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NOTIFICATION

Jaipur, February 8, 2017

G.S.R.114 - In exercise of the powers conferred by section 19 of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act, 2016 (Act No.14 of 2016), the State Government hereby makes the following rules, namely :-

S.1 Short title and commencement

(1) These rules may be called the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Rules, 2017.

(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

S.2 Definition

(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires;-

(a) "Act" means the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act, 2016.(Act No.14 of 2016);

(b) "From" means Form appended to these rules; and

(c) "Student" means student studying in first class to twelfth class.

(2) The words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.

S.3 Procedure for conducting meeting of Parent

Teachers Association- (1) The Principal or Head of the School shall be the Chairperson of the Parent-Teachers Association constituted under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Act. The Secretary of the Parent-Teachers Association shall be a Senior Teacher of the School nominated by the Principal or Head of the School.

(2) The Chairperson of the Parent-Teachers Association shall call the meeting of the Association. The Secretary shall issue notice of the meeting in Form-I, fifteen days in advance, to all members of the Parent-Teachers Association.

(3) The notice shall contain the place, time and agenda of the meeting. The notice shall be served on each member of the Parent-Teachers Association in the manner as the Chairperson of the Parent-Teacher Association thinks fit and shall be displayed on the notice board of the school. It shall also be circulated in each classroom and uploaded on the website of the school. If such fa

S.4 Duties and functions of Parent-Teachers Association

The Association shall discharge the following duties and perform the following functions, namely:-

(i) to get information about Tuition Fees, Term fees and fees for co-curricular activities as decided by the School Level Fee Committee.

(ii) to observe completion of syllabus as per the planning;

(iii) to assist school for planning of other co-curricular activities; and

(iv) to assess the needs co-curricular activities.

S.5 Constitution of School Level Fee Committee

-(1) Within ten days of the constitution of Parent-Teachers Association, wide publicity about the process of constitution of the School Level Fee Committee shall be given in each class room of the School. The notice, of not less than seven days, for constitution of the School Level Fee Committee served on each member of the Parent-Teachers Association thinks fit and shall be displayed classroom and uploaded on the website of the school, if such facility is available.

(2) The applications shall be invited from the wiling parents in written or online, if such facility is available, before the date fixed for draw of lottery.

(2) The applications shall be invited from the wiling parents in written or online, if such facility is available, before the date fixed for draw of lottery.

(3) A lottery shall be randomly drawn from the applications received. The detailed minutes of the meeting where lottery has bee

S.6 Duties and functions of School Level Fee Committee

The School Level Fee Committee shall, in addition to the powers and functions specified in the Act, discharge the following duties and perform the following function, namely :-

(a) to oversee the compliance of the provisions of the Act and rules made their under :

(b) to take decision on proposals received from Management, regarding determination of fee within time specified in sub-section (3) of section 6 of the Act; and

(c) to make available necessary documents to the Divisional Fee Regulatory Committee or Revision Committee. As the case may be, where appeal is filed by the Management.

S.7 Meeting of the School Level Fee Committee

-(1) The Chairperson of the School Level Fee Committee shall call the meetings of the School Level Fee Committee. The Secretary of the committee shall issue notice of meeting to the members of the School Level Fee committee in Form-II. The notice shall be issued fifteen days before the date of meeting.

(2) The notice shall be sent to each member of the School Level Fee Committee by registered post or delivered through any other mode. The acknowledgement of notice shall be preserved for a period of one year.

(3) No business shall be transacted in the meeting of the School Level Fee Committee unless, four members are present out of which at least two shall be the parent members of the School Level Fee Committee. If there is no quorum, the Chairperson of the School Level Fee Committee shall adjourn the meeting. The adjourned meeting shall be recalled again after the lapse of ten days from the date of the meeting which is adjou

S.8 Procedure to refer proposal to Divisional Fee Regulatory Committee and to file appeal before Divisional Fee Regulatory Committee and Revision Committee under section 6 of the Act

(1) The Management of the school shall submit fee proposal to the School Level Fee Committee at least six months before the commencement of the next academic year in Form-III.

(2) If the School Level Fee Committee fails to decide the fees within the period specified in sub-section(3) of section 6 of the Act, the management shall immediately refer the matter in Form-IV, along with the proposal submitted to the School Level Fee Committee. To the Divisional Fee Regulatory Committee, within thirty days of expiry of the period specified in sub-section (3) of section 6 of the Act, for its decision.

(3) The management may prefer an appeal in Form-V against the decision of the School Level Fee Committee within 30 days from the date of decision of the School Level Fe Committee.

(4) The management or School Level Fee Committee aggrieved by the decision of the Divisional Fee Regulatory Committee in appeal or refe

S.9 Sitting allowance to the non-official members of the Divisional Fee Regulatory Committee and Revision Committee

Sitting allowance to representatives of private schools and representatives of parents nominated in the Divisional Fee Regulatory Committee and Revision Committee shall be paid as decided by the State Government, from time to time.

