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Bill: AMELIP Education legislation
Details
Submitted by[?]: Likaton Coalition of the Willing
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 2374
Description[?]:
| Whilst we accept that Charter Schools have their place, education should never be for profit. Those who earn more, as a result of education, should pay back into the pot for future generations. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Current: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Proposed: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The age at which a person is considered an adult (limited between 12 and 24).
Old value:: 18
Current: 18
Proposed: 17
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:57:53, March 15, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the AMELIP Education legislation |
| Message | We like the first article well enough. We are a little less enamoured of the second. The third is largely irrelevent. On balance, we shall support at this time. |
| Date | 09:32:00, March 15, 2007 CET | From | AM Feminazi Movement | To | Debating the AMELIP Education legislation |
| Message | We support As article two appeals to us. |
| Date | 18:53:58, March 15, 2007 CET | From | Democratic National Party | To | Debating the AMELIP Education legislation |
| Message | Wonderful that the social liberals have joined together to prevent the end of free third level education. Education is a right to everyone. |
| Date | 03:05:41, March 16, 2007 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the AMELIP Education legislation |
| Message | In a rare show of circumstance, the AM SuDP actually agrees with the ConLibs on a point. Education SHOULD be available, equally, to all. While we do not like the 'means tested loan' idea, in fact - we vastly prefer the current model - it is worth voting against our desires on one article to support the other. Knowing, as we do, that we can always call a vote to reverse the abberant articles later. |
| Date | 06:07:34, March 16, 2007 CET | From | AM Populist Social Democrats | To | Debating the AMELIP Education legislation |
| Message | We are happy with all parties that have agreed it is best that students not graduate from college with a mountain of debt and instead, should be rewarded for working to improve themselves. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 86 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 113 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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