c) College; serve as mentor to Heads of School within the (d) coordinate the provision of student and education personnel support services across the College; (e) preside over the meetings of the Council of Heads of School forming part of the College and in the drawing up of the Council agenda, whilst giving due consideration the proposals of the Heads of school; and to (f) perform such other function as may be assigned to the Head College Network by the Minister from time to time.
Partnership with non-State Schools.

(1) 23.

State Schools shall seek to create partnerships with non-State colleges or schools in Malta and in other countries and any other entity and may conclude agreements of collaboration in favour of the education of students.

(2) Such partnership agreements shall provide for VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA opportunities of collaboration, the use and sharing of resources, and exchanges of experience, good practice and educational programmes.

(1) 24.
The Head of School may enter into agreements of a limited duration with third parties, for such consideration as he deems appropriate, for the use of the premises and facilities of State Schools, or part thereof, as learning centres, or centres for the pursuit of activities of physical exercise and sports education, or for cultural activities of arts, music and drama, or for such other similar activities in accordance with policies set out by the Division of Education: C 1181 Use of school premises for learning, cultural or other activities.
Provided that: (a) such activities shall not cause interference with teaching and education of the students of State Schools; and (b) Schools by Government considers appropriate.

priority shall always be given to the use of State the the Government for such activities, as (2) The Head of School shall enter into such agreements as provided for in sub-article (1) according to policies established by that Division of Education responsible for school premises.
(3) Where authorisation is granted as provided in sub-article (2), the provisions of the Government Lands Act shall not apply: Cap.

573.

Provided that the agreement shall not confer any real rights to third parties.

(4) Any income obtained from an agreement as is referred to in sub-article (1) shall belong to the school.
(5) The Minister may give such directives or make such regulations as he considers appropriate in connection with the use of the premises and facilities of State Schools by third parties, including the conditions under which rights of use may be granted, and the use which is to be made of any proceeds generated by a school from the agreements referred to in sub-article (1).

25.
25.

Every State School, whether it is a school forming part of a College or not, shall have a School Council which shall be composed of parents and educators, and a Students’ Council which shall be composed and selected and which shall have the functions, duties, powers and procedures such as the Minister may from time to time establish by means of regulations.

School Council and Students’ Council.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1182 Good behaviour and discipline in schools.

Equitable education.

(1) 26.


Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Head of School and the teaching and non-teaching staff of a school, including whosoever directly or indirectly is involved in the educational process of students in the school, shall be responsible to ensure the maintenance of good behaviour by the students and for the keeping of positive discipline in the school.
(2) The Minister may, from time to time, make such regulations or issue such policies or directives as he considers appropriate, including a code of discipline, to ensure that good behaviour and discipline is maintained in State Schools.
Such regulations, policies or directives may also make provision for the suspension and the exclusion of students from the class and the school as part of a process of discipline and reintegration, for the means of making an appeal and for the reconsideration of decisions on discipline taken by competent authorities, for the implementation by schools of the code of discipline, and for any other matter ancillary thereto as may be required.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Act or of any other law, the regulations and the code of discipline mentioned in sub-article (2) shall include provisions about the conduct and the discipline required from educators, other school staff, parents and visitors to a school.

(4) In line with applicable policies and codes of behaviour a student may be kept in detention.
(5) Where a student’s behaviour is violent or aggressive and endangers his own safety or that of another student or a person working at the school, a teacher or other person working in the school, the school may take such measures which are reasonable, proportionate and necessary in the circumstances to avert such danger in accordance with applicable policies and codes of behaviour.

The Divisions shall endeavour to provide the school staff with the relevant training for this purpose.

(1) 27.
(1) 27.

The Minister may make regulations, issue policies and give directives, as he deems appropriate, to reach out to all children entitled to attend school, including for the establishment of alternative learning programmes, nurture groups and learning support zones in the school and of learning support centres and resource centres outside the school, for the transfer of students from the class and the school to these zones and centres, and for any other matter ancillary thereto as may be required.
(2) The Minister may make regulations, issue policies and give directives as may in his opinion be required to provide students VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1183 Teaching of the catholic religion and of philosophy of life and ethics in State schools.

