IMPLEMENTASI KEWAJIBAN BIMBINGAN PERKAWINAN BERDASARKAN SURAT EDARAN BIMAS ISLAM NOMOR 2 TAHUN 2024 (Studi di KUA Kecamatan Bululawang, Kabupaten Malang)

Abstract

This study examines the implementation of mandatory premarital counseling at the Bululawang District Office of Religious Affairs (KUA) based on Circular Letter of the Directorate General of Islamic Community Guidance No. 2 of 2024. The purpose is to analyze KUA’s response to the policy shift from recommendation to obligation and its impact on marriage services. This research employs a qualitative method with a juridical-empirical approach, using interviews with the head of KUA, religious counselors, and document analysis. Findings reveal that KUA Bululawang has implemented premarital counseling through classical and independent methods despite financial and resource limitations. Referring to George C. Edward III’s policy implementation theory, the four key aspects of communication, resources, disposition, and bureaucratic structure have been carried out effectively. The policy impacts include a paradigm shift in marriage services, from merely administrative to also educational and preventive, with the counseling certificate as a prerequisite for the marriage book. Overall, the policy implementation in KUA Bululawang is considered effective, though improvements in socialization, funding, and cross-sector collaboration are still required.

Keywords: policy implementation, premarital counseling, KUA