Zasady finansowania uczelni kościelnych z budżetu państwa
The rules of financing church higher education institutions from the government budget

Summary/Abstract: The debate over the reform of the system of subsidising church institutions has been in progress in Poland for over a decade. The need to change the current model is justified both by the anachronistic nature of the binding legal solutions and the necessity to reduce public spending. Any change proposals, however, should be preceded by a thorough analysis of the binding legal provisions, particularly in the context of their conformity to constitutional principles and the volume of transfers from the government budget based on the binding regulations. One of the significant aspect of the activity of churches and other religious associations is education at the tertiary level. The evaluation of the solutions in this area gives rise to difficulties, due to the wide scope of normative regulations, the fact that the provisions are dispersed over numerous legislative acts and the complexity of the subject matter itself. The primary aim of his article is to present the legal regulations concerning the public financing of church institutions of higher education. The provisions constituting the normative bases of financing church higher education institutions from the government budget have been analysed, including the regulations that constitute subsidy entitlements in accordance with the Higher Education Act, as well as the provisions allowing these institutions to receive budgetary funds other than subsidies.

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