Home education.
the application of an with additional support needs, including the multi-disciplinary assessment of their condition, the process of statementing, the individual educational formulating and tests and examinations of programme, accessible assessment, concerned students, the in resource centres, application of therapies or the giving of medicines as prescribed by competent professional persons according to any law in force to students while at a school or centre, means for the reconsideration of and appeals from decisions on an application for the statementing of a student, and on any other matter ancillary thereto as may be required.
the programmes (1) 28.

The State shall make provision for the education and teaching of the catholic religion in State schools for those students whose parents have chosen to instruct the children in such religion and to establish the curriculum for the education and teaching of this religion in those schools according to the dispositions in this regard of the Bishops in Ordinary of these Islands.
(2) The State shall make provision for the education and teaching of philosophy of life and ethics for those students whose parents have chosen not to instruct their children in the catholic religion.

PART IV Home Education (1) 29.

It shall be lawful for a parent of a minor of compulsory school age to apply to the Malta National Commission for Lifelong Learning to provide home education to the minor.
(2) An application to provide home education to a minor may only be made and considered in the following cases: (a) minors who are temporarily or permanently in poor health or have a serious illness or a serious condition and who cannot otherwise attend school; or (b) minors whose parents are only temporarily working or temporarily residing in Malta; or (c) minors whose parents have diverse philosophies to those provided by state or non-state schools: Provided that the application for home education is not made on racist or similar grounds, or for reasons which the Commission does not consider to be proper taking into account the circumstances; and in each of the above cases, home education is VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1184 Authorisation for home education.
Power to make regulations relating to home education.

considered to be in the best interest of the minor taking into account the circumstances and situation of the minor and his family.

30.
30.

(1) Where the Commission is of the opinion that the necessary conditions for the provision of home education to a minor have been satisfied, it shall authorise the parent of the minor to provide home education to the minor at the parent’s expense and subject to such conditions as it may deem appropriate in the best interests of the minor.
(2) A parent who causes his minor child to follow a home education programme in accordance with all the conditions imposed by the Commission shall be deemed to have satisfied his obligations under article 6.

31.
The Minister may, after consultation with the Commission, make regulations: (a) to provide generally for the regulation of home education; (b) to make provisions for the granting of authorisation to provide home education programmes; (c) to establish criteria on the qualification and authorisation of home educators and for the withdrawal of such authorisation; (d) programmes; for the accreditation of home education (e) to establish penalties for breach of the provisions of this Part or any regulations made in terms of this article; (f) to establish for fees to be paid by applicants in respect of any applications made under this Part or any regulations made in terms of this article; (g) for any incidental and supplementary matter which the Minister considers expedient to provide for, for the effective implementation of this Part; and (h) to provide for any matter which is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and to give better effect to any of such provisions.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1185 Establishment of entities.

Staff appointments.

Status of public officers detailed for duty with an entity.

PART V Educational Entities 32.
Without prejudice to the provisions of this Act or of any other law, the Prime Minister may by Order in the Gazette establish other entities, including those agencies, divisions, directorates, departments or other educational institutions as he may deem necessary for the better quality and provision of education and training services in the country, and the Prime Minister may also by an Order in the Gazette constitute any entity established under this Act as a body corporate with its own juridical and distinct personality, and the Prime Minister shall in such a case, by means of regulations, provide for any matter that may be necessary for the effective management of the entity mentioned in the relative Order.
(1) 33.

Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and of any other enactment applicable hereto, including this Act, any entity, acting with the concurrence of the Minister, may appoint and employ such officials and other employees which may from time to time be required for the due and efficient performance of its functions.
(2) Such appointment and employment of the said officials and employees shall be effected with such remuneration and upon such terms and conditions as the entity may, in concurrence with the Minister, from time to time, determine.

(1) 34.
(1) 34.

The Prime Minister may, at the request of any entity made with the concurrence of the Minister, from time to time direct that any public officer be detailed for duty with an entity in such capacity and with effect from such date and for such duration as may be specified in the Prime Minister’s direction.
(2) The period during which an order, as herebefore mentioned, shall apply in regard of an officer specified therein, unless the officer retires from public service or otherwise does not remain in office as from an earlier date, shall be such as may be specified in the order, unless such order is previously revoked by the Prime Minister.
(3) Where any officer is detailed for duty with an entity according to the provisions of this article, such officer shall, during the time in which such direction has effect in relation to him, be under the administrative authority and control of the entity, but he shall for other intents and purposes remain and be considered and treated as a public officer.

