From Knesset advances bill protecting reservists’ eligibility for academic scholarships
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The Knesset votes 55-0 to approve, in a preliminary reading, a bill proposed by coalition whip Ofir Katz (Likud) to ensure that time spent in reserve duty during wartime is not counted when calculating the period of eligibility for discharged soldiers to receive academic scholarships.
“This bill seeks to make a necessary amendment that expresses the state’s consistent commitment to its fighters. It is intended to ensure that those who continued to contribute to Israel’s security even after their release will be able to exercise the entitlement that the state granted them – and to be entitled to opening the way to education and personal advancement,” the bill’s explanatory notes state.
The bill will now be forwarded to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee to be prepared for the three additional readings necessary for it to be passed into law.
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