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Bill: Streamlined Education Act
Details
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: February 2442
Description[?]:
| The woeful way that our youth are educated is too disorganized. With a streamlined government approach to education, we can successfully reduce education spending significantly. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Current: Charter schools must 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 and has to happen at school.
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 public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves the pre-school education policy to local governments.
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 5
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: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Proposed: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:16:50, August 11, 2007 CET | From |  Sectual Congress | To | Debating the Streamlined Education Act |
| Message | Welcome to the nation. Your color makes me think of hampster food and silly putty, but that's okay. |
| Date | 21:22:51, August 11, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Party of Greater Hulstria | To | Debating the Streamlined Education Act |
| Message | We disagree with 2 and six, and therefore vote against. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 242 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 258 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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