ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION OF SUKOREJO AND AL AZHAR SITUBONDO PESANTRENS IN RESPONDING TO LAW NO. 18 OF 2019 ON PESANTREN. 18 OF 2019 ON PESANTREN

In 2018 the Bill on "Islamic Boarding Schools and Religious Education" was born and was passed into Law no. 18 of 2019 concerning Islamic Boarding Schools. This law gives the same recognition to Islamic boarding school graduates as the government recognizes general education. Some of the regulations in this law are considered controversial because they require Islamic boarding schools to follow government regulations even though Islamic boarding schools have always had their own regulations. The focus of the research is the attitude and communication of Islamic boarding school organizations in responding to Law 18 of 2019. This research was conducted at two Islamic boarding schools. Sukorejo Islamic Boarding School and Al Azhar Situbondo Islamic Boarding School. This research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive analysis. The data collection technique uses observation, interviews and documentation studies. The results of the research show that the Sukorejo Islamic Boarding School expresses appreciation for the Islamic Boarding School Law by continuing to carry out studies. Meanwhile, the Al Azhar Situbondo Islamic Boarding School refused. Sukorejo Islamic Boarding School as an organization responds to this with two forms of communication, namely internal and external. Internal communication consists of receiving reports from Islamic boarding school administrators and holding conceptual meetings. Meanwhile, external communication is holding halaqoh for Islamic boarding school caregivers, sending official letters to the government, holding halaqoh for the regional regulation on Islamic boarding school development and Islamic boarding school caregivers communicating directly to the president. Meanwhile, the Al Azhar Situbondo Islamic Boarding School does not communicate internally. External communication was carried out by providing direct rejection in several halaqoh activities that were participated in, including at the Sukorejo Islamic Boarding School, Demong Situbondo and Nurul Jadid Probolinggo.