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Bill: Education Reform Act of 2397
Details
Submitted by[?]: Unio enim si quis Motus Populi
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: December 2399
Description[?]:
| Only the State can teach our younger generations to be good citizens! |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Current: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:43:33, May 02, 2007 CET | From | Unio enim si quis Motus Populi | To | Debating the Education Reform Act of 2397 |
| Message | We would have also disallowed private higher education, but apparently a treaty we recently passed has infringed on our sovereign rights to do so. |
| Date | 00:12:15, May 05, 2007 CET | From | Alderdath Rabrati Konciralati Erradikati | To | Debating the Education Reform Act of 2397 |
| Message | Oh, dear, this is horrible oppression. |
| Date | 06:47:11, May 05, 2007 CET | From | Demkratteja Lebraleiju Kundratatka | To | Debating the Education Reform Act of 2397 |
| Message | This is very undemocratic, and unliberal, therefore we choose to vote against the bill |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 113 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 226 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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