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KazakhstanИs Parliament adopted law with amendments on cultural issues

At the plenary meeting the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan has adopted the draft law of Kazakhstan "On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Cultural Issues".

Astana. 20 April. Kazakhstan Today - At the plenary meeting the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan has adopted the draft law of Kazakhstan "On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Cultural Issues".

In the conclusion by the Senate Committee on Social and Cultural Development and Science was noted that the bill was initiated by the deputies of the Parliament and provides for the amendments to a number of laws and the codes.

"To the Budget Code, the Code of Administrative Offenses, as well as the laws of Kazakhstan" On Protection and Use of Historic and Cultural Heritage Sites", "On Culture", and other", the message reads.

In particular, in the Budget Code of Kazakhstan it was proposed to consolidate the right of local executive bodies to allocate a state educational order for training of specialists not only with technical and professional, post-secondary education but also with higher and postgraduate education.

"The Law of Kazakhstan "On Protection and Use of Historic and Cultural Heritage Sites" is supplemented by a new concept "museum-reserve", which is created for preservation, study and public presentation of objects of historical and cultural heritage and cultural values", the Senate explained.

Also, the Law "On Culture" establishes the status of the National Book Chamber of Kazakhstan, which keeps and popularizes printed publications related to the cultural heritage of the people of Kazakhstan; the duty of media outlets to provide mandatory free copies of printed publications to the National Book State Chamber is fixed, and in electronic form to libraries with the status "Central".

In addition, the draft law proposes to settle issues concerning the organization of culture and the activities of theaters, the acquisition, publication and dissemination of socially significant literature, as well as clarify the competence of the authorized body in the field of culture.

The deputies of the Senate considered amendments to the bill in two readings and sent to the Head of State for signature.

Earlier, the deputies of the Mazhilis at the plenary session of the Chamber introduced amendments to the draft law on editorial character on legal equipment, which improved the content of the document qualitatively.

Source: strategy2050.kz website

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