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Bill: Compulsory Education Age
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Republican Party
Status[?]: passed
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: January 2462
Description[?]:
| "Sixteen year olds are old enough to choose for themselves whether or not they wish to continue their education." DRP Leader Christopher Schultz |
Proposals
Article 1
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: 16
Proposed: 16
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:24:10, September 17, 2007 CET | From |  Christian Democrats | To | Debating the Compulsory Education Age |
| Message | "Opposed. This creates a gap between education and adulthood that can only allow crime to step in." -- DIrector General Kenner Giles |
| Date | 00:26:22, September 27, 2007 CET | From | Real Labour Party | To | Debating the Compulsory Education Age |
| Message | "18 is too high. For the those in our midst who are not scholars it is pointless to force them down the path of academia until 18. This age allow people to leave formal education and enter into skills training at a more appropriate age." - Patrick J. Patrick, RLP Leader |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 66 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 53 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 1 |
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