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Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2009

Type	Government
Originating house	House of Representatives
Status	Not Proceeding
Portfolio	Education

Summary

Amends the: Higher Education Support Act 2003 and Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 to: allow higher education providers to impose an annual capped compulsory student services and amenities fee of $250 from 1 July 2009; establish the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP): Services and Amenities-HELP (SA-HELP) to enable eligible students to access a loan for the fee; and require higher education providers that receive funding for student places under the Commonwealth Grants Scheme to implement National Access to Services Benchmarks.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	09/09/09
Second reading moved	09/09/09
Second reading debate	23/11/09
Second reading debate	26/11/09
Second reading agreed to	26/11/09
Third reading agreed to	26/11/09

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	30/11/09
Second reading moved	30/11/09
Lapsed at end of Parliament	28/09/10