By Months: Margit Sutrop
Total Months: 9
Fully Profiled: 9
12.2024
21 Speeches
The key legislative priority is the passing of the draft Early Childhood Education Act, which aims to establish a unified legal basis for providing early childhood education and integrating childcare services into the education system. The speaker is the rapporteur for the leading committee (the Culture Committee), who is responsible for successfully concluding the second and third readings of the bill in December 2024.
11.2024
13 Speeches
The main legislative priorities are modernizing the Estonian Academy of Sciences Act, granting the academy greater autonomy, and amending the Education Act to extend compulsory education until the age of 18. He/She is a strong proponent and rapporteur for these bills, and also supports restricting voting rights for citizens of aggressor states.
09.2024
2 Speeches
The primary legislative focus is on the education sector, supporting the adoption of legislation regulating micro-credentials. A key priority is ensuring the clarity and validity of the law concerning degrees already issued, in order to prevent uncertainty in the labor market.
06.2024
2 Speeches
The primary legislative focus is on controlling the execution of the state budget and R&D (TAI) allocations, requiring explanations from the Ministry of Finance regarding the decrease in the budget volume. Furthermore, work is being done on the analysis of diplomatic statements and the operational capabilities of the ambassador within the context of foreign policy.
05.2024
9 Speeches
The main legislative priority is the draft law on early childhood education, which aims to standardize the quality of childcare and kindergarten services and regulate the obligations of local municipalities. It also supports the draft bill to increase the teachers' salary fund and the abolition of the tax hump initiated by the Reform Party.
04.2024
7 Speeches
The legislative focus is on the education sector, particularly concerning the reorganization of the school network, the funding of small schools, and the settlement of operating costs for private schools (Basic Schools and Upper Secondary Schools Act, Private Schools Act). He/She is active as a critical assessor of initiatives and a committee rapporteur, also addressing value questions related to language policy and the establishment of nuclear energy.
03.2024
6 Speeches
The speaker primarily acts as a questioner and problem-highlighter, calling for political solutions to boost the education and healthcare workforce. The legislative focus is centered on allocating resources and tackling strategic issues (energy stabilization, budgets for constitutional institutions).
02.2024
10 Speeches
The main legislative activity is related to the organization of higher education and science, where he/she is in the role of the respondent, proposing on behalf of the leading committee to reject the EKRE draft bills (amendments to the Higher Education Act and TAIKS amendments). He/She emphasizes the need for a new TAIKS that would regulate research ethics and the definition of national sciences.
01.2024
7 Speeches
The main legislative priority is the adoption of the new Law on the Organization of Research, Development, and Innovation (TAIKS). This law is intended to streamline the network of research institutions and resolve the issue of the national organization of ethics committees. In education, the focus is on curriculum reform and establishing a career model for teachers.