Student Rights and Duties Bill Clears Senate Without Amendments (Poland, June 2026)
The Senate considered the Student Rights and Duties Bill without amendments and sent it to the President. The bill would move the catalog of student rights and duties to statutory level and create new protection roles.
Source: Ministerstwo Edukacji Narodowej
The Senate considered the Student Rights and Duties Bill without amendments and sent it to the President. The bill would move the catalog of student rights and duties to statutory level and create new protection roles.
What Changed?
The bill would define student rights and duties in national law, regulate educational actions and penalties, set procedures for applying them, and establish student rights protection roles at national and provincial levels. It would also defer mandatory school councils in public schools and optional school student-rights spokespeople until 1 September 2028.
Old System vs New System
Student rights and duties were spread across different legal acts and school statutes, with less direct statutory detail.
If signed, the law would place the student rights and duties catalog in the Education Law and create clearer appeal, protection, and school-governance provisions.
Who Is Affected?
Student Impact
Students would receive clearer statutory rights, duties, and protection channels once the law takes effect.
Parent / Family Impact
Parents would have clearer rules for disciplinary procedures, absences, and student-rights protection.
School / Institution Impact
Schools would need to align statutes, disciplinary procedures, and school council arrangements with the final law.
Teacher / Staff Impact
Teachers would need to apply updated rules on educational actions, penalties, and student rights once the law is enacted.
Key Dates
- 2026-06-10: Senate accepted the bill without amendments
- 2028-09-01: deferred date for mandatory public school councils and optional school student-rights spokespeople under the bill.
What To Do
- Schools should monitor presidential signature and publication before changing statutes or internal procedures.
What To Watch Next
Watch for presidential signature, Journal of Laws publication, and ministry guidance on implementation.
Global Context
The bill is relevant for comparisons of student rights protection and school governance in European education systems.
Source Record
Source type: Official announcement
Source name: Ministerstwo Edukacji Narodowej