Graduate Endowment Abolition (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 2)
A Bill to abolish the graduate endowment; and for connected purposes.
Current status: The Bill received Royal Assent on 4 April 2008.
Graduate Endowment Abolition (Scotland) Act (asp 3)
Contents:
Introduction
This Executive Bill was introduced by Fiona Hyslop MSP on 22 October 2007.
Bill (as introduced) (80KB pdf posted 23.10.2007)
Explanatory Notes and other accompanying documents (61KB pdf posted 23.10.2007)
Policy Memorandum (47KB pdf posted 23.10.2007)
SPICe briefing on Bill (as introduced):
SB 07-54 Graduate Endowment Abolition (Scotland) Bill (171 KB pdf posted 02.11.2007)
Stage 1
The lead committee for Stage 1 was the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee. The deadline for Stage 1 consideration was 21 December 2007.
Lead committee: Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee's Stage 1 consideration
The Bill was also considered by the following committee:
Finance Committee on 30 October 2007, 6 November 2007 and 20 November 2007.
Finance Committee report to lead committee
Lead Committee Stage 1 Report
Chamber proceedings at Stage 1 (20 December 2007): Official Report and Minutes
The Bill passed Stage 1 on 20 December 2007.
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Stage 2
The Bill was referred to the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee at Stage 2. The deadline for completion of Stage 2 consideration was 1 February 2008.
23 January 2008 (Consideration of amendments)
The Bill passed Stage 2 on 23 January 2008.
Bill (as amended at Stage 2) - revised (50KB pdf first posted 27.02.2008)
Revised Explanatory Notes [As Amended At Stage 2] (72KB pdf posted 22.02.2008)
Stage 3
The Stage 3 debate took place on 28 February 2008.
The Bill passed Stage 3 on 28 February 2008.
Bill (as passed) - (56KB pdf first posted 29.02.2008)
Royal Assent
The Bill received Royal Assent on 4 April 2008.
Graduate Endowment Abolition (Scotland) Act (asp 3)
Passage of the Bill: summary
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The Chamber
Bills
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