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Bill: Education Upheaval Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Free People's Movement
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: March 2378
Description[?]:
| In order to give the people of Tukarali better education and to give the worker's party some visibility. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Current: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Proposed: Charter schools are not allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Current: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Proposed: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Current: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: Pre-school education is private, but the government covers the schoolcosts of poor families.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside unregulated private establishments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nursery and pre-school educational centres.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Current: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Proposed: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:14:54, March 19, 2007 CET | From | Free People's Movement | To | Debating the Education Upheaval Act |
| Message | In order to give the people of Tukarali better education and to give the worker's party some visibility. |
| Date | 00:05:33, March 20, 2007 CET | From | Christian Workers Party | To | Debating the Education Upheaval Act |
| Message | This is a ridiculous attack on our rights and liberties. You communists share a lot in common with the Islamists that are ruining our great country! |
| Date | 03:33:21, March 20, 2007 CET | From | Free People's Movement | To | Debating the Education Upheaval Act |
| Message | no u |
| Date | 12:17:03, March 20, 2007 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Education Upheaval Act |
| Message | Let's keep it civilised shall we. Personally we will oppose this bill. Despite it's good intentions (free education and all) we do not believe banning private initiative will do the trick. |
| Date | 12:53:25, March 20, 2007 CET | From | Tuánjiédǎng (团结党) | To | Debating the Education Upheaval Act |
| Message | We support Article 2, oppose the rest as it is against privatization (a basic human right) |
| Date | 19:56:26, March 20, 2007 CET | From | Free People's Movement | To | Debating the Education Upheaval Act |
| Message | I tried to wait for everyone to say something but I want to get this in before the erections. |
| Date | 20:07:57, March 20, 2007 CET | From | Tuánjiédǎng (团结党) | To | Debating the Education Upheaval Act |
| Message | OOC: Erections? Lol. And this won't pass as the elections are before the bill deadline. |
| Date | 20:20:36, March 20, 2007 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the Education Upheaval Act |
| Message | Indeed, next election is July 2377, and this bill's deadline is September 2377, which means it will be set back. PS: In regards to the term duration cutting: This is what I was afraid of, that there would be much more time lost due to this pre-election period. But I'm willing to give it some more time, see how it works out. |
| Date | 23:18:57, March 20, 2007 CET | From | Free People's Movement | To | Debating the Education Upheaval Act |
| Message | I read that if something gets enough votes it immediately passes. |
| Date | 23:25:18, March 20, 2007 CET | From | Tuánjiédǎng (团结党) | To | Debating the Education Upheaval Act |
| Message | OOC: Thats only if its a Cabinet. |
| Date | 00:42:05, March 21, 2007 CET | From | Free People's Movement | To | Debating the Education Upheaval Act |
| Message | Oh, right then. |
| Date | 02:36:53, March 21, 2007 CET | From | Tuánjiédǎng (团结党) | To | Debating the Education Upheaval Act |
| Message | After further thought we would support 2, 5, and 4. |
| Date | 18:11:21, March 21, 2007 CET | From | Tuánjiédǎng (团结党) | To | Debating the Education Upheaval Act |
| Message | We would of supported 2,5, and 4, yet you failed to respond by making a seperate proposal. We have no choice now but to oppose. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 192 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 307 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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