Counter-proposal to the Zurich Music School Act
The Committee for Education and Culture of the Zurich Cantonal Council rejects the cantonal
initiative for a new Music School Act, but submits a proposal to the Council for a new
counter-proposal, which in the opinion of the Zurich music schools largely addresses the concerns of the initiators.
At ten percent, the commission (KBIK) proposes a higher cost contribution from the canton than the government council, which wanted to maintain "the completely inadequate current contributions" at three percent, write the Zurich music schools. The KBIK also deviates from the government council's proposal on another point: the preparatory courses for music studies (PreColleges), which have been offered by the music schools for years, should be coordinated with the universities of applied sciences, but not run by them. This would increase the variety of courses on offer.
The initiators are less than pleased about the capping of parental contributions at 50%, which is significantly higher than the current average. There is a risk that parental rates will drift further apart from one municipality to the next.
