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Bill: decentralisation Act, 2363
Details
Submitted by[?]: Aldurian Green Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: November 2363
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is regulated by local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Civil defence is the government's policy on providing shelters to be used in the event of attacks on major cities, mainly nuclear attacks and bombing.
Old value:: No new buildings may be constructed unless they feature provisions for civil defence.
Current: The government builds and maintains a network of shelters across the nation.
Proposed: Local authorities are responsible for building and maintaining shelters.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education institutions.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of universities, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Current: The government maintains a system of universities nationwide.
Proposed: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change
The government's stance on illegal aliens.
Old value:: The government actively searches houses for illegal aliens and expels them from the country.
Current: The government actively searches houses for illegal aliens and expels them from the country.
Proposed: Dealing with illegal aliens is left to local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
Old value:: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Current: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Proposed: The legality of medicinal cannabis is established by local governments.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Current: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Proposed: The operation and funding of the police is left to local governments.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: No form of positive discrimination is permitted.
Current: The government discriminates against minorities in its hiring.
Proposed: Hiring policies are regulated by local governments.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Proposed: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning racial segregation in educational institutions.
Old value:: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Current: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Proposed: Segregation policy is set by local governments.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Current: Schools should not educate students in sexual matters.
Proposed: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Current: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Proposed: Discipline levels are set by schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:05:28, February 21, 2007 CET | From | Nous-Mêmes | To | Debating the decentralisation Act, 2363 |
| Message | I cannot support the child labor regulation change, and must vote against this proposal. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 107 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 268 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 50 |
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