By Months: Liina Kersna
Total Months: 7
Fully Profiled: 7
12.2024
2 Speeches
The legislative focus is on the education sector, supporting the draft bill to raise the age of compulsory schooling and actively driving the process of amending the Adult Education Act (regarding micro-qualifications). It is actively engaged in drafting amendments and postponing the law's entry into force (from March 1st to April 1st, 2025).
09.2024
1 Speeches
The legislative focus is on the draft bill from the Ministry of Education and Research, which establishes the concepts of micro-qualification and micro-degree and regulates their issuance. The speaker is a strong supporter of the bill and a representative of the leading committee, who conducted the first reading and set the deadline for amendments as October 2nd. The goal is to finally give legal form to the long-prepared reform.
06.2024
1 Speeches
Legislative focus is currently centered on considering the reform of legal education and examining the standards governing the judicial qualification process. The speaker is acting as the initiator, seeking the Supreme Court's official opinion regarding the system's deficiencies, which could potentially result in amendments to the Education Act.
05.2024
3 Speeches
The legislative focus is on budget policy and the effectiveness of existing programs. Priorities include protecting R&D funding from cuts in the negative supplementary budget, and precisely determining the target group and the number of participants in parenting programs.
04.2024
3 Speeches
The legislative focus is on amending three education laws (the Preschool Institutions Institutions Act, the Vocational Educational Institutions Act, and the PG Act) to establish additional grounds for the exclusion of students. The speaker is a supporter and presenter of the bill, emphasizing the need to complete the procedure with the third reading and final vote on April 10th.
03.2024
8 Speeches
The primary legislative focus is on implementing the six ongoing education reforms (including the school network, vocational education, and Estonian-language education) and negotiating the Education Pact. [The subject] participates in the legislative process as the rapporteur for the lead committee, addressing topics related to the teachers' career model, pay structure, and funding.
01.2024
2 Speeches
The legislative focus is on changing the regulations for education funding so that the per-student allocations stipulated in the law are tied to the school, not the school operators. The politician is a supporter of the initiative, which would create the legal basis for teachers' salary increases.