Acting President Choi Likely to Veto High School Free Education Extension and AI Textbook Data Regulation Bill
by Cho Seongpill
Published 13 Jan.2025 19:10(KST)
People Power Party Requests Exercise of Veto Power After General Assembly
Reconsideration Expected at Cabinet Meeting
Choi Sang-mok, Acting President and Deputy Prime Minister as well as Minister of Strategy and Finance, is expected to exercise the right to request reconsideration (veto power) on two amended bills passed by the opposition-led National Assembly at the request of the People Power Party.
Choe Sang-mok, Acting President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Economy and Finance Photo by Yonhap News
원본보기 아이콘The amended bills for which the ruling party has requested the exercise of veto power include the amendment to the Local Education Finance Grant Act, which extends the temporary provision period by three years for the cost-sharing among the state, local governments, and metropolitan and provincial offices of education necessary for free high school education, and the amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which defines artificial intelligence (AI) digital textbooks as educational materials rather than textbooks.
On the 13th, after concluding a party meeting at the National Assembly, the People Power Party told reporters that they "request the government to exercise the right to request reconsideration in the name of the party" regarding the two amended bills. According to ruling party officials, Acting President Choi is expected to request reconsideration of the amendment to the Local Education Finance Grant Act at the Cabinet meeting on the 14th, and the amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act at the Cabinet meeting on the 21st.
Both amended bills were passed at last month’s plenary session of the National Assembly led by the Democratic Party of Korea. On the 10th, Lee Ju-ho, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, announced at a high-level party-government meeting that the government had decided to exercise the right to request reconsideration (veto power) once the amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is transmitted to the government.
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