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Bill: Education Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
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: March 2465
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Current: Charter school funding, regulation, and development is left up to local governments.
Proposed: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Article 2
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 maintains a system of universities nationwide.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:14:44, October 02, 2007 CET | From | CSA Communist Party of the DPRK | To | Debating the Education Act |
| Message | yes to the first one |
| Date | 22:48:09, October 02, 2007 CET | From | Pertetuum Kazulia | To | Debating the Education Act |
| Message | No to both. Education must be left in the hands of the ones capable: the experts. Not some profit driven edu-businesses. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 82 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 389 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 279 |
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