(4) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, an officer detailed for duty as aforesaid - VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1186 Cap.

93.

Cap.

58.
93.

Cap.

58.

Offer of permanent employment to public officers detailed for duty with the entities.
(a) shall not during the time in respect of which he is so detailed - (i) be precluded from applying for a transfer to a department of the Government in accordance with the terms and conditions of service attached the appointment under the Government held by him at a date on which he is so detailed for duty; or to (ii) be so employed that his remuneration and conditions of service are less favourable than those which are attached to the appointment under the Government held by him at the date aforesaid or which would have become attached to such appointment, during the said period, had such officer not been detailed for duty with the entity; and (b) shall be entitled to have his service with the entity considered as service with the Government for the purposes of any pension, gratuity, or benefit under the Pensions Ordinance and the Widows’ and Orphans’ Pensions Act and of any other right or privilege to which he would be entitled, and liable to any liability to which he would be liable, but for the fact of his being detailed for duty with an entity.
(5) Where an application is made as provided in sub-article (4)(a)(i), the same consideration shall be given thereto as if the applicant had not been detailed for service with the entity.

(6) The entity shall pay to the Government, where applicable, such contributions as may from time to time be determined by the Minister responsible for finance in respect of the cost of pensions and gratuities earned by an officer detailed for duty with the entity as aforesaid during the period in which he is so detailed.
(1) 35.

An entity may, with the approval of the Prime Minister, offer to any officer detailed for duty with the said entity under the provisions of article 34 permanent employment with the entity at a remuneration and on terms and conditions not less favourable than those enjoyed by such officer at the date of such offer.
(2) The terms and conditions comprised in any offer made as aforesaid shall not be deemed to be less favourable merely because they are not in all respects identical with or superior to those enjoyed by the officer concerned at the date of such offer, if such terms and conditions, taken as a whole, in the opinion of the Prime Minister, offer substantially equivalent or greater benefits.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA (3) Every officer who accepts permanent employment with the entity, offered to him under the provisions of sub-article (1), shall for all purposes other than those of the Pensions Ordinance and of the Widows’ and Orphans’ Pensions Act, be deemed to have ceased to be in service with the Government and to have entered into service with the entity on the date of his acceptance, and for the purposes of the said Ordinance and of the said Act, so far as applicable to him, service with the entity shall be deemed to be service with the Government within the meanings thereof respectively.
C 1187 Cap.

93.

Cap.

58.

(4) Every such officer as aforesaid who, immediately before accepting permanent employment with the entity, was entitled to benefit under the Widows’ and Orphans’ Pensions Act, shall continue to be so entitled to benefit thereunder to all intents as if his service with the entity were service with the Government.

Cap.

58.
Cap.

58.

(5) The entity shall pay to the Government such contributions as may from time to time be determined by the Minister responsible for finance in respect of the cost of pensions and gratuities earned by an officer who has accepted permanent employment with the entity as aforesaid during the period commencing on the date of such officer’s acceptance.
(6) For the purpose of the Pensions Ordinance, the pensionable emoluments of such public officer on retirement shall be deemed to be the pensionable emoluments payable to an officer in Government service in a grade and at an incremental level corresponding to the post and incremental level at which the officer retires from the entity.

Cap.

93.
Cap.

93.

(a) (7) For the purposes of this article, posts and salary grades with the entity shall be classified in the most nearly corresponding grades and incremental levels in the service under the Government of Malta by reference to job description, skills, responsibilities and other analogous factors.
(i) The classification referred to in paragraph (a) shall be carried out by a Board composed of a Chairperson appointed by the Ministry responsible for finance and two other members, one appointed by the Ministry responsible centrally for personnel policies in the public service and one appointed by the entity concerned.

The classification shall be subject to the final approval of the Minister responsible for finance.
(ii) Such classification shall take place within three months of any adjustment of salaries of employees in Government service and, or of employees of an entity.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1188 Cap.

93.

(b) No post shall be classified in a grade higher than that of a Grade 3 in the service of the Government or such other grade that the Minister responsible for finance may from time to time by notice in the Gazette determine.
(c) Without prejudice to the provisions of article 113 of the Constitution, no person may, following a classification as aforesaid, be entitled to rights under the said Pensions Ordinance less favourable than those to which he would have been entitled prior to such classification.

