Education (Welfare) Act, 2000

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Number 22 of 2000

EDUCATION (WELFARE) ACT, 2000

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary And General

Section
1.	Short title and commencement.
2.	Interpretation.
3.	Regulations.
4.	Expenses.
5.	Reports on operation of Act.
6.	Service of documents.
7.	Offences.
8.	Repeals.

PART II

National Educational Welfare Board

9.	Establishment of National Educational Welfare Board.
10.	Functions of Board.
11.	Educational welfare officers.
12.	Liaison officer.
13.	Direction of Minister.

PART III

Educational Welfare And Compulsory School Attendance

14.	Register of children receiving education in a place other than a school.
15.	Appeal against decision of Board.
16.	Minister may issue guidelines and make recommendations.
17.	Parent to cause child to attend school.
18.	Notification of child's absence from school.
19.	Admission of child to recognised school.
20.	School registers.
21.	School attendance records.
22.	School attendance strategies.
23.	Code of behaviour.
24.	Expulsion of student from recognised school.
25.	School attendance notice.
26.	Right of Board to appeal etc. decision of board of management under section 29 of Act of 1998.
27.	Miscellaneous duties of Board in relation to certain children and parents of certain children.
28.	Supply of personal data etc. to prescribed bodies.
29.	Register of young persons in employment.
30.	Functions of educational welfare officers.
31.	Amendment of Act of 1996.

PART IV

Provisions Relating To Finance And Staff Of Board

32.	Grants to Board.
33.	Accounts and audits.
34.	Reports and information.
35.	Gifts.
36.	Chief Executive.
37.	Staff.
38.	Remuneration of staff.
39.	Performance of functions of Board by members of staff.
40.	Transfer of staff.
41.	Superannuation.

SCHEDULE

National Educational Welfare Board

Acts Referred to
	Companies Act, 1990	1990, No. 33
	Companies Acts, 1963 to 1999
	Data Protection Act, 1988	1988, No. 25
	Education Act, 1998	1998, No. 51
	European Parliament Elections Act, 1997	1997, No. 2
	Health Act, 1970	1970, No. 1
	Local Government Act, 1941	1941, No. 23
	Medical Practitioners Act, 1978	1978, No. 4
	Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts, 1973 to 1991
	Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997	1997, No. 20
	Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1996	1996, No. 16
	Redundancy Payments Acts, 1967 to 1991
	Regional Technical Colleges Act, 1992	1992, No. 16
	School Attendance Acts, 1926 to 1967
	Trade Union Act, 1941	1941, No. 22
	Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 to 1993
	Vocational Education Act, 1930	1930, No. 29
	Worker Protection (Regular Part-Time Employees) Act, 1991	1991, No. 5
	Youth Work Act, 1997	1997, No. 30

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Number 22 of 2000

EDUCATION (WELFARE) ACT, 2000

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENTITLEMENT OF EVERY CHILD IN THE STATE TO A CERTAIN MINIMUM EDUCATION, AND, FOR THAT PURPOSE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF CHILDREN RECEIVING EDUCATION IN PLACES OTHER THAN RECOGNISED SCHOOLS, THE COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE OF CERTAIN CHILDREN AT RECOGNISED SCHOOLS, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BODY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL WELFARE BOARD OR, IN THE IRISH LANGUAGE, AN BORD NÁISIÚNTA LEASA OIDEACHAIS, THE COORDINATION OF ITS ACTIVITIES AND THOSE OF CERTAIN OTHER PERSONS IN SO FAR AS THEY RELATE TO MATTERS CONNECTED WITH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE CAUSES OF NON-ATTENDANCE ON THE PART OF CERTAIN STUDENTS AND THE ADOPTION OF MEASURES FOR ITS PREVENTION, TO REPEAL THE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ACTS, 1926 TO 1967, TO PERMIT THE SUPPLY OF DATA RELATING TO A PERSON'S EDUCATIONAL HISTORY TO CERTAIN PERSONS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE PROTECTION OF YOUNG PERSONS (EMPLOYMENT) ACT, 1996, AND TO PROVIDE FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH. [5th July, 2000]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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