Rules switch to aid migrants' kids

GUANGZHOU: The children of migrant workers who have lived in Guangdong for more than five years could soon be entitled to free education, saving parents tens of thousands of yuan in tuition fees.

A proposal by the public security bureau to revise the rules was submitted for consideration to the provincial people's congress on Monday, with a decision expected from its standing committee in a few months.

If approved, the new "manuscript of management and service regulations for migrant people" will mean those who have lived and worked in Guangdong for five years straight, and have stuck to China's family planning policy, will be able to enroll their children for the nine years of free, compulsory education offered by the province.