Entities to meet expenditure out of revenue.

36.


(1) Without prejudice to the following provisions of this article, every entity shall so conduct its affairs that the expenditure required for the proper performance of its functions shall, as far as possible and practicable, be met out of its revenue.
(2) In case an entity registers any excess of revenue over expenditure, this excess shall, subject to such directives as the Minister, after consultation with the Minister responsible for finance, may from time to time give, be applied by the entity to the formation of reserve funds to be used for the purposes of the functions of the entity.

(3) Any funds of an entity not immediately required to meet expenditure may be invested in such manner as may from time to time be approved by the Minister.
Advances from Government.

Power to borrow or raise capital.

for 37.

The Minister finance may, after responsible consultation with the Minister, make advances to the entity of such sums as he may agree to be required by the entity for carrying out any of its functions under this Act, and may make such advances on such terms and conditions as he may, after consultation as aforesaid, deem appropriate.
Any such advance may be made by the Minister responsible for finance out of the Consolidated Fund, and without further appropriation other than this Act, by warrant under his hand authorising the Accountant General to make such advance.

(1) 38.
(1) 38.

For the purpose of carrying out any of its functions under this Act, the entity may, with the approval in writing of the Minister, given after consultation with the Minister responsible for finance, borrow or raise money in such manner, from such person, body or authority, and under such terms and conditions as the Minister, after consultation as aforesaid, may in writing approve.
(2) An entity may also, from time to time, borrow, by way of overdraft or otherwise, such sums as it may require by way of working capital for carrying out its functions under this Act: VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1189 Borrowing from Government.

Estimates of entity.

Provided that for any facility in an amount exceeding seventy thousand euro (€70,000), there shall be required the approval of the Minister in writing.

(1) 39.
(1) 39.

The Minister responsible for finance may, for any requirements of an entity of a capital nature, contract or raise loans, or incur liabilities, for such periods and on such terms and conditions as he may deem appropriate; and any sums due in respect of or in connection with any such loan or liability shall be a charge on the Consolidated Fund.
(2) Notice of any loans, liabilities or advances made or incurred under the foregoing provisions of this article shall be given to the House of Representatives as soon as practicable.
(3) Pending the raising of any such loan as is mentioned in sub-article (1), or for the purpose of providing the entity with working capital, the Minister responsible for finance may, by warrant under his hand, and without further appropriation other than this Act, authorise the Accountant General to make advances to the entity out of the Treasury Clearance Fund under such terms as may be specified by the Minister upon the making thereof.
(4) The proceeds of any loan raised for the purposes of making advances to an entity, and any other moneys to be advanced to an entity under this article, shall be paid into a fund specially established for the purpose.
(5) Sums received by the Accountant General from an entity in respect of advances made to the entity under this article, shall be paid, as respects of amounts received by way of repayment into the Treasury Clearance Fund and, as respects amounts received by way of interest into the Consolidated Fund.

(1) 40.
(1) 40.

An entity shall cause to be prepared in every financial year, and shall not later than the end of September of each such year adopt, estimates of the income and expenditure of the entity for the next following financial year: Provided that the estimates for the first financial year of each entity shall be prepared and adopted within such time as the Minister may by notice in writing to the entity specify.
(2) In the preparation of such estimates the entity shall take account of any funds and other monies that may be due to be paid to it out of the Consolidated Fund during the relevant financial year, whether by virtue of this Act or an appropriation Act or of any other law; and the entity shall so prepare the said estimates as to ensure that VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1190 Expenditure to be according to approved estimates.
the total revenues of the entity are at least sufficient to meet all sums properly chargeable to its revenue account including, but without prejudice to the generality of that expression, depreciation.

(3) The estimates shall be made out in such form and shall contain such information and such comparison with previous years as the Minister responsible for finance may direct.
(4) A copy of the estimates shall, upon their adoption by the entity, be sent forthwith by the entity to the Minister and to the Minister responsible for finance.

The Minister shall at the earliest opportunity and not later than six weeks after he has received a copy of the estimates from the entity, after consultation with the Minister the same with or without responsible for finance, approve amendment.
The Minister shall as soon as practicable cause the total amount of these approved estimates to form an integral part of the Government General Estimates.

