Compulsory, Free Universal Basic Education and Other Related Matters Act (Amendment) Bill (SB. 31 & SB. 547 consolidated)
Senate-passed bill that would extend the free education right to pre-primary level and raise intervention funding from 2% to 5%; House concurrence not confirmed.
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The Senate passed the bill on 3 June 2026 after adopting its Committee on Education report. It amends sections 2, 3, 7, 9 and 11 of the 2004 UBE Act to bring early childhood care, development and education within the child's right to free compulsory basic education, to extend the free-services guarantee to that tier, to regulate appointments to the Commission, and to raise the intervention funding from 2% to 5%. Passage by the House and assent are not confirmed in the sources retrieved.
Who this affects
Children and parents, state basic education boards, and the Universal Basic Education Commission.
What it changes
- 1Right to free basic education extended to early childhood care and pre-primary level (s.2).
- 2Intervention funding raised from 2% to 5%.
- 3Raises the fine for non-compliance (s.2 and s.3).
Senate-passed bill that would extend the free education right to pre-primary level and raise intervention funding from 2% to 5%; House concurrence not confirmed.
The clause-by-clause text for this bill hasn't been published here yet — only the summary above.
Passed· Senate
3 June 2026
Plenary of Wednesday 3 June 2026 (PLAC).
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