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Bill: Education Reform Bill of 2093
Details
Submitted by[?]: Independent Party of Aloria
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: April 2094
Description[?]:
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools are not allowed.
Current: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Proposed: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The age until which students, if education were to be compulsary, are required to be educated (limited between 16 and 21).
Old value:: 18
Current: 18
Proposed: 16
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Current: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Proposed: The government subsidizes higher education tuition to a certain amount, the rest is covered by the individual students. This includes scholarship programs.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Proposed: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All workers have the right to strike.
Current: All workers, except certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society, have the right to strike.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:46:52, August 11, 2005 CET | From |  Freedom Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Bill of 2093 |
| Message | We object to every point of this bill, especially Article 5! |
| Date | 04:37:22, August 11, 2005 CET | From | Independent Party of Aloria | To | Debating the Education Reform Bill of 2093 |
| Message | do u think teachers should have the right to strike? doctors? |
| Date | 17:01:13, August 11, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Bill of 2093 |
| Message | Yes. |
| Date | 17:54:18, August 11, 2005 CET | From |  Fair Capitalism Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Bill of 2093 |
| Message | Do only one article at a time next time - it mucks up the system iff you don't. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 6 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 211 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 183 |
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