(1) 41.

No expenditure shall be made or incurred by an entity unless provision therefor has been made in the estimates approved as provided in article 40.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-article (1) - (a) until the expiry of six months from the beginning of a financial year, or until the approval of the estimates for that year by the Minister, whichever is the earlier date, the entity may make or incur expenditure for carrying on its functions under this Act not exceeding in the aggregate one-half of the amount approved by the Minister for the preceding financial year; (b) expenditure approved in respect of a head or sub- head of the estimates may, with the approval of the Minister given after consultation with the Minister responsible for finance, be made or incurred in respect of another head or sub- head of the estimates; (c) in respect of the first financial year, the entity may make or incur expenditure not exceeding in the aggregate such amounts as the Minister responsible for finance may, after consultation with the Minister, allow; (d) if in respect of any financial year it is found that the amount approved by the Minister is not sufficient or a need has arisen for expenditure for a purpose not provided for in the estimates, the entity may adopt supplementary estimates for approval by the Minister, and in any such case the provisions of VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1191 Accounts and audit.
Deposit of revenues and payment by the entity.

this Act applicable to the estimates shall as near as practicable apply to the supplementary estimates.

(1) 42.

The entity shall cause to be kept proper accounts and other records in respect of its operations, and shall cause to be prepared a statement of accounts in respect of each financial year.
(2) The accounts of the entity shall be audited by an auditor or auditors to be appointed by the entity and approved by the Minister: Provided that the Minister responsible for finance may, after consultation with the Minister, require the books and accounts of every entity to be audited or examined by the Auditor General who shall for the purpose have the power to carry out such physical checking and other verifications as he may deem necessary.
(3) After the end of each financial year, and not later than the date on which the estimates of the entity are forwarded to the Minister under article 40(4), each entity shall cause a copy of the statement of account duly audited to be transmitted to the Minister and to the Minister responsible for finance together with a copy of any report made by the auditor or auditors on that statement or on the accounts of the entity.
(4) The Minister shall, as soon as practicable, cause a copy of every such statement and report to be laid on the Table of the House of Representatives.

(1) 43.

All monies accruing to the entity shall be paid into a bank or banks appointed as bankers by the entity with the approval of the Minister.

Such monies shall, as far as practicable, be paid into any such banks from day to day, except for such sum as the entity may authorise to be retained to meet petty disbursements and immediate cash payments.
(2) All payments out of the funds of the entity, other than petty disbursements not exceeding a sum as from time to time may be fixed by the entity, shall be made by such officer or officers of the entity as the entity shall appoint or designate for that purpose.
(3) Cheques against and withdrawals from any bank account of the entity shall be signed by such officer of the entity as may be appointed or designated by the entity for that purpose and shall be countersigned by such other member or officer of the entity as may be authorised by the entity for that purpose.
(4) Each entity shall also make provision with respect to: VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1192 Contracts of supply or work Employment of minors (a) the manner in which and the officer or officers by whom payments are to be authorised or approved; (b) the title of any account held with the bank or banks into which the monies of the entity are to be paid, and the transfer of funds from one account to the other; and (c) the method to be adopted in making payments out of funds of the entity and generally with respect to any matter which is relevant to the proper keeping and control of the accounts and books, and the control of the finance, of the entity.
44.
No entity shall, except with the approval of the Minister granted for special reasons and after consultation with the Minister responsible for finance, award or enter into any contract for the supply of goods or materials or for the execution of works, or for the rendering of services, to or for the benefit of the entity, which is estimated by the entity to exceed seven thousand euro (€7,000) in value, or such other amount as the Minister responsible for finance may by regulations under this article prescribe, except after notice of the intention of the entity to enter into the contract has been published and competitive tenders have been issued.
PART VI Offences and Penalties (1) 45.

No person may employ a minor of compulsory school age or otherwise bound to regularly attend school under the provisions of this Act without the written permission of the relative Division of Education.
(2) The Division may give its permission under sub-article (1) when, having made the necessary investigations, it is of the opinion that there are sufficient reasons to justify the exemption provided that the employment of the minor would not be of harm to the health or normal development of that minor.
(3) When giving its permission in accordance with sub-article (2), the Division may impose such conditions requiring the minor to attend such alternative educational or training programmes as may be prescribed, and any such permission shall be considered immediately withdrawn if any of the conditions imposed in such permission are not observed.
(4) The Division referred to in this article may approve work experience and training programmes which, when so approved, shall not be deemed to constitute employment for the purposes of this VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1193 Offences committed by parents.

article.

46.
(1) Any parent of a minor who - (a) fails to register that minor in a State school or in a licensed school under the Education Regulatory Act, 2018 for the first scholastic year starting when he is of compulsory school age or fails to ensure that the minor is so registered at all times for every scholastic year during the whole period that the minor is of compulsory school age or fails to cause that minor to continue to be so registered up to the end of the scholastic year during which the minor ceases to be of compulsory school age or up to the end of such further period as the Minister may by regulations prescribe; or (b) fails to ensure, without a good and sufficient cause, that the minor attends school regularly on each scholastic day during such period that the minor is of compulsory school age and up to the end of the scholastic year during which the minor ceases to be of compulsory school age and up to the end of such further period as the Minister may by regulations prescribe; or (c) fails to abide by a decision of the Board for Educational Matters, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to the punishments established for contraventions and to a fine (multa) for each day during which the offence continues in the case of a continuing offence: Provided that no criminal proceedings for an offence under paragraph (b) shall be taken unless the parent, within three days from the date he receives a notice from the relative Division of Education requesting him to explain the absence of the minor from school, fails to give a good and sufficient explanation.
(2) Any person who after being summoned to appear before the Tribunal fails, without reasonable justification, to do so on any occasion when he is to so appear, or who fails without reasonable justification to comply with an order issued to him by the Tribunal shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall be liable on conviction by the Court of Magistrates to a fine (multa) of between one hundred euro (€100) and five hundred euro (€500) or to imprisonment for a period of three months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1194 Offences in relation to the employment of a minor.

Threatening or causing bodily harm to any teacher, etc.

Cap.

9.

The Board for Educational Matters.

47.

Any person who contravenes the provisions of article 45(1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to the punishments established for contraventions and to a fine (multa) for every day of employment of the minor.

48.
Whosover shall threaten or cause a bodily harm to any teacher or to any other official or employee of a school or to any other person involved in the organisation of an educational, cultural, social or sports activity for minors on the premises of a school or during such an activity shall, on conviction, be liable to the punishment established for the threat or bodily harm when not accompanied with the circumstances mentioned in article 95 of the Criminal Code increased by two degrees and to a fine (multa) of not less than eight hundred euro (€800) and not more than five thousand euro (€5,000).
PART VII Miscellaneous (1) 49.

There shall be a Board to be known as the Board for Educational Matters with the functions and duties set out in article 8 and any such further function as the Minister may assign to it by regulations made under this Act.
(2) The Board shall be appointed by the Minister and shall be composed of not less than three (3) but not more than five (5) members including a chairperson who in the opinion of the Minister have adequate knowledge on matters related to the education of children.

The chairperson shall be a person who is eligible to be appointed a magistrate.
One of the members of the Board shall be a professional from the psycho-social field and another shall be a person having a professional record which clearly proves that he has expertise in education including having worked in fields related to children’s rights, a representative from the Parents’ Associations and another representative from the Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability.
(3) The members of the Board shall be appointed for three (3) years but when such term expires they may be reappointed.

(4) Any member of the Board may be removed from office by the Minister on grounds of inability to perform the functions of the office, professional misconduct or misbehaviour.

(5) Subject to the provisions of this Part and to any regulations made hereunder, the Board shall regulate its own procedure.
(6) The Board shall appoint experts as, in its opinion, may be VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1195 required in particular cases.

(7) Any decision of the Board shall be taken by a majority of votes; however in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairperson shall have a casting vote.

(8) Decisions of the Board shall be in writing and shall be communicated to all involved parties.

(9) The Minister shall designate an officer of the Department to act as Secretary to the Board.
The Secretary to the Board shall have no vote.

(10) There shall be no need of legal assistance to appear before the Board and the Board shall operate in such a manner as not to make legal assistance necessary.
(11) Where the Department or the parent of a minor feels aggrieved by the decision of the Board an appeal may be lodged to the Administrative Review Tribunal within twenty-one days of the decision given by the Board in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Justice Act and any applicable regulations made thereunder.

