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Bill: Education & Culture Decentralization Act of 2424
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Party of Dorvik
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 2424
Description[?]:
| Local governments know best their potential and specific conditions & needs to provide services for local people while making as responsible decisions as the central government. The People's Party promotes high-quality education for all Dorvish people and we believe that local governments know best how to organize this. However we set the following provision into the bill: * Local governments must take care that all people living or studying in their county must receive high-quality education and local educational institutes must meet the national education standards & regulations provided by the Ministry of Education & Culture while taking into account the needs of individual students. |
Proposals
Article 1
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, vocational schools, and colleges nationwide.
Proposed: The government leaves the development and funding of all higher education institutions up to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards the funding of libraries.
Old value:: The national government provides local governments with funding to operate libraries.
Current: The national government controls a vast and comprehensive system of public libraries.
Proposed: Funding and operation of libraries is left entirely to local governments.
Article 3
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 4
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 are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: Discipline levels are set by local governments.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 61 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 199 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 139 |
| Random fact: Dorvik is a nation based on Germanic and old Prussian cultures, it is located on the far north of Artania, making it an almost arctic nation. |
| Random quote: "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." - Winston Churchill |