The Jelgava Municipality Council determines the procedure for transport expense compensation for educators

Jelgava Municipality Council has issued binding regulations No. 13, which determine the procedure for compensating transport expenses for teachers of municipal educational institutions. The decision was published in the official publication Latvijas Vēstnesis in the issue of September 16, 2026, No. 178 (OP 2026/178).

Local Significance Support for Teachers

The regulations are a local significance support instrument through which the municipality intends to cover the transport expenses of teachers commuting to work at educational institutions established by the municipality. The full title of the document is “On the procedure for compensating transport expenses for teachers of Jelgava Municipality municipal educational institutions”.

• Issuing body: Jelgava Municipality Council
• Document number: binding regulations No. 13
• Publication: Latvijas Vēstnesis, September 16, 2026, No. 178 (OP 2026/178)

Purpose and Scope of Compensation

With this regulatory act, the municipality implements its autonomous function in the field of education, providing additional support to teachers whose workplace is located further from their place of residence. The regulations apply to all Jelgava Municipality municipal educational institutions and their teachers.

This type of regulation is part of a broader municipal practice in which local councils use binding regulations to determine the procedure for covering transport expenses for education employees, thereby promoting the attraction and retention of teachers in regional schools.

Regulatory Basis

Binding regulations No. 13 were issued based on the competence of municipalities in the field of education and enter into force after their publication in the official publication. The full text of the document is available on the Latvijas Vēstnesis website.

Significance for Readers

The new regulation is essential for Jelgava Municipality teachers, as it establishes a clear and uniform procedure for how the municipality compensates transport expenses, thereby reducing the financial burden on teachers and promoting educational accessibility throughout the municipality’s territory.

Source: Jelgava Municipality Council binding regulations No. 13 “On the procedure for compensating transport expenses for teachers of Jelgava Municipality municipal educational institutions”, published in Latvijas Vēstnesis on September 16, 2026, No. 178 (OP 2026/178).