14Grants for recurrent expenditure on ESL courses in government schools

14 Grants for recurrent expenditure on ESL courses in government schools

(1) Subject to subsection (4), the Minister may, by determination in writing, authorise the payment to a State under this section, by way of financial assistance to the State for recurrent expenditure in respect of a program year on general education in English as a second language provided at or in connection with government schools in the State, of an amount not exceeding the amount specified opposite to the name of the State in the column of Part 1 of Schedule 3 that relates to that year. (2) The Minister may, by determination in writing, authorise payment to a State of an amount by way of financial assistance to the State for recurrent expenditure for a program year on ESL courses provided for eligible new arrivals at or in connection with government schools in the State, being courses beginning or continuing in the program year. (3) The total amount paid to a State under subsection (2) for a program year must not exceed the product of the amount specified in the column of Part 2 of Schedule 3 that relates to that year and the number of persons doing ESL courses as mentioned in subsection (2). (4) The Minister shall not authorise a payment to a State under subsection (1) or (2) in respect of a program year unless the State has entered into an agreement of a kind specified by the Minister with the Commonwealth in respect of that year or in respect of a number of years including that year, being an agreement that sets out conditions on which financial assistance is granted to the State under that subsection. (5) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section on the conditions set out in the relevant agreement and on the additional conditions applicable under section 18.