Senate approves law “On state youth policy”

The document is aimed at further improving legal framework, systematizing direct action of the basic provisions, the legal mechanisms of formation and implementation of youth policy in a single legislative act.

The law sets up the priority directions of state youth policy such as ensuring social, economic, political and other rights and interests, accessible and quality education of youth, promotion of physical, intellectual and moral development of the young generation creation of conditions for employment of young people, etc.

It also directed at protecting youth from the actions and ideas that lead to the undermining of the moral foundations, radicalism, violence and cruelty, as well as supporting the talented youth and young families.

The law defines the tasks, powers of institutions implementing and participating in the implementation of the state youth policy, their liability in this area. These bodies are entrusted with the implementation of the state youth policy, ensuring unconditional fulfillment of requirements of regulatory legal acts aimed at ensuring the rights and legitimate interests of youth.

Senator underlined that adoption of the law will strengthen the rights and legitimate interests of young people, strengthen the accountability of state bodies and other organizations in implementing the state youth policy, improve the effectiveness of the measures taken in this sphere aimed at the creation of necessary opportunities and conditions for raising a healthy generation.