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To do this, he met with the Vice President of Parliament, Elie Ferzli, who promised to place it on the agenda of the first meeting of the joint committees, given its importance and the need of the parents of the students for it.
The proposed law includes Article 1: Universities with all their branches and colleges and all other institutes of higher learning are prohibited, as well as schools, secondary schools and vocational or vocational institutes with all their specializations that operate in Lebanon to determine college tuition, the value of educational units, and any fees or expenses incurred by students, except in Lebanese national currency.
Article 2: The amounts mentioned in article 1 of this law that students owe and that are determined in foreign currency before issuance are charged in Lebanese currency, provided that the exchange rate is calculated according to the official rate determined by the Central Bank.
Third Article: The institutions mentioned in Article 1 of this law are prohibited from increasing the value of school and university enrollment or the value of educational units and any fees or expenses during the school year.
Article 4: Any violation of the provisions of this law exposes its holder to one of the two penalties provided for in article 319 of the Penal Code.
Article 5: This law will enter into force as of its publication in the Official Gazette.
He said: “The compelling reasons: Considering that the main wealth of Lebanon lies in the scientific and intellectual capacity of its children, and when it was necessary to preserve and develop this wealth, and develop the intellectual and scientific capacities of the Lebanese youth, and given that educational achievement, be it university or pre-university, is the main basis. It is the obligatory step to highlight scientific creativity, strengthen it and direct it in the right direction “.
He added that since prevailing economic conditions in Lebanon were negatively reflected on the ability of students and families in terms of educational performance, and since the inability of young Lebanese to obtain education would have negative long-term implications, and given that education was primarily a message before it was a form of commerce or The material achievement of educational institutions, which led to the exemption of these institutions from income tax, and since some universities, schools and institutes deviated from this basic objective in their internships towards students and students of Lebanon, we arrive with our attached proposal in the hope of discussing and approving it.
