The Parliament of Estonia (Riigikogu) adopted a new Youth Work Act on Thursday 17th of June 2010. 83 members out of 101 voted for it, none of the delegates voted against the new law. The first Youth Work Act after Estonia's reindependence was adopted by Riigikogu in 1999. Since then the Act has remained unchanged, except minor changes.
Estonian National Youth Council made it's first amendments to Youth Work Act in 2005. It has been a very long process of preparing the new Youth Work Act which has been coordinated by the Ministry of Education and Research. In the ministry and in parliament long debates and discussions were hold before the adoption of the new law.
The new Youth Work Act wil take effect from the 1st of Septmeber 2010. For the first time in the history of Estonian youth policy local youth councils and their rights as well as the national youth council are defined by law. The definition of youth organisation is also changed. The act changes the definition and defines the principles of youth work and the regulation of youth camps, youth organisation's annual support etc.
Young people is deifined in Estonia as a person aged between 7 and 26 years of age.
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