22 July, Minsk /Yulia Vanina - BELTA/. The draft Education Code is being prepared for consideration at the autumn session of the House of Representatives. This was announced to BELTA correspondent by Vladimir Zdanovich, Chairman of the Standing Commission of the House of Representatives on Education, Culture, Science and Scientific and Technical Progress. According to him, in the last days of July, the draft Education Code will be sent for final approval to all interested parties. During the discussion and preparation of the draft for the second reading, all interested parties submitted many proposals for improving the main document of modern Belarusian education. "Some of the comments received have been taken into account by us, and some, for example, technical ones, have been taken into account by the developers," noted Vladimir Zdanovich. Deputies and developers (Ministry of Education) categorically refused to incorporate several proposals into the document. For example, a proposal was received not to limit a child's age when entering school and to admit children of any age upon application from parents. "This means that some modern mothers or fathers, with great desire, could even enroll two- or three-year-old children in school, which fundamentally contradicts all norms," explained the deputy. "A child has the right to a normal childhood, and overloading them with the school curriculum ahead of time, artificially turning them into prodigies, means crippling their future destiny." The proposed draft Code does not envisage a global change in the education system, the deputy emphasized. However, this is the first set of education laws in Belarus that introduces a new branch – educational law. The draft reflects issues of developing new technologies in education, including the active use of open education (distance learning) technologies, improving the material base of educational institutions, and systematically changing the content of education in accordance with the changing requirements of the labor market.