Liberia: House Controversially Passes Free Education Bill amid Dismay by Huge Segment of Lawmakers in Session
Liberia: House Controversially Passes Free Education Bill amid Dismay by Huge Segment of Lawmakers in Session
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Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The House of Representatives has passed a bill seeking to create a special education scheme to support deserving students attending public tertiary institutions across Liberia.
The House took the decision on Thursday following recommendations from its joint Committee on Education, Public Administration, and Ways Means and Finance and Development Planning contained in its report read in plenary.
The decision to accept all of the committee’s recommendations to pass the bill was prompted by a motion filed by Rep. Mathew Zarzar (District #3, Sinoe County) who moved that the second reading of the report should constitutes its third and final reading and that the recommendations should be endorsed in its entirety, and the bill should
Liberia: Rep. Fallah Submits Bill Supporting Free Tuition at Public Tertiary Institutions
Liberia: Rep. Fallah Submits Bill Supporting Free Tuition at Public Tertiary Institutions
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Capitol Hill Monrovia – The House of Representatives’ joint Committee on Education and Judiciary has begun scrutinizing a bill seeking to legislate the payment of free tuition for students attaining undergraduate studies at all public universities and colleges.
The bill, which is also aiming to make pass into law the payment of WASSCE fees for all 9
th and 12
th graders attending both private and public schools across Liberia was introduced by Rep. Thomas P. Fallah (CDC, District #5, Montserrado County).