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By November parents will be able to collect refund cheques for tuition fees paid to schools prior to the start of the new school year.
Although giving clarity to the logistics of the re-fund process at a press conference Tuesday, Education Minister Andrew Holness says the final word rests with the Ministry of Finance.
The new education minister placed on the table his ministry's plan on how the refund process would work.
He gave the assurance that by the end of the school year in July the schools would have received their full quota of $1.8 billion to fund their operations.
Mr. Holness explained that the government would be disbursing funds to the school in three phases, the first of which has already been dealt with.
He said this first disbursement represents 25 per cent of the total to be given to the schools for the year.
The two other disbursements will represent 50 per cent, then a 25 per cent pay out to schools to cover the year.
In explaining how the refund system would work Mr. Holness said parents and guardians would be required to present their payment vouchers in order to obtain the refund.
He added that funds will not be paid over to institutions or entities citing as an example that if a politician pays for a child's school fee refunds will be payable to that individual.
He also said there will be a time-line for the disbursement of refunds and schools will not forfeit this deadline.
Although declining to give the direct source for the funding of the new process Mr. Holness said he had no doubt about the funds being made available by the Ministry of Finance.
He said the Finance Ministry had already given him its full assurance.
Although giving clarity to the logistics of the re-fund process at a press conference Tuesday, Education Minister Andrew Holness says the final word rests with the Ministry of Finance.
The new education minister placed on the table his ministry's plan on how the refund process would work.
He gave the assurance that by the end of the school year in July the schools would have received their full quota of $1.8 billion to fund their operations.
Mr. Holness explained that the government would be disbursing funds to the school in three phases, the first of which has already been dealt with.
He said this first disbursement represents 25 per cent of the total to be given to the schools for the year.
The two other disbursements will represent 50 per cent, then a 25 per cent pay out to schools to cover the year.
In explaining how the refund system would work Mr. Holness said parents and guardians would be required to present their payment vouchers in order to obtain the refund.
He added that funds will not be paid over to institutions or entities citing as an example that if a politician pays for a child's school fee refunds will be payable to that individual.
He also said there will be a time-line for the disbursement of refunds and schools will not forfeit this deadline.
Although declining to give the direct source for the funding of the new process Mr. Holness said he had no doubt about the funds being made available by the Ministry of Finance.
He said the Finance Ministry had already given him its full assurance.
) ...how will this method which has moved from having funds upfront affect the efficient running of those educational istitutions?
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