Cap.

490.
Cap.

490.

(12) Notwithstanding that an appeal has been instituted in accordance with the provisions of sub-article (11), the decision of the Board shall be executed pending the final decision of any appeal that may be made from the decision of the Administrative Review Tribunal.

50.

The Minister shall appoint a Registrar of Examinations who shall be responsible for: Registrar of Examinations.
(a) the conduct of any examinations on behalf of providers of further or higher education as may be requested by such providers; (b) the conduct of examinations on behalf of foreign providers or foreign examination bodies, as may be requested by them; (c) the conduct of examinations for induction into the service of the State, public corporations and commercial partnerships in which the State has effective control: Provided that for the purposes of this paragraph, the State shall be deemed to have effective control of a commercial partnership wherein that partnership more than fifty per cent of VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1196 Gratuity of teaching and subsidy in certain cases.
the capital or voting power is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the State; and (d) the conduct of any other examinations as may be requested by the Minister.

(1) 51.

In State schools and public providers of further or higher education all teaching shall be given to Maltese citizens without any fee being charged.
So as to ensure the full exercise of choice of school by parents, the State shall, through agreements of subsidy of non-State schools, when such are of a non profit-making character, in accordance with the availability of public funds, provide gradually for the same gratuity of teaching in such schools as is afforded to students in State schools.
(2) The Minister may by regulations prescribe the fees to be charged for examinations and special courses and the fees to be paid by students who are not Maltese citizens: Provided that the Minister may exempt any person from the payment of those fees: So however that, for the purposes of this sub-article, "special courses" means the following: (a) part-time courses as specified by such regulations; (b) courses that lead to a qualification classified at level 7 of the Malta Qualifications Framework or higher, except for those courses which persons are required to undertake for the purpose of obtaining a warrant to practise a profession in accordance with this Act or any other law; and (c) foundation studies courses offered by the University.
(3) The Minister may determine rates of stipends payable to students who continue with their education after having completed their secondary education and may impose conditions for the payment of such stipends.
(4) The Minister may by regulations order that no fees shall be charged for the teaching of Maltese citizens in schools other than State schools and of a non profit-making character provided that in such a case the Minister shall before making such an order ensure that the schools to which the order applies shall be in a position to continue to provide their services and shall supplement from public funds the financial means of those schools where, following investigations conducted together with those schools, such necessity VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1197 arises.
52.

For the purposes of the Criminal Code and of any provision relating to a criminal offence, the members of the Divisions, any Board, Directorate, College, Committee, Commission, Council and any officer or employee of any entity, shall be considered and be treated as public officers.

Persons considered to be public officers.

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(1) 53.
The Minister may, from time to time, give to any of the entities or to any of its officers or employees such directives and orders, not being inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as the Minister may deem opportune with regard to the policy that has to be followed by them and to the operation and implementation of their functions, and on any other matter which appears to the Minister to be connected with education, and the entity, officer or employee concerned shall, as much as possible without delay, comply with and act in accordance with these directives and orders and shall conduct their functioning in accordance with these principles.
Relations with the Minister.

(2) Every entity shall give the Minister all required facilities so that he may obtain all information connected with their affairs and activities of any entity, officer or employee, and for this purpose they shall supply the Minister with returns, bills and any other information connected thereto, or with their functions, and give him all required facilities to audit all given information, in such manner and within such times as the Minister may reasonably require.

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The Minister may, subject to the provisions of this Act, make regulations to give effect to any of the provisions of this Act, or to regulate or otherwise provide for anything in respect of the functions and the activities which affect education according to this Act, and may in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the aforesaid, make regulations for any of the following purposes: Power to make regulations.
(a) applications, subject to the provisions of the Constitution or of any other law which may be applicable, to provide for any matter as may be necessary, including advertisements, the process of interviews, examinations, the assessment and evaluation of candidates, the process of results, connected with publication of appointment or promotion or assignment of position to any officer and employee of an entity, and to acquire such necessary data for the records of the staff of the entities; selection boards, (b) to provide for the appointment, conditions of employment, duties and powers of teachers, officers and employees of the entities, and also of officers and employees of a Department or other agency who may have functions by any VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1198 other law which regard the health and the treatment of children and students, including provisions to empower each one of such officers to visit children at their homes and to examine them or to make other investigations: Provided that in regulations relating to officers and employees of a Department or agency falling under the responsibility of another Minister, the Minister shall make such regulations with the approval of such other Minister; (c) to better provide for the duties and functions of Heads, officers and employees and for the assignment of duties in a place or an entity according to their grade or position and for their transfer from one place to another within an entity; (d) to require the parents to give to the Directors General, and to each Director, College Network Coordinator, Head of school, officer or employee of any entity, as duly authorised by the Minister or by the Directors General, or by a Head College Network such data about their children as is necessary for the due performance of the functions and the duties of each entity and its officers, including such data as may be specified in the regulations; (e) to establish, communicate and require the execution of a National Curriculum Framework of studies subject to the specific
 religious nature of any school; (f) to establish the qualifications of professional persons, officers and other employees of the entities and schools, the curricula, terms, school days and times, students’ uniforms, parents’ days, the national minimum conditions of schools, and any other matter connected with or incidental to the implementation of the functions or to the operation and administration of entities and of State schools and to the discipline to be kept thereat; (g) to establish any fee and payment which may be due by or under this Act, or for the services given in compliance with the provisions of this Act; (h) to give direction for the better practice of any profession related to education, including initial training and continuous professional development of officials and employees of entities and to establish benchmarks, standards and assure quality,in institutions, schools and educational entities; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA (i) to provide for any form or procedure which may be required or expedient and about which there would be no specific procedure in this Act; C 1199 (j) to establish rules by means of which the Government may give effect to international conventions relating to education and which have already been ratified by the Government of Malta or in order to achieve compliance with every international obligation pertaining to the Government of Malta or with European Union Directives on any matter or field concerning education and training; (k) to establish, unless otherwise provided in this Act or in any other law, a statute and rules to regulate the mission, scope, functions, powers and duties, financial accountability or otherwise, and any other procedure which has to be followed, performed and observed by any entity, Committee or Council established by or under this Act; (l) to afford, subject also to the provisions of any other law, to a person aggrieved by the decision of any entity, or any body or organisation established under this Act,
 means and procedures either to lodge its complaints and aggravation about a decision or to contest or appeal from such a decision and to be so satisfied if its aggravation is upheld; (m) to regulate the meetings of any entity, board, or committee, including procedures relating to a quorum, taking decisions by means of voting, keeping of minutes and any other matter ancillary thereto; (n) to establish anything which is due to be or may be established under this Act and to provide for any other matter as may be deemed to be appropriate; (o) to establish the fines for any contravention or breach of any provision of regulations made under this Act, or for non- compliance with any provision or any requirement imposed under such provision: Provided that regulations made under this article may provide differently for different aims or circumstances, for different classes or kinds of schools, and for different classes of learners; (p) to better regulate the operation and the provision of services in the Colleges and schools, including all matters VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1200 Cap.
12. concerning personnel, equipment, building, management, the use of school premises after normal school hours, partnerships between Colleges and State schools, and non-State schools and international exchanges, and participation in EU programmes; (q) to provide for any matter relating to the teaching of English as a foreign language; and (r) to establish administrative fines not exceeding a penalty of four thousand euro (€4,000) to which any person, school, provider or body corporate contravening any regulations made under this Act may become liable: Provided that - (i) the Minister may by regulations designate which competent authority shall be responsible for imposing and enforcing such administrative fines with respect to the regulations concerned; (ii) when any administrative fine imposed under this paragraph becomes final, it shall constitute an executive title for the effects and purposes of Title VII of Part I of Book Second of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure.
Repeal of Education Act.

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On the coming into force of this Act, the Minister responsible for Education may, by notice or notices in the Gazette, establish the date of the repeal of the Education Act: Provided that the Minister responsible for Education may by such notice or notices in the Gazette establish different dates for the repeal of different provisions and for different purposes of the Education Act.

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VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 1201 FIRST SCHEDULE [Articles 2 and 11(1)] Divisions of the Department of Education Division for Educational Services Division for Curriculum Lifelong Learning SECOND SCHEDULE [Article 15(3)] State Schools Objects and Reasons The object of this Bill is to provide for a reform in the education system in Malta as also to regulate other matters ancillary to and connected with such reform.
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