26Recurrent expenditure grants: ESL courses in non‑government schools for new arrivals

26 Recurrent expenditure grants: ESL courses in non‑government schools for new arrivals

(1) 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 of an approved school system, or of a non‑systemic school, in the State in respect of a program year in connection with education in English as a second language for eligible new arrivals enrolled in ESL courses beginning or continuing in the program year, being courses provided at or in connection with systemic schools in the school system, or the school, of an amount not exceeding the amount calculated under subsection (2) in relation to the State for that year. (2) The limit on grants to a State under subsection (1) in a program year is the amount obtained by multiplying the amount set out in column 3 of Schedule 10 opposite to that year by the number of persons who are receiving education to which that subsection applies in that year at or in connection with systemic schools or non‑systemic schools in the State. (3) Financial assistance is granted to a State under this section in respect of an approved school system, or a school, in the State in respect of a program year:

(a) on the condition that, subject to paragraph (b), the State will, as soon as possible, pay to the approved authority of the school system or of the school, as the case may be, an amount equal to each amount paid to the State under this section in relation to the school system or the school in respect of that year and, in making the payment, will describe the amount paid as a payment made out of money provided to the State by the Commonwealth under this section;

(b) on the condition that the State will not make a payment to the authority under this section in respect of that year unless the authority has entered into an agreement of a kind determined by the Minister with the Commonwealth in respect of that year or in respect of a number of years including that year; and

(c) on the additional conditions applicable under section 29.