S.10 Additional factors for determination of fee

The following factors shall be considered while deciding the fee in addition to the factors specified in section 8 of the Act, namely:-

(i) facilities made available by the school under e-governance i.e. hardware and software facilities;

(ii) Strength of students;

(iii) other facilities made available to students such as swimming pool, horse riding, shooting, archery and performing art etc;

(iv) supply of books, notebooks, etc. and other educational material provided to students;

(v) provision of meal or snacks; and

(vi) any other factor submitted by the Management before the School Level Fee Committee.

S.11 Maintenance of accounts and other records

-(1) Every private school shall-

(a) maintain separate accounts for different kinds of transactions, such as, fees collected, grants received, financial assistance received, payments of salary to staff, purchase of machinery and equipment, laboratory apparatus and consumables, library books, stationary, computers, software and other expenditure incurred;

(b) keep the registers, accounts and records within the premises of their school as they shall be made available at all reasonable time for inspection; and

(c) preserve the accounts maintained, together with all vouchers relating to various items or receipts and expenditure, until the audit of accounts is over and objections, if any, raised are settled.

(2) Every private school shall, in addition to accounts and records specified in sub-rule(1), maintain the following, namely:-

(a) General Regis

Form.1 .

FORM-I

[See rule 3(2)]

Notice for the meeting of Parent-Teachers Association

---------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of School)

No: Dated

To,

Mrs/Ms………..

Member of Parent-Teachers Association

Subject : Notice for the meeting of Parent-Teachers Association

Sir/Madam,

With reference to the subject cited above, as per the provisions of the clause (e) of sub-section(2) of section 4 of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act, 2016 (Act 14 of 2016) and rule 3(2) of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Rules, 2017, the meeting of Parent-Teachers Association is scheduled on the _________ (Date) at : ______ (Time) at____________(Place).

Agenda of the meeting is enclosed herewith. You are requ

Form.2 .

FORM-II

[See rule 7(1)]

Notice for meeting of School Level Fee Committee

____________________________________

No.

Mrs./Ms……………….

Member of the School Level Fee Committee

Subject : Notice for the Meeting of School Level Fee Committee.

Sir/Madam

With reference to the subject cited above, as per the provisions of the section 4(2)(d) of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act, 2016 (Act 14 of 2016 and rule 7(1) of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fees) Rules, 2017, the meeting of School Level Fee Committee of ___________ (Name of School) is Scheduled on ___________(Date) at __________(hrs.) at _____________(Place) to discuss the Fee proposal of the Management of the School and take an appropriate decision thereupon.

Yours faithfully

Form.3 .

FORM-III

[See rule 8(1)]

Proposal of fee to be forwarded to the School Level Fee Committee under Section 6(2)

To,

The School Level Fee Committee of _________________________

(Name of School)

Subject : Proposal of fee structure for the academic year …………….

Sir/Madam

The management of_________________________(Name of School) vide it's resolution No.____________________dt._____________ is pleased to forward the fee structure for the academic year____________ as detailed below:-

1. Name of Trust or Society :

2. Name of School :

3. UDISE No. :

4. Name of Board (RBSE or CBSE or Other) :

5. Medium :

6. Standard from _______________ to ________________

Form.4 .

FORM-IV

[See rule 8(2)]

Reference to the Divisional Fee Regulatory Committee for its decision under section 6(4)

From :

Name of School :__________________________

Address : ______________________

Date :_____________________

To,

Ex-Officio Member Secretary,

Divisional Fee Regulatory Committee,

_________________Division

Sub : Reference of Fee Structure under rule 8(2) of the Rajasthan Schools

(Regulation of Fee) Rules, 2017

Sir/Madam

The management of __________________(Name of School) vide it's resolution No._________ dated. ________________has taken a decision to revise the fee structure for the academic year________________as detailed below :

Form.5 .

FORM-V

[See rule 8(3)]

Appeal to the Divisional Fee Regulatory Committee

From :

Name of School : ___________________

Address :_________________

Date : _____________

To,

Ex-Officio Member-Secretary,

Divisional Fee Regulatory Committee.

_________________Division

Subject : Appeal on the Revision of Fee Structure under Rule 8(3) of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Rules, 2017.

Sir/Madam,

The management of ___________________(Name of School) vide it's resolution No._____________ dt. ______________ has taken a decision to revise the fee structure for the academic year ______________ as detailed below :-

Since there is a difference in the fee structure proposed

Form.6 .

.FORM-VI

[See rule 8(4)]

Appeal to Revision Committee under section 6(7) of the Act

From :

Name of School : ________________

Address :_______________

Date : ________________

To,

Ex-Officio Member-Secretary

Revision Committee

Sub : Appeal under section 6(7) of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act 2016 and rule 8(4) of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Rules, 2017.

Sir/Madam,

The Management/School Level Fee Committee of __________________ (Name of School) aggrieved by the decision of Divisional Fee Regulatory Committee No.________ dt. _________________ hereby submits its appeal as detailed in the accompanying statements and supported by the documentary evidence, for the